On 1/31/2007 1:26 PM Todd Michel McComb wrote:
> In article <45c09a84$0$8711$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net>,
> Jewel wrote:
>
>> I do think it's a shame that less and less men are wearing tux's.
>> ALL men look so much more handsome and elegant in a tux and I feel
>> it makes the occasion just that bit more special
>>
>
> I'm definitely an outsider, with no real understanding of the history
> of things, and don't want to rock the boat. I'm just trying to do
> what's expected of me in these various areas.
>
> But what's the "special" part? I don't get it. It's a series of
> dinners in the midst of an outdoor-oriented trip (Alaska), where
> I'll be in boots and technical gear slogging through mud a few hours
> before. I've eaten in some of the finest restaurants in the country,
> and while most ask for jacket & tie, none have asked for more. Why
> is eating on a cruise ship fancier than that? What's the point?
>
> This is an honest question. It just seems like an extra thing to
> worry about.
>
>
You got that right! It's just a throwback to the 1800's when the
"haves" dined in formal attire and the "steerage" ate any way they
liked. It's phony elitism in a democracy where there should be no class
consciousness.
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