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Lord Fatboy

Forgo Mud !
My wife and I attended a funeral service and internment on the weekend. We were both appalled by how so few of the men in attendance wore a suit/blazer and tie; most were dressed in scruffy looking jeans or track pants with shirts untucked. They were not young men either, the majority being middle age or older. The women were better dressed for the most part.
Agree. I went to church last Sunday. I think they might need to get a pub sign that says
"No football colours".
 

slapo

It's... alive!
I don't think a suite is necessary, but dressing in a... tidy way is also a way of showing some respect, care or appreciation.
Sure, one can be a complete turd while dressed up nicely, but for special occasions, looking neat even if not dressed particularly nicely, helps get the message across.
While the dead might not care, the living are likely to appreciate it, even if they normally don't.
 

Twelvefret

Forum GOD!
Maybe what the survivors really care about is empathy and compassion for their loved one and for them. One could hold a hand or just look into another person’s eyes and not say a word wearing a t shirt.
 

Vacumatic

Testy
I have to hold my hand up here and I know I might be the one one out, I know I am a bit old fashioned but I dress for the occasion, I wear a dark suit, shirt, tie and polished black leather shoes when it is appropriate to do so.

This was what I wore every day of my working life and it is a hard habit to break, even if I wanted to do so.
 

Rufusdog

Forum GOD!
I have to hold my hand up here and I know I might be the one one out, I know I am a bit old fashioned but I dress for the occasion, I wear a dark suit, shirt, tie and polished black leather shoes when it is appropriate to do so.

This was what I wore every day of my working life and it is a hard habit to break, even if I wanted to do so.
Glad to hear I’m not alone. I think that by taking the time to put on one’s best bib and tucker for a funeral, wedding, etc is a sign of respect and thoughtfulness. Some might see dressing up as passe, but respect and thoughtfulness never are.
 

Chris

Forum DOG!
Staff member
I think lifestyle plays a part, I go to work in jeans and a T-shirt, I simply do not have occasion to dress up in a suit and tie so there's no point in me owning them. Happily I don't attend enough funerals to require one just for that.
 

Rufusdog

Forum GOD!
I think lifestyle plays a part, I go to work in jeans and a T-shirt, I simply do not have occasion to dress up in a suit and tie so there's no point in me owning them. Happily I don't attend enough funerals to require one just for that.
Good point. But even if one doesn’t own a suit/blazer/sports coat, one should make the effort to make sure one’s appearance is neat, tidy and clean. Too many of the blokes attending the funeral I was at last weekend looked as though they had just dropped their spades in the allotment.
 

R181

Grumpy old man
Good point. But even if one doesn’t own a suit/blazer/sports coat, one should make the effort to make sure one’s appearance is neat, tidy and clean. Too many of the blokes attending the funeral I was at last weekend looked as though they had just dropped their spades in the allotment.
Yes, there is no excuse for looking like a dirty unkept mess even when going casual.

Bob
 
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