to be so depressed at the state of 'the masses' in my town?

[MrsSeanBean]

I freely admit I look grim first thing in the morning, but would not dream of leaving the house looking that way.

Yet when I do go out, I am surrounded by people with greasy hair, stained shell suits, ill-fitting mismatched polyester 'sportswear', covered in spots etc. I am not a snob and understand that some people are short of money, but polyester football shirts (in size 22 plus) probably cost more and certianly are more offensive and less flattering than a plain black cotton t-shirt. Why do people do it??

Totally agree. Also I find it very distressing to be forced to look at women with too much make-up on, to the extent i can't set foot in a department store any more. Disgusting. Everyone should look exactly like me me me

Maybe you should move dear.

It's sterling, btw.

It really brings me down when people make spelling mistakes.

And to a certain extent unkempt is in the eye of the beholder. When my eldest goes out on his skateboard he wears jeans, a huge baggy hoodie, big board trainers and an absurd woollen beanie over his long hair. I personally think he looks a mess but he's is wearing what he thinks of as his faviurite clothes and beleives he looks sh*thot. Who am I (or you) to tell him otherwise?

Oh dear Uriel. Start a thread about it!

wow I wish I only had thsi to worry about
lucky a=old op and anna

While we are picking on total strangers for their sartorial choices, please may I a plea for young men to wear less bloody aftershave. Most unpleasant when it wafts all over you.

Sarcasam may be low ,but not as low as been a total snob .
I can just see you now gripping tightly to your upper class shopping bags cringing in case one of the masses brushed against you.
Maybe from now on you should do all your shopping online then you wont have to be faced with the Peasents .
Get a grip if this is all you have to worry about in life that you must have a very empty head .

Maybe you should change your name to Trinny .

I find the miserable faces more depressing TBH. On a cold saturday morning it looks like most people are going to a funeral. They could be dressed in bin bags with tomato sauce in their hair if they would just bloody smile sometimes.

Blimey this is getting heavy. I thought this was supposed to be a bit of lighthearted entertainment? I will add to my apparent host of other "unreasonalbe assumptions" the thought that MNers need to lighten up!

LOL comewhinewithme well said.

troll troll troll troll troll.

ComeWhinewithme (good name btw) what are you then?

Yes MrsSB.

I think people are getting a bit bent out of shape about the potential class aspect.

Fwiw - a friend once visited me in my Cambridge college, looked around at lunch and uttered the withering put-down "People here are not very visually interesting, are they?"

It really made me think about what it means and implies to be "visually interesting."

I'm not a snob .

No no no ComeWhine, you can't cop out by saying what you are not - it's what you are I'm interested in.

There's probably a serious point to be made here about lack of pride in appearance and links with ill health/poor social outcomes etc.

ref. Karen Matthews

And that is depressing so I would probably agree with MrsSeanbean to a point.

wossname peanut - thank you - my point exactly!

lol..i would probably look like a complete scruffy hippy to you, but the clothes/boots i'm wearing today total £300.00.

Hi daftpunk, ah - are you wearing a {substitue any football team} polyester shirt then?

er, no.....and i don't own a pair of trainers.

we all have different standards, but i agree, chavvy fuckers FECK OFF

zena, I am sure they mostly looked very dull but I bet they weren't wearing "stained shell suits, ill-fitting mismatched polyester 'sportswear'" etc as per the OP (okay, maybe the rowers were).

You are being disingenuous, I think.

The thing is daftpunk, also the MN who posted about her son, I don't care what people look like, scruffy/ whacky as you like - but stained or ill-fitting? I defy anyone to say that makes them feel good.

oh i agree with you....i look scruffy, but it's a good look, my dm's have got little diamonds on them and everything! i'm very clean, always smell really nice honestly, you wouldn't mind standing behind me in a queue.