"They all looked like they had just rolled out of bed. They were also all on their phones, oblivious to others. I felt like I was in their bedrooms or bathrooms, not in a public building. Is it too much to ask another person to put on some decent clothes, wash their face, take their hair out of a shower cap, brush their teeth and brush their hair before being out in public?"
"Well, they do feel comfortable around others. They are in their pajamas. But, as you noticed, they don't much care about how others see them. Causes could include the isolation of COVID, the idea that any style except casual is pretentious, ageism that fears looking grown-up, a lack of creativity in the fashion industry, the mistaken belief that other clothes must be constrictive, and simple laziness."
A person observed about 25 people at the DMV wearing pajamas and flip-flops, appearing to have just rolled out of bed and absorbed in their phones. The scene was described as disgusting, disrespectful, and lacking basic hygiene and grooming. The observer questioned whether such presentation respects social boundaries and whether it contributes to anger in public spaces. Possible causes include COVID isolation, a cultural valorization of casualness, ageism that avoids looking grown-up, creative stagnation in fashion, beliefs that other clothes are constrictive, and simple laziness. The behavior is noted as odd, while the wearers appear comfortable and unconcerned with others' impressions.
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