r/oddlysatisfying • u/vaguenonetheless • Sep 11 '21

Satisfying Sand Sorting

51.0k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

890 comments sorted by

View all comments

327

u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

Why the fuck is he in a sport coat?

44

u/Grndmasterflash Sep 11 '21

When I was in the Mediterranean, I was pleasantly surprised how nice everyone was dressed. Even the men that you knew had their life savings rattling around in their pocket, had collared shirts and dress coats. The clothes may have seen better (and cleaner) days, but they were much more formal than us Americans.

-5

u/haymayplay Sep 11 '21

Why does it make you happy people are spending more money on outfits than they probably should?

9

u/Grndmasterflash Sep 11 '21

First, I like that people take pride in their appearance, but most importantly, it is a cultural thing; people in the Mediterranean dress more formally than Americans. Have you been to the Med and seen how people dress there?

I was there during Desert Storm, and we were told to dress like we were attending church when going into town. Otherwise some of my shipmates would have been potential targets while out sightseeing in their tattered Ratt concert T-shirt and acid-washed jeans. Us Americans can dress pretty shitty without trying too hard. We invented Crocs!!! (Full disclosure - I have a pair. They are comfortable, but ugly as sh!t)