gordontd Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 The Daily Bulletins at ACBL NABCs have had a "Be Scentsitive" box for the past few years, reminding people that some people are allergic to strong perfumes.Yes, I've seen those. I think like many things, concerns that are expressed in North America take some time to become issues over here. I've certainly encountered perfumes I find too strong or unpleasant, but it wouldn't have occurred to me to try to get a regulation made about it. Sometimes it's useful to be able to avoid the wearer without having seen them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Despite having read the regulation, you seem to be labouring under the misapprehension that it prohibits the wearing of shorts. It doesn't, whether worn by women or men.i was under the impression that shorts should be of the "tailored" variety and was giving an example of non-tailored shorts that would presumably be allowed. Once we cover that we can move over to the wider question of the functional difference between non-tailored shorts and non-tailored skirts. I don't think they say anything about women versus men, and since I'm not aware of there having been any need to enforce them since they came into force, I don't think there can be any suggestion that they have been enforced differently in practice.The picture from Helene was of a lady and all of the examples of sleeveless tops I found by looking at a selection of pictures at the EBU website were of women. Perhaps mean are also allowed to wear sleeveless tops in practise and the regulation is not enforced at all but that is something I am not in a position to know. What I haven't come across is people complaining about them. I've had complaints about men who smell, men who scratch themselves inappropriately, men with dirty clothes or trousers showing off builder's bums, people who eat oranges, people who eat peanuts, but I don't actually recall a complaint about women with too much perfume. However, while you're picking me up on what you perceive as an unequal enforcement of regulations, is it only women whose perfume you object to?I daresay I might also complain about men flashing their "bits" while wearing kilts. If you want to complain about men (or women) being sweaty then turn the heating down to somewhere below 40 degrees, not that the LOLs would ever allow that. As for men wearing too much after shave, yes that would be a problem too if it got to the "cannot breathe" stage but there are a number of reasons why that tends not to happen, the most obvious of which being that eau de cologne is many times weaker than parfum and rarely reaches such a level of concentration during a bridge evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 It's not just in bridge that there's a clothing double standard. About a decade ago I was working in an office that announced that men couldn't wear T-shirts, they had to wear polo shirts or button-down shirts. I pointed out that there was no similar prohibition for women. They said that's just the way it is. Clothing acceptability is based on fashions, and fashions for men and women differ. I'm just happy that they didn't make us wear suits and ties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallerton Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 moderators: please can we change the topic title from Take-out double, what does this actually mean?" to "Dress code: what does this actually mean"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted March 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 moderators: please can we change the topic title from Take-out double, what does this actually mean?" to "Dress code: what does this actually mean"? Well yes it should be two threads, but if I can't hijack my own thread ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted April 1, 2016 Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 Threads drift. Threads get hijacked - even by their originators. Is it really that big a deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campboy Posted April 1, 2016 Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 i was under the impression that shorts should be of the "tailored" variety and was giving an example of non-tailored shorts that would presumably be allowed. Once we cover that we can move over to the wider question of the functional difference between non-tailored shorts and non-tailored skirts.The thing is, dress codes are about what constitutes acceptable appearance. So they don't really mean "you can't wear a certain type of item", so much as "you can't appear a certain way". That being the case, it is no surprise that a skort, being (so far as I can tell from your description) a pair of shorts designed to look like something else, would be permitted despite a rule against "non-tailored shorts". Similarly, at clubs which have a "no denim" rule, I doubt I could get away with trousers that were designed to look like jeans, even if technically they were not made of denim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted April 1, 2016 Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 All I know is if the rule goes back to "gentlemen must wear a coat and tie at all times", I'm gonna quit playing. B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted April 1, 2016 Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 All I know is if the rule goes back to "gentlemen must wear a coat and tie at all times", I'm gonna quit playing. B-)I just admit I am not a gentleman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted April 1, 2016 Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 I just admit I am not a gentleman.I thought of that, but I don't think I can get away with it. The US Senate made me a gentleman when they confirmed my commission. B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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