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Post by Humph on Jun 24, 2020 7:47:21 GMT
A thought occurred to me last night, well, it occurred to my wife anyway, that apart from a handful of days when it was a bit cooler, that since the end of March, I've been in shorts, polo shirts and boat shoes or similar, most of the time. Strikes me that I can't be alone in this with all this WFH and other arrangements.
Could it be that trousers and socks are an innocent collateral casualty of the lockdown? Should anything be done about it, or have we all turned into Australians? Should this be celebrated or mourned?
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Post by Alanović on Jun 24, 2020 8:17:53 GMT
Fair dinkum.
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Post by EspadaIII on Jun 24, 2020 8:18:11 GMT
Curious. I can't go on inspections wearing shorts but I do try to wear shorts otherwise. However the weather has been a bit 'iffy' over the last couple of weeks but back in shorts from last night and in the office today. But, I cannot wear sandals as I have to use orthotics, so I wear canvas deck shoes with socks to keep the chafing at bay....
Do I mind? No. Lots of women wear fairly skimpy clothing to the office in hot weather so why can't men wear shorts and polo shirts?
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Post by commerdriver on Jun 24, 2020 10:34:25 GMT
With no need for business dress any more, polo shirt is now normal summer wear, shorts and sandals or trainers as the temperature / weather suits.
Apart from working on the railway when bright orange reflective is required.j
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Post by tyrednexited on Jun 24, 2020 11:12:48 GMT
Could it be that trousers and socks are an innocent collateral casualty of the lockdown? Should anything be done about it, or have we all turned into Australians? Should this be celebrated or mourned? 🤔 ..it's all fine, Bruce, as long as you don't start hanging from your hat all the corks resulting from the increased midweek drinking. (Tinnies don't count). |
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Post by WDB on Jun 24, 2020 11:32:44 GMT
...Apart from working on the railway when bright orange reflective is required. Is that where you've been, CD? Nice to have you back anyway. I will wear a polo shirt but perhaps I'm odd in that I don't feel dressed for work without (long) trousers and socks. There was a day - 8 June, the first day dental surgeries began to reopen and I was supposed to have a check-up appointment - when I actually put on a pair of proper leather shoes. The appointment was cancelled but I kept the shoes on and felt much more work-aligned as a result. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2020 14:44:47 GMT
I haven't been in the office since 3rd March. Shorts and Polo/T-shirts since then. My concern is office wear is like bike leathers, they shrink when they're not worn  |
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Post by Humph on Jun 25, 2020 6:44:43 GMT
It's a while back, early 2000s, when I worked mainly with a large German company, but I noticed a strong difference in office clothing choices/culture between the fairly traditionally suited and booted head office staff in Stuttgart, the more casual but often expensively trendy people in the Dusseldorf office and the more extreme fashions worn in the Berlin office.
May have been happenstance but it was very noticeable.
Dont think I've had a suit, or indeed a tie on, unless someone was dead or getting married, in the past 25 years.
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Post by Humph on Jun 25, 2020 7:34:56 GMT
If you’re reading this Dixi, what’s the convention on “business” wear in NZ?
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Post by WDB on Jun 25, 2020 9:08:13 GMT
I haven't been in the office since 3rd March. Shorts and Polo/T-shirts since then. My concern is office wear is like bike leathers, they shrink when they're not worn. I’m in my home office in my baggy bike shorts and top. Got myself out early this morning, then found myself in a long queue for a shower. |
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Post by dixinormus on Jun 25, 2020 12:12:52 GMT
Business wear in NZ? The locals have amazingly little dress sense in general; a bit like this thread many people can live in t-shirts, shorts & jandals for 9 months of the year anyway. You see a few suits in the city, but never ties, not even for weddings or funerals!
In defence of the nation, the retail experience is pretty rubbish here. Fashion, design, high quality clothes? Nah. Anything “European” is deemed exotic and priced sky-high... You don’t live in NZ for the shopping experience 🤣
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Post by Alanović on Jun 25, 2020 12:33:03 GMT
The more I hear about NZ, the more inclined I am to investigate living there. But I would miss visiting mainland Europe too much.
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Post by dixinormus on Jun 26, 2020 3:28:07 GMT
It’s very different here Al, that’s for sure. NZ is sparsely populated and offers amazing natural beauty, but none of the history/architecture/culture of Europe. Brilliant landscapes, but no cute mediaeval spires or town squares scattered around.
I’ve travelled a lot; there’s always a tendency to reminisce about past weekends in Bruges or Barcelona, or the years I spent living in Belgium, but all those places are probably overcrowded or overpriced these days. As an expat, you always tend to look back on the homeland with rose-tinted specs on, but that ain’t real life any more.
6 months of summer here, t-shirts and shorts for 9 months of the year. The beer’s cold, the food good, the beaches largely empty, snow is falling on the ski fields... Look forward not back I say!
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Post by Alanović on Jun 26, 2020 10:15:54 GMT
Come on then, dixi. I'm curious enough to be wondering about property prices. Which means I need a location to search. For a working couple, both needing jobs, with experience in IT and Insurance industries, what's the best city to look at living in, and what would be a good neighbourhood to be near open countryside, and generally peaceful and civilised and not too far away from potential jobs (say within an hour's commute)?
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Post by Humph on Jun 26, 2020 10:17:40 GMT
Reading?
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