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Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird? (self.asklemmy)

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[–] corroded -4 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Going out in public in your pajamas.

I have seen this on very few occasions, and each time, the pajama-wearing individual is very obviously only out in public so they can either stock up at the liquor store or meet their meth dealer. I don't think this is common.

[–] HurlingDurling 5 points 2 months ago

Go to Walmart (not the neighborhood Walmart, the super Walmart) and look around

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This was in early 2000 New York and Washington DC. Spent about a month there and saw it daily.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Once upon a time not long ago
when people wore pyjamas and lived life slow...

checks out.

[–] olympicyes 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It’s common at the high school level. It’s a byproduct of pandemic lockdowns.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I had coworkers in the early 2000s who would do this, working in a white collar profession, and pretty sure they weren't alcoholics or doing (hard) drugs.

[–] olympicyes 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That’s crazy. We couldn’t even wear polo shirts then and before 9/11 we had to wear ties.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They didn't wear pyjama's to work, but they did wear them out of the house to go buy snacks or such. Also, a number of us didn't normally wear suits or ties to work, especially if we were technical and not sales or administrative. This might have been due to ~~not~~ being in Canada. I did a few weeks in Toronto, and a number of guys followed the same rule.

Edit: the most frustrating programming error.

[–] HurlingDurling 4 points 2 months ago

I see that with adults, and WAY before the pandemic. First time I saw that, Bush Jr. was in his first term

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I used to see it in the States maybe 15 years ago but I also saw it in the UK (Liverpool) about a decade ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I have seen thqt zero times.
But tbf I don't live in a big metropolitan area.

[–] scottywh 1 points 2 months ago

I do it regularly because it's comfortable and I do not give a single shit about what anyone thinks.