IndependentlyPoor
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Living on a sailboat jolted us out of the fancy yuppy threads lifestyle. We took to the boat bum lifestyle (and way of dressing) like bears to honey, and have never looked back.
The surprising thing is how little difference it has made. Sure, occasionally we get the bum's rush, but not much more often than before. (Every now and then some maitre d' is going to decide that he/she doesn't like the way you look, no matter how you are dressed.)
Part of this might be that we live in Austin, a town full of millionaire high tech geeks dressed every bit as badly as we are. Hospitality and sales folks probably have learned to place little weight on appearances.
Seems like a smile and a pleasant word still work, even when wearing jeans and a tee-shirt.
The surprising thing is how little difference it has made. Sure, occasionally we get the bum's rush, but not much more often than before. (Every now and then some maitre d' is going to decide that he/she doesn't like the way you look, no matter how you are dressed.)
Part of this might be that we live in Austin, a town full of millionaire high tech geeks dressed every bit as badly as we are. Hospitality and sales folks probably have learned to place little weight on appearances.
Seems like a smile and a pleasant word still work, even when wearing jeans and a tee-shirt.