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- From: cjp8b@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Chris Penington)
- Subject: Re: What is attractive to women?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.051430.11930@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Organization: University of Virginia
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 05:14:30 GMT
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- In article <5745@jptcs.COM> tps@jptcs.com writes:
- >Sandra Loosemore (loosemore-sandra@cs.yale.edu) wrote:
- >: a dress, and I wouldn't be caught dead in high heels either.
- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >Now THAT'S a shame! :(
-
- Huh? High heels are the female equivalent of ties on men: pointless,
- uncomfortable adornment, to be worn only when the situation demands it
- (ie when people will get really offended if you don't). Lucky me, the
- last time I wore a suit or tie was June 21st, 1991 and the time before
- was December 2nd, 1989 - for weddings. It would be nice if people
- didn't feel they had to live up to other people's expectations on how
- they should dress. However sometimes it DOES make a difference, in
- part because the first impression people get is usually a visual
- impression, and subsequent behavior may be decided by that first
- impression.
-
- There's been a lot of talk about non-conformists. Me, I wear what I
- feel comfortable wearing in the particular situation: day-to-day wear
- is mostly court shoes, jeans and so-called business shirts.
- Phillyboinkers may also see the infamous felt hat that protects my
- head when it's cold or intensely sunny. What I wear is practical,
- comfortable and inexpensive. Probably about 2/3 of the student body
- here wears jeans on any given day. Does that make me a conformist or a
- pragmatist?
-
- Chris
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