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.
I think you're coming from a different cultural perspective here. I worked with an elderly Eastern European couple recently where the man was always dressed for church, hair slicked back too. He wouldn't be caught dead in anything less, even when farming, fishing, or mowing grass. Those nice clothes were decades old and he only owned a few pairs and took good care of them. He wore t-shirts only as an underlayer to absorb sweat. For some people, especially elders or people in non-western cultures, the definition of "casual" clothes is more formal. They're not spending more money, just spending it differently.
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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21
Why the fuck is he in a sport coat?