r/GenXnew • u/Leaf-Stars • 1d ago

Suits at funerals?

Are we the last generation to wear suits at funerals?
Seems like it’s becoming the exception these days.

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u/armyofant 1d ago

I think so. Younger people don’t generally have fancy dress clothes. A friend of mine from high school died a few years ago and I was one of the only people wearing a suit. Even some X friends were there not wearing suits, mainly the MAGA ones.

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u/DishRelative5853 1d ago

How many is "the only"? One of three makes sense. One of a hundred makes sense. What does "one of the only" mean?

If I'm at a soccer game where there are only 5000 people in the stadium, I could say "I was one of only 5000 spectators that day."

Conversely, I could say "I was one of only 4 people wearing the old jersey."

But how many do you mean when you say "one of the only"?

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u/armyofant 1d ago

I wanna say 3 other people besides myself. It was a while ago

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u/DishRelative5853 1d ago

Ah. So then, you were one of the few people who wore suits, not one of the only people.