hk blues Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I was working as an ESL teacher in Hong Kong and we had to wear a tie. In Hong Fucking Kong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 55 minutes ago, Rab B Nesbit said: Do you colour co-ordinate your tie with your hairnet Del ? You've lost me. No surprise really, you lost it months ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 hour ago, MixuFixit said: I wear a tie for weddings, funerals and job interviews and that's it. In my last job interview, one of the interviewer exclaimed "A tie!! You didn't need to get dressed up for us!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskychimp Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Adam101 said: Following on from both @Dele and @Shotgun offering to be tie advisors, are the rest of the P&B masses tie wearers or just scruffs. Feel free to express exasperation at the pattern and or the knot anyway here is today's effort - I definitely wouldn't buy a car from you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 9 minutes ago, whiskychimp said: I definitely wouldn't buy a car from you. Good thing I dont sell them then 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Adam101 said: Following on from both @Dele and @Shotgun offering to be tie advisors, are the rest of the P&B masses tie wearers or just scruffs. Feel free to express exasperation at the pattern and or the knot anyway here is today's effort - Had to wear a tie every work day from 16 to 29, but it's just special occasions and (sometimes) client meetings nowadays. Which in a way, is too bad because I look much better when I'm gussied up than I did when I was younger. Anyway, I like the jaiket but the tie needs a dimple. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 hour ago, hk blues said: Hong Fucking Kong. To give it its full title. Anyway, Im more of a business casual look these days. I havent quite reached the blue blazer, checked shirt, jeans and brown loafers stage yet but its coming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Dele said: Ah, a Fellini tailored suit wearer. 5 hours ago, Adam101 said: That is spooky 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 29 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: To give it its full title. Anyway, Im more of a business casual look these days. I havent quite reached the blue blazer, checked shirt, jeans and brown loafers stage yet but its coming. It's shorts and t-shirt for me these days - sometimes I lose the shorts as I imagine newsreaders do when they feel rebellious 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 11 minutes ago, hk blues said: It's shorts and t-shirt for me these days - sometimes I lose the shorts as I imagine newsreaders do when they feel rebellious I once did a Skype-based job interview from home wearing shirt and tie on my upper half but only boxers on the lower half seeing as I hate ironing trousers. I got offered the job. They then pulled the role (and made others in the company redundant) less than a week before my start date. Having been made redundant months before hand from another company, this was a crushing experience 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Hedgecutter said: I once did a Skype-based job interview from home wearing shirt and tie on my upper half but only boxers on the lower half seeing as I hate ironing trousers. I got offered the job. Reveal hidden contents They then pulled the role (and made others in the company redundant) less than a week before my start date. Having been made redundant months before hand from another company, this was a crushing experience Yep - I do online teaching via Skype so only my top half is visible. I hope. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 In centuries to come they'll wonder how we were ever mental enought to tie a knot around our neck every day in order to look "smart". Then pair it with a jacket that's too hot for indoors, but offers no resistance to weather outdoors. And a shirt made of fabrics that immediately show any trace of sweat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Dele said: You've lost me. No surprise really, you lost it months ago. When you are packing the meat Del ... ? -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 48 minutes ago, GordonS said: In centuries to come they'll wonder how we were ever mental enought to tie a knot around our neck every day in order to look "smart". Then pair it with a jacket that's too hot for indoors, but offers no resistance to weather outdoors. And a shirt made of fabrics that immediately show any trace of sweat. But jackets and ties do look smart 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, Rab B Nesbit said: When you are packing the meat Del ... ? I work in food packaging, I don't package food. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, Rab B Nesbit said: When you are packing the meat Del ... ? That’s not creepy in the the slightest. No sir. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 23 minutes ago, hk blues said: But jackets and ties do look smart That's just because we've all grown up being told that this is what looks smart. In the 16th century it would have looked weird. It's just fashion. In the past fleshy pale-skinned women were considered the most attractive (see every painting of Venus, ever), and now it's skinny tanned women. This stuff is just learned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 7 hours ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: The guy who invented ties must be laughing all the way to the bank. Millions upon millions of people are forced to wear them every day, including young children. And it's literally a strip of fabric - that requires little or no tailoring to create. I'm going to a funeral on Friday and tradition dictates I should wear a long strip of black fabric round my neck. Mr Tie (if that was his name) is profiting from grief. A good-quality handmade silk ties requires a lot of skill from fabric selection to measuring, cutting, folding, sewing and pressing to get it right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Same as most on here, only wear a tie for weddings , funerals and court appearances. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: Same as most on here, only wear a tie for weddings , funerals and court appearances. Quite a lot then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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