We were invited to a pink themed party tonight. To Fianna's chagrin after hesitating 10 seconds I decided to opt for a pinkish polo shirt rather one of my formal pink dress shirts. I felt I had already made a major concession by switching from my weekend shorts to casual trousers. I must say that I can only encourage the spirit of informality which increasingly prevalent everywhere. I hardly ever wear a tie anymore, suits are quite rare and usually I can get away with just a jacket. I don't really understand the concept of formal attire. Why shouldn't we wear jeans or shorts to work? And why should we wear black or brown leather shoes rather than sneakers ? (are we saying vegans can't have serious jobs?) I think that formal or professional attire is designed to make people take their themselves more seriously, which is probably not something I would encourage. Most of the problems in this world can be traced back to people taking themselves too seriously. I have a feeling that international negotiations would be a lot friendlier and productive if everybody turned up in sandals, jeans and t-shirts.
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