Just when you thought you had seen it all in the Qantas lounge...

[Willie]

We all probably need to relax a bit....

How ‘Deep Casual’ became the new status symbol

The new CEO uniform features drawstring trousers and beanie hats — shoes are optional says Farrah Storr

www.standard.co.uk

THIS... is the way forward....

Tracksuits.... SWEET!

Ooh roo


Willie

 

[SYD]

We all probably need to relax a bit....

How ‘Deep Casual’ became the new status symbol

The new CEO uniform features drawstring trousers and beanie hats — shoes are optional says Farrah Storr

www.standard.co.uk

THIS... is the way forward....

Tracksuits.... SWEET!

Ooh roo


Willie

Except the issue of the ”Trackie daks” theorem. The more you wear them, the more your body expands to fill the available space….

 

[RichardMEL]

Legally you may be right, but my thinking is that a lounge is a waiting room for public transport and if someone is able to pay for a publicly offered service without causing undue discomfort to anyone or any threat to public safety, then there is no reasonable ground to refuse service based on the owner's whim.

If it was a public bus shelter perhaps.

Though while commercial airlines are public transportation absolutely, things like airline lounges - also come under the purview of the business who own/operate them and in which case can determine the rules by which one enters (same thing in an aircraft cabin too, btw).

No, this NOT me advocating for dress codes or the like (see my earlier comment) just that the private business can have one if they want. It's just a general point.

Consider the infamous "no shirt, no shoes, no service" type signage at pubs - same kind of thing.

 

[drron]

If it was a public bus shelter perhaps.

Though while commercial airlines are public transportation absolutely, things like airline lounges - also come under the purview of the business who own/operate them and in which case can determine the rules by which one enters (same thing in an aircraft cabin too, btw).

No, this NOT me advocating for dress codes or the like (see my earlier comment) just that the private business can have one if they want. It's just a general point.

Consider the infamous "no shirt, no shoes, no service" type signage at pubs - same kind of thing.

Reminds me of the time we were in one of the Admiral's clubs in DFW. A fellow tried to bring a pig into the AC arguing it was a service animal and it was allowed in. The agent just said you may indeed take your pig on the plane but this is a private club so you can't bring it in here.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Had this person sidle up and sit next to me at breakfast in Macq01 Hotel HBA this morn - disgraceful!!!

 

[Mr H]

Had this person sidle up and sit next to me at breakfast in Macq01 Hotel HBA this morn - disgraceful!!!
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This is presumably your wife.

 

[UP4014]

I tend to think there should be be some minimums in lounges.

But then I’m a member of a club that insists on coat and tie when there with jackets allowed to be removed in summer!

Work places have standards of dress and lounge isn’t a public place. If you don’t want standards go to the beach or a park or some other truely public place.

 

[Mr H]

I tend to think there should be be some minimums in lounges.

But then I’m a member of a club that insists on coat and tie when there with jackets allowed to be removed in summer!

Work places have standards of dress and lounge isn’t a public place. If you don’t want standards go to the beach or a park or some other truely public place.

How are you affected by what other people wear in a lounge? And how are you affected differently when they sit next to you on the plane?

 

[UP4014]

How are you affected by what other people wear in a lounge? And how are you affected differently when they sit next to you on the plane?

It can be a crime against fashion and an assault on my visual sensibilities.

 

[RooFlyer]

How are you affected by what other people wear in a lounge? And how are you affected differently when they sit next to you on the plane?

Two people with t shirts written largely, in full “cough* all you —-——s” sit opposite you and your young family in the lounge. Not a problem?

 

[justinbrett]

Two people with t shirts written largely, in full “cough* all you —-——s” sit opposite you and your young family in the lounge. Not a problem?

Offensive text on clothing isn’t a dress code issue. In some jurisdictions it could be illegal, the same way as mouthing off in a lounge could be. (https://www.couriermail.com.au/news...y/news-story/359be6b2cba3534f3a8b2d3000bc1db9)

In any case, you can’t wear clothing with offensive text on planes. It’s completely different to someone wearing thongs or a singlet - which I don’t think anyone is genuinely offended by.

 

[Mr H]

Offensive text on clothing isn’t a dress code issue. In some jurisdictions it could be illegal, the same way as mouthing off in a lounge could be. (https://www.couriermail.com.au/news...y/news-story/359be6b2cba3534f3a8b2d3000bc1db9)

In any case, you can’t wear clothing with offensive text on planes. It’s completely different to someone wearing thongs or a singlet - which I don’t think anyone is genuinely offended by.

I was about to post the same sentiment but decided to have breakfast instead

My family is no longer young, but the kids are smart so unlikely to be offended by slogans on t-shirts. But others may be and that is why the law prohibits wearing offensive slogans. And those people who are offended are no more likely to be offended in a lounge as on a plane, in a train, or on the street.

The truth is, the dress code is not so much about trying to exclude particular types of clothing - it is about trying to exclude the kind of person who might wear that kind of clothing. It is a very lower-middle class attitude to dress up for a special occasion and to seek the exclusion of people who don't. Those who are genuinely elite are comfortable knowing they are elite and do not feel a need to flex their status. The super-rich have not worn jackets and ties as their leisure wear of choice for a very long time - except when they run up against a dress code.

In my book, if clothing is appropriate for the person sitting next to me on a plane, it is appropriate for them to sit next to me in a waiting room.

 

[RooFlyer]

Offensive text on clothing isn’t a dress code issue. In some jurisdictions it could be illegal, the same way as mouthing off in a lounge could be. (https://www.couriermail.com.au/news...y/news-story/359be6b2cba3534f3a8b2d3000bc1db9)

In any case, you can’t wear clothing with offensive text on planes. It’s completely different to someone wearing thongs or a singlet - which I don’t think anyone is genuinely offended by.

Read my post in context. I quoted and was replying to the bold part of this.

How are you affected by what other people wear in a lounge? And how are you affected differently when they sit next to you on the plane?

I didn’t mention the situation of being on the plane .

Simple fact is that unfortunately, the general public can’t be relied on to conduct themselves with the necessary courtesies and respect towards to their fellow travellers, and therefore certain codes of behaviour, including dress codes, need to be stipulated by the operator of a private facility. It may be a formal dress code or it may be simple oversight by the staff.

 

[exLXCXFF]

I've always called them refugee bags...

In Nigeria, they are called “Ghana must-go bags”, in Hong Kong, they call them “Philippino bag”. I am sure we could find many more!

 

[Mr H]

In Nigeria, they are called “Ghana must-go bags”, in Hong Kong, they call them “Philippino bag”. I am sure we could find many more!

My granny (mentioned upthread about her lamenting the falling standards of society in the 1980s) used them as hold luggage closed with bits of string when she was going off to the Spanish islands for a long winter sojourn. She was surprised when her luggage did not arrive intact at the other end and she faced spending three months in the clothes she was wearing.

 

[AIRwin]

She was surprised when her luggage did not arrive intact at the other end and she faced spending three months in the clothes she was wearing.

Shopping?

 

[Mr H]

Shopping?

She was a poor pensioner lured to Spain on the promise that it was for her and her sister cheaper to stay in an off-season resort hotel than to pay for heating back home in England. From memory my mother had to bail them out.

 

[Rangalad]

How are you affected by what other people wear in a lounge? And how are you affected differently when they sit next to you on the plane?

Foot odour, lounge or plane.

 

[Mr H]

Foot odour, lounge or plane.

That comes from taking off footwear. Feet that have been open to the air do not smell. If anything, airlines should be encouraging flip flops.

 

[RooFlyer]

The question “how are you affected …” keeps being answered and yet excuses just keep coming.

I guess I should say that as I rarely use Qantas lounges now, I don’t really care ‘whatever goes’ in the Qantas Lounges. Best of luck with whatever turns up there. Enjoy .

I don’t know if there are dress rules for Virgin lounges, but from what I’m seeing in the Brisbane lounge right now, may not be necessary. I can’t see anyone dressed out of the ordinary and certainly no PJs in sight .