Invited neighbor friends over

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Anonymous wrote:So like straight up Walmart sweatpants or Vuori joggers?

Also curious about this.

[Anonymous]

For many people good manners is only for boomers and oh, they hate boomers. If I invited not often seen neighbors for dinner and I spent a good amount of time preparing it and they showed up in sweats I’d be polite and friendly but inside I’d be pissed. I might wear jeans to a very close friends home for a casual dinner. But I like to put in some effort given I know they are putting in a lot of effort.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you in a red state + live in a middle class suburb OP? I noticed my MAGA red state relatives never dress up. Just one more example of America's decline.

Not sure about your MAGA people PP but my old school, real GOP people (Bush, Rumsfeld fan folks) can dress up for a dinner party better than your liberal crowd every day and twice on Tuesday...

[Anonymous]

I'm with you OP, it lacks class and taste. I've had similar situations and I carry on- I will never apologize for dressing up and putting out my best tablecloth thank you very much

[Anonymous]

Sweats. Never. Not if invited to dinner. I’d wear jeans, sure, for casual neighbor dinner. But I’d wear makeup and nice top too. Common courtesy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sweats. Never. Not if invited to dinner. I’d wear jeans, sure, for casual neighbor dinner. But I’d wear makeup and nice top too. Common courtesy.

I’m GenX^

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are a dress down family. I wear athleisure and Dh often wears joggers. If a neighbor invited me over for dinner, I would not think to dress up.

We just like to be comfortable. Our friends also come to our house comfortably.

I just went to a friend’s house in a t shirt and sweats. For a second, I thought OP was talking about us. But then her Dh is we also wearing sweats. They are very wealthy if it matters.

Slobs.

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Anonymous wrote:Sweats. Never. Not if invited to dinner. I’d wear jeans, sure, for casual neighbor dinner. But I’d wear makeup and nice top too. Common courtesy.

Same.

Also, when they arrived I would have said something like, “wow, you guys went all out with your fancy sweatpants tonight!”

[Anonymous]

They don’t see going to their neighbors house for dinner as a dressy occasion - who would?

[Anonymous]

I work full time and get dressed up to go to the office, or for client dinners or to events etc. I would never think to dress up to go to a neighbors house unless a party. Assume op does not have full time job and does not go to events and thus to op - a dinner at her house is a dressy occasion - bht op for most that is not the case. Unless you are over 50 maybe

[Anonymous]

I don't even own sweats but I certainly wouldn't care if someone came my dinner while wearing sweats. I'd just be glad to see them!

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Anonymous wrote:They don’t see going to their neighbors house for dinner as a dressy occasion - who would?

Not dressy, but for godssakes it’s not “sweatpants” attire. Real clothes are called for—and a shower.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They don’t see going to their neighbors house for dinner as a dressy occasion - who would?

Not dressy, but for godssakes it’s not “sweatpants” attire. Real clothes are called for—and a shower.

These types also weren’t taught to dress nice for special occasions, holidays, etc.

I have teenage sons and if we announce we are going out to dinner, they run upstairs to put on a polo/collared shirt and lose the sweats. It’s how I was taught as well.

It’s disturbing how much has gone out the window, but now they are lobbying for casual dress in the senate, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d never show up at a friends house for dinner wearing sweats. If they are willing to put the effort in to make dinner for us I will put in a bit of effort to look like I hadn’t just cleaned the basement.

+1

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They’re called joggers now and cost as much as jeans.