| Jumpin said: I am not sure if this is just in some American cities, and not others (I can't believe that Los Angeles or New York would find this acceptable), but it seems to be very common. This is something I don't understand. Americans going to important business meetings dressed like they are about to go to the gym to exercise, even though they do not have any plans to exercise that day. This is somewhat true about American office culture too, they will go to the office dressed in gym clothes. Is this because there is some kind of culture among Americans where they always want to look like they are about ready to go and work out? This is also a fad that is catching on in some work places in England as well. What is the reasoning for it? If anyone does this, I want to know why you choose those kinds of clothing instead of regular clothes? |
In my experience this is not at all the norm. Maybe there's the occasional CEO or something that feels secure enough to dress casually, and if they're attempting to be public figures in some way they'll dress casually so as to promote a more approachable and down to earth image... Otherwise, while we're not quite as "suited" as we were 30 years ago or as the Japanese still currently are, from what I've seen most people dress "business"-like when doing anything work related.
