AIBU Tesco shoppers in PJs 'Disgusting' REALLY?

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Just read this article

www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/outraged-man-asks-tesco-to-ban-disgusting-shoppers-from-wearing-pyjamas/ar-BBxVcVl?ocid=spartandhp

Wearing PJs in Tesco's should be banned because its offensive and making people feel uncomfortable, Ridiculous. Not sure about you but I generally don't find anything threatening or to be worried about by people in PJs? I cant see that its indecent either; I doubt people are parading down the isles in skimpy Lingerie this time of year. Even if they were there is nothing wrong with the human body. This isn't Calvinist Geneva or Taliban controlled Kandahar. Some people are offended by or feel uneasy around Goths, Clowns, Women in niqab or burka, Transsexuals, people in football shirts etc. It doesn't mean that their personal hang ups should restrict other peoples freedom of dress. People are so easily offended these days.

Anyone else offended by people in PJs in Tesco?

I always swore I would never wear pjs out in public, but then I had my gall bladder removed just before Christmas and for nearly a week afterwards because of where some of the incisions were, I could only wear pjs. I'm afraid I did toddle off to the Co-op on several of my "get up and move about" wanderings in my clean pjs.

I think people are being at bit over dramatic about the hygiene dangers of people in PJ'S

Mumsnet is all about competitive hygiene. How many times do YOU change the bedsheets every week? I change them every day, that sort of thing. Which is hilarious because I bet a significant amount of people in Waitrose or wherever these hygiene nuts shop, are wearing yesterday's undies. Not to mention that most people wear their coats all winter without washing them. Just THINK of all the GERMS that may have accumulated.

I don't think it's lazy at all, it looks like their hair is done, so I think it's done on purpose, I reckon it's attention seeking. They probably thought it was cool or something. In a kind of "look at us, how brilliant and daring are we" kind of way.

As said for me they just look like a pair of twats. They don't cause me offence and I don't worry about hygiene, they just look like idiots.

There are far more "offensive " clothing items than pyjamas. However people can wear wtf imo simple answer is if you don't like it don't look.

As as for the nurse thing are you serious?

I hope next time your sick the nurse or paramedic tells you to do one cos you don't want their bacteria ridden uniforms near you...

You have no idea what state people live in just because someone's "well dressed" they could he in underwear days old or not wash their hands after going to the toilet or have dog shit on their show or spit in the street...

I reckon it's attention seeking. They probably thought it was cool or something. In a kind of "look at us, how brilliant and daring are we" kind of way.

I don't think that's how they see it. I think they see it as fashionable and a perfectly legitimate (and probably comfortable) choice of clothing.

People should wear hospital gowns to the supermarket. The ones with the arse out?
That would make things interesting.

People should wear hospital gowns to the supermarket. The ones with the arse out?
That would make things interesting

Well one should hope they'd alert security if they saw that rather than start a slagging off thread...

giles

Would you call security? I wouldn't know what to do if I saw that, tbh...

I would probably tell someone just on case. We have a supermarket right by the hospital so if someone escaped and went shopping....

giles

True. Talking to the person might be an idea. But they could be a bit... deranged. So, I probably wouldn't do it if DD was with me.

If right next to a hospital I'd probably call them instead of the police. They'd probably know what to do...

Agree with almost everyone else - not offensive, but totally inappropriate and something which would certainly make me judge and the children stare.

Thankfully I've never actually seen anyone shopping in their pjs. It's not offensive but it's trampy.

I would keep well away from anyone out in pajamas. Revolting, lazy, dirty mingers with no self respect. I would avoid all eye contact in case they were aggressive too. They aren't homeless, they have a choice so while I would always want to help out a homeless person I would just keep away from someone who could wash and dress but chooses to be a skank.

Attention seeking.

And would make me judge.

If I saw someone in PJs in the supermarket I would judge them because they thought that was appropriate clothing.
I would judge in a similar way if I saw someone obviously drunk or swearing, or snogging or screaming at their kids.
All acceptable and legal behaviour, but all make a statement.

'would avoid all eye contact in case they were aggressive too'

Yes, our local news is full of stories of aggressive pyjama wearers.

Many times I mentally raise my eyebrows at what I see in supermarkets, but I am LOL ing at people calling the police, or security, or the hospital.

It's a PJ Rampage!

There used to be a group of Mums who would gather at the school gate after drop off, pjs on, mug of tea still in hand, light up a fag and chat for 20 mins.

Just because I have a little judgey eye roll isn't a reason to ban anything. People can do what they want, short of harming others, that is the point of a free society.

I'm still trying to work out if Charlies post is tongue in cheek or not.

People are being totally over dramatic over the hygiene dangers of people in pyjamas

Exactly. To me it just seems a bit odd to go out in pyjamas but I also find most of modern culture odd.

But I really can't understand all the hygiene arguments. So what if the pyjamas have been slept in? It's not necessarily any more dirty than picking up yesterday's clothes up off the bedroom floor and putting them back on, and that's not necessarily dirty anyway.

The dressed people might not have had a wash, cleaned their teeth etc, who knows? except of course the hygiene obsessives on here who insist that they are knocked over by BO at 20 paces if someone has gone more than a few hours without being dunked in zoflora.

blu, I agree.

People have the right to wear PJs in public.

It wouldn't stop me raising mental eyebrows either. Much like if I saw a man with a dirty stained vest and an overhanging beer belly, or someone with filthy matted dreadlocks, or tattoos, or multiple piercings.

They all have a right to appear in public. My view of them doesn't and shouldn't count. It doesn't stop me having private thoughts though.

I saw a woman get out of a taxi and walk into Tesco once in her nightie and flip flops, hair all over the place. Looking like she couldn't give a shit.

Maybe she didn't give a shit.

It's not affecting the rest of us though.

I do nights somewhere where I am mainly on my own. Because of the effect nights have on your body (like digestion) I can get stomach pains in jeans etc and find pj or onsie or lounge wear (basically pjs) most comfortable and silent to ninja around in not waking anyone also nice and warm as nights get chilly. I often go straight home picking kids up on route and do the school run or nil onto Asda to get lunch bits because it's convenient and I couldn't give a flying fuck what anyone thinks. Im not probably that obvious in my choice of pjs but this morning mine have grey clouds on and I caught some school mums raising an eyebrow which made me think of this thread and laugh. Perhaps I'm lazy and don't wash. Or maybe I've just done a 12 hour night shift had to go and scrape ice off my car and do lunch boxes and 2 separate school runs before going to bed and getting up later to do the same thing ? Oh well I will be comfortable ta and it's only now and then if like today I simply can't be bothered to conform when I'm tired

It's lazy and rude and chavy. I judge.

Navy: probably an emergency dash for condoms.

Or maybe anti-histamines for an asthmatic child.

Or champagne because .... any number of fabulous reasons.

I love snippets of other people's lives.

Isn't the hygiene concern (sic) about taking 'outside ' germs back into your bed?