Drivers don't look like drivers anymore

A lot has to do with how you were raised and what you consider normal. I was raised by hard working blue collar parents who came from poor backgrounds but wanted the best for their kids and worked their ##### off to give them a better life . Along the way they instilled in us a spirit of respect for others , self respect , hard work , personal hygiene, And many other things. I’ve always lived my life to make them proud of how they raised their kids and who’s son I was , it drives me to this day. You don’t have to be rich to dress respectfully , keep clean and present a good image. When I see
how some drivers walk around or conduct themselves it’s usually a direct result of how they were raised and what their normal is. I know sharp , well dressed successfull people who were raised by single moms in the projects
Who instilled those qualities in them and I know
Slobs who could care less about how they look
or act that were raised by affluent parents in the
suburbs . It’s not about money , it’s the values that you carry through life.
It goes a long way in getting ahead in life,
The world will reflect back to you what you show it.
Look like a slob, be treated like a slob. Look sharp and professional and you’ll more likely be treated
That way, at least by anyone that matters.....

 

A lot of people buy their collared shirts at KMart and they are way too small for them.
But since they have the collar do they look classier than me in my pocket t shirt?

 

I can see sneakers if you're not doing loading and unloading but flip flops and CMVs don't mix!

 

I always say choose your battles. Getting your knickers in a bunch over something that is, at worst, mildly offensive just isn't worth it. In the end, it only adds personal stress. The whole call-out culture has got to stop. For better or worse, we live in a diverse culture. If someone wants to dress like a slob, they'll be given the amount of respect that they show.

 

Absolutely not. If your pocket t shirt isn't dirty ,ripped and smells of a week of body odor. (Im sure it doesn't )A clean pocket t shirt is a good portion of what I wear when it's warm.
It also matters if your pocket t shirt is accompanied by pajama pants,flip flops,3 day beard and a "Man Bun"

 

I am a licensed carry. When offended in public I have to let it go.

If person works the idea that I am some how prey and escalates feeding on that (Which will become a problem) it is not difficult to remove myself from the situation. Essentially " Go away from me, we have nothing here." and leave. If that person follows well, we will enter what I call cooper yellow-red and be several steps ahead of that aggressor mentally depending on his or her actions. It's just words in the street. But the problem is the street. It can go really bad in a hurry.

The easiest way to do that is point at the giant 20 dollar hearing aids from the 70s era on my ears and say Im deaf and that throws em. Sometimes if I find that one is really obnoxious they get really loud and crude.

At the end I am getting clear of that mess in public before it gets any worse. Again it's just words. I'll deal with the being offended later when at home or something.

That's the other part of it, when we go out to do errands, we don't talk. We only talk in the car and between us in that car anything can be said and will be provided it stays in that car. We have found that parents with chidren in the store overhearing our material so to speak don't want to deal with it. So silence is best.

Shrugs. Times have changed. But I refuse to change with the times. I just have to be careful to choose what words are used when and why.

 

That is very true. I,would wear more collared shirts if I didn't want to ruin them . I own a bunch ,but don't want to get them ripped or greasy in the work I do . If I have a easy short day ,I'll wear a nice collared button up shirt and it definitely changes your look and outlook!