Creases ironed into a shirt sleeve - non-U?

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DH maintains shirt creases are fine and everyone at work has them. I maintain he's wrong!

Which one of us is right?

Are you doing your DH's ironing? If do, YABU

But really, if you have to ask about these things, you're non-U

I suppose you could always get him non iron shirts.........
Although unfortunately I find I have to still iron them, as they don't come up to my exacting standards.
I wish I wasn't so bloody anal.
I'm not doing a either unfortunately!

My ex dh was a police officer and his shirts always had a sharp crease down the sleeve!!!

Err, yes they are. I've been ironing RAF shirts for 22 years...

I was lied to!

I'm barred from ironing DH's shirts and trousers because life is too short for me to faff about putting creases in them.

do people still care about U and non-U things these days? How very quaint.

Only extremely insecure people, Findo

Bless me. I totally thought 'non-u' was 'non-unreasonable'.

Shirt sleeves? Who really gives a fuck?

Creases are not only allowed, but essential in any forces uniform I've ever heard of.

Never heard non-u and never knew there that there was a debate on shirt sleeve creases! Just wondering now how else I'm out of touch.

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Tummyclutter Are we related?!! I also iron clothes twice although am starting to get less anal about that (not for mine though of course)

I was taught to iron shirts growing up by a combo of my (ex-WRAC) mum, my (ex-Army) dad, and three big brothers who all did some military service.

I cannot iron a shirt without creases - even if I'm ironing on a towel on the bed/floor, you'll still get a sleeve crease.

DHs work trouser have a 'crease' sewn in. So easy! (Not that I ever iron his shirts or trousers anyway)

i iron shirts with a crease and trousers without as its faster

I also read non-u as non unreasonable.

Tummyclutter - thank you for making my night.

Standards have slipped so much these days don't you think?

Proper shirts must have creases, smart trousers should have creases and shoes must he bulled.

I am the only person in my workplace to iron creases into my uniform trousers, but they would look wrong if they didn't, it wouldn't be propa.

Totally agree op. Dp does his own ironing and agrees with you, too. Overironing is a bit try-hard imo.

Clearly you have hit a nerve with many here

Perhaps it's because it's the lower ranks of the forces that have creases? (NCOs etc)

The no crease thing is definitely "a thing" (which is not to say that it is reasonable). Dp used to work for a posh investment bank and would never iron creases in his shirt sleeves. I on the other hand worked in a uniformed public sector job where you'd get a bollocking for not having a crease. Weird.

Bloke here. I always iron creases into my shirt sleeves. sometimes two actually.

Forces background- must have creases, anything else is just not smart enough.

Oh no creases are horrible! Looks dead tacky, equivalent of wearing a belt with a massive skullhead buckle with your suit imo. And 'formal shirts should have a crease' . Just no. You get used to ironing without leaving a crease pretty quickly.

DS was a Cadet and combats had to have a crease.
Non-U. Are you serious? I didn't think anyone used that expression any more. Especially now all the Mitfords are dead.