My dad was in the business. As a manufacturer and wholesaler. Not of suits, but he taught me a lot about the business. He also knew how to dress. There are many subtle points about men’s suits, but the first rule is simple enough - when you buy an off the rack one, use the tailoring service that’s usually provided. One size (or style) doesn’t fit all.
Style and taste, well . You announce to the world what they can expect from you by how you present yourself. Yes, I know it’s not fair, but it is what it is. Visual cues. So in business and professional situations, forewarned is forearmed. I’ve certainly deliberately used it to my advantage in certain situations
I hated to go shopping for clothes fo me when he tagged along. He’d pick up a garment and explain to me how poorly it was made. I still remember what to look for. At this point I should probably be resigned to shopping vintage.
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Mods: please move the clothing discussion to a more suitable thread.
hate bananas, pickles, olives, capers, dill. and then there’s cilantro, which seems to have replaced parsley as the garnish of choice (i have the soapy gene:). and while i don’t hate avocados, i don’t understand why they’ve been piled into everything. i mean, does a bacon cheese burger really need avocado?
i’m sure i’m forgetting a few, but i haven’t had my first cup of tea:)
as a small kid we ate out maybe once every month or two at the malt shop down the street. i still remember the taste of the cheeseburger deluxe (lettuce, tomato & mayo), and was so disappointed the first time i had a cheeseburger at McDonalds years later.
i’ve always been thin & as a teenager i preferred just the burger w/ no cheese, but pile on all the other fixins. i got to the point where i just wanted the beef pattie with s/p sans bun or anything else except many fried onions on top. i often ate the beef pattie with a side of cottage cheese though.
While my PIC’s a fairly recent convert to it, we both enjoy the fresh crunch & bite as a counterpoint to the rich patty. My Russian friend cannot abide onions in any form
@jammy upthread despises the notion of any cheese on their burger, whereas I consider a cheese-less burger sad, if not borderline blasphemous
It’s a wonderful world out there, with many different dislikes & likes.
Yup. I’m the only non-cheesy jammy in this household.
I love cheese, just not melted onto things (tartiflette being the only thing I enjoy like that).
The Big j has threatened me with fondue in the past. Even cheese on pizza is borderline for me. If there’s a lot, I remove it, and don’t get me started about French onion soup in restaurants where they’re being generous with the cheese. That’s a hard no.
. You announce to the world what they can expect from you by how you present yourself. Yes, I know it’s not fair, but it is what it is. Visual cues. So in business and professional situations, forewarned is forearmed. I’ve certainly deliberately used it to my advantage in certain situations
