The rest is easy

Woman wearing pyjamas outdoors

My cherished contemporaries will recall a satirical ‘sixties show called TWTWTW with David Frost, Willie Rushton, Millicent Martin and Roy Kinnear – plus a few other ‘names’ – who came up with the classic one-liner: ‘The rest is easy with Bonsoir pyjamas.’ Very naughty in those innocent days.

Fifty years on, it seems that pyjamas are making an unwelcome appearance outside the confines of the family bedrooms. No, not the garb traditionally worn by middle-eastern folk, but real pyjamas. Understandably perhaps – given the modern malaise of retiring too late and over-sleeeping – which allows little time for washing and dressing in street attire.

But enough is enough for a Dublin welfare office and a Belfast school. Apparently they refuse to accept that their pyjama-ed visitors prefer to conduct their morning business and return to their duvets in short order.

By and large I see their point but it sets a dangerous precedent. Soon they’ll demand that council workers and teachers themselves dress respectably!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16740199

 

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6 thoughts on “The rest is easy”

  1. I can’t believe they are even discussing this.

    I consider it plain rude for someone to turn up for a meeting/appointment in their nightwear. It shows an utter lack of consideration and respect Hugh.

    I was in the local chippy ‘tother night and there were a couple of Chav girls in front of me dressed for bed. Had I been on th eother side of the counter, not only would they not be served, they would have been politely yet firmly asked to leave the premises. It’s an utter disgrace.

  2. Your last sentence brought a wry smile to my face, Janus. Just yesterday I was lunching with a Canadian friend who used to be a teacher like me. We were recalling our working life when we wore suits and high heels and (discreet) make-up every day. Female teachers were not permitted to wear trousers; male teachers were not expected to wear flannels and sports jackets. This was in the private sector, I hasten to add, but not very long ago.

  3. Ferret :

    I can’t believe they are even discussing this.

    I consider it plain rude for someone to turn up for a meeting/appointment in their nightwear. It shows an utter lack of consideration and respect Hugh.

    I was in the local chippy ‘tother night and there were a couple of Chav girls in front of me dressed for bed. Had I been on th eother side of the counter, not only would they not be served, they would have been politely yet firmly asked to leave the premises. It’s an utter disgrace.

    So Mr Ferret are you telling me that if some young nympho turned up wearing a very see through negligée that you would turn her away?

    To be serious I too feel this idea of being in your nightwear all day is ridiculous , I get up wash and dress at around 6 am every day. In our house not dressed means no breakfast unless you are ill, and never breakfast in bed.

  5. When I first looked at the photograph, I immediately thought it was a picture of a Muslim person, since they frequently appear with layers of clothing like that. Might not Tesco and others be in trouble if they tell some ethnic minority to go home and get dressed? This may drive even more of them to wear black bin liners with their jimjams underneath.

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