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AIBU Tesco shoppers in PJs 'Disgusting' REALLY?

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1DAD2KIDS · 05/01/2017 18:10

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?

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Notagainmun · 06/01/2017 18:02

Not offended but would probably think they were rather lazy but not my business really.

BBCNewsRave · 06/01/2017 18:02

pallasathena It is a fascinating topic because it hits on ingrained social conventions that define what is socially acceptable and what is not. Match it up with boarded up high streets, tattoo parlours and charity shops springing up everywhere, disaffected kids and disaffected adults, it becomes something almost tribal, almost visceral if you like.
A new social strata is emerging, a new sub-culture is evolving out of the darkness and chaos of 21st Century Britain. Arriving at a neighbourhood near you very soon.....

Yes!

I must say I find the idea of going out in PJs (I've done it when ill by try not to) kind of appealing, on some level. Something to do with it being outside a certain norm, more honest and real than putting on a costume of daily clothes. Or something... I wonder if there's an element of backlash against female standards of presentation?

OvariesBeforeBrovaries · 06/01/2017 18:26

I wouldn't do it (although I would go out in joggers and a baggy jumper, do snobs get wound up about that too?) but I just can't summon up any real feelings about people going about their day in their pyjamas. Who's it hurting as long as they smell acceptable?

BigGrannyPants · 06/01/2017 18:27

Where I live, people have 'going out' jammies so they get out of their night clothes and out on nicer jammies to go out! Each to their own, I would never go further than rushing out with my wheely bin I bin day in my jammies. I don't really understand why you wouldn't get dressed. Tesco have already banned hoodies, so you can't walk about with your hood up as people find it threatening and it's deemed as away to conceal your identity but in all honesty I don't think you can feel threatened by jammies. Suppose it's all about social norms and this isn't considered one of them.

girlandboy · 06/01/2017 18:44

I find it lazy. And dirty.
Have they been worn to bed, the wearer then not washing but then going out? Or has the wearer had a wash and put clean NIGHTWEAR on again? If the latter, then why not just put clean DAY clothes on instead. I just don't get it.
And it does smack of "look at me, I'm out in pyjamas!" regardless of what a PP said.

And yes, I am being judgy. I think it smacks of slovenliness.

And I'm going to be judgy again.... I can't stand people calling them "jammies", it puts my teeth on edge. What's wrong with the word pyjamas??

WaitrosePigeon · 06/01/2017 18:45

agree, jammies makes me feel sick

Libitina · 06/01/2017 18:46

Yes, it's chavvy, scummy and lazy. How hard is it to throw some clothes on?

Pixel · 06/01/2017 18:52

DS has a part time job in a fast food restaurant and some nights he finishes around midnight and I pick him up from work in my pj's and I feel really dirty being out in them
I have to collect Dd from work at 11pm. I could never go in my pjs in case the car broke down!

but why do you care if someone wears nightclothes during the day? No one is stopping you from getting dressed.
No but they are setting a really poor example. I want my children to learn to have some pride in their appearance, especially when they are going to school. When they are older and going to work they will be expected to be smart and present themselves in a professional way. They will have a shock coming if they think it's normal for adults to behave in such a lazy fashion. I suspect those saying it's fine for adults to go shopping in their nightwear wouldn't be all that keen on being served at the deli counter by someone in their dressing gown.

peroxidebrown · 06/01/2017 19:00

I find it gross. It looks grubby and should be banned.

SparklyBusinessFuckingFairyNo1 · 06/01/2017 19:14

I drive my son to catch a bus at 5.45am. I'm buggered if I'm getting dressed then.

bibbitybobbityyhat · 06/01/2017 19:17

Sparkly, what you wear in your car is utterly irrelevant.

Headofthehive55 · 06/01/2017 19:25

"Catlady" you have surgery wearing a theatre gown. You can change into pjs on wakening. Or day clothes. But day clothes can rub and be tight and uncomfortable.

Jux · 06/01/2017 19:27

I hate pyjamas and don't own any, but they're not offensive.

I don't understand this Onesie craze. How do you go to the loo? Aren't they as inconvenient for that as dungarees?

Luluandizzy · 06/01/2017 19:31

It doesn't offend me me. But it is slovenly behavior that lacks self respect and standards, not to mention lazy! It takes 1 min to put a pair of trousers and a top on x

Janey50 · 06/01/2017 19:31

TBH I am far more offended by men who go in supermarkets topless,and women wearing minimal clothing,in warm weather. At least PJ's cover everything up,even if it does look sloppy or lazy.

1horatio · 06/01/2017 19:35

sparkly you're in a car. Nobody should care what you wear or do in your car.
And it's so early.., I'd be too bleary eyed to notice anything. You could probably dance around naked and I wouldn't notice...

Janey50 · 06/01/2017 19:37

BigGrannyPants - Seriously? Tesco have banned hoodies? That's the first I've heard of it. If that is the case,they are not enforcing it in my local Tesco,in the superstore or the express one. Only last week,I saw a couple of people in there wearing what I would describe as a hoodie.

PersianCatLady · 06/01/2017 19:38

"Catlady" you have surgery wearing a theatre gown. You can change into pjs on wakening. Or day clothes
I know that but a PP stated that they wore pyjamas to go out for walks for several days because they couldn't get changed as it would have been too uncomfortable.

Therefore my question was did that poster stay in the same pair of pyjamas all that time??

frostyfingers · 06/01/2017 19:46

Too bloody cold to go shopping in pj's if you ask me.....

jenpetronus · 06/01/2017 20:09

I have no strong opinion either way...it seems a bit lacking in self respect to go out like this? I live in France & when I took did the school run with DS2 as a newborn in a babygrow I was looked at oddly. For having a 4 day old baby in his pyjamas. In a pram. Hmm

CaraAspen · 06/01/2017 20:13

"dawnmist

It's not so bad if pjs are clean, they're often grubby or grey looking. I always think they look a bit smelly tbh."

That's because they are, very probably. Urgh

BigGrannyPants · 06/01/2017 20:19

Janey not sure where you are but it's heavily enforced in the city I live in, if the hood is up, you don't get in

Livelovebehappy · 06/01/2017 20:20

Not offended by it really, but would judge a person to be lazy and slovenly if I saw someone wondering around my local Tescos in nightwear. Same in the summer when you see men wondering round stores with bare chests and women with cropped barely there tops. It's just about dressing appropriate and having self respect.

CaraAspen · 06/01/2017 20:20

"Libitina

Yes, it's chavvy, scummy and lazy. How hard is it to throw some clothes on?"

Yep. All of the above and more. But that's enough to be going on with. Lol

FlossieWoss · 06/01/2017 20:22

I don't know whether it's from lacking self-esteem people do this kind of thing? It's not something I'd like to do - I can't even answer the door in PJs but that's just me. I don't want to judge people for being themselves. It's not like they are causing anyone any harm, possibly just themselves.