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Re:The Right to Be Lazy (1883) by mcBesse on Saturday December 10, 2022 @07:58AM (#33932216)
> In a lot of places, it is socially unacceptable to wear the same thing for days in a row

This piques my curiosity as it's definitely not the case where I live. Can I ask what sorts of places?

Re:The Right to Be Lazy (1883) by Broken_Hippo on Saturday December 10, 2022 @04:47PM (#33937188)
I grew up in Indiana, in the interior of the US. I'm female, if that helps. It was never acceptable for me to wear the same thing for days in a row. This is so pervasive that I used to have a system to make sure I avoided that while not having to launder things if they weren't dirty. The first person I met that did that was an exchange student from Germany - we were both 17 at the time. I've since moved to Norway and really don't know anymore if folks notice: I always just wear black and usually buy multiples of the same item. Even if I wear something different, it looks the same. Plus, half of my social group is other immigrants and might not represent society really well.
Re:The Right to Be Lazy (1883) by luckylion on Saturday December 10, 2022 @08:43AM (#33932542)
I've heard similar things from women who worked in majority-women offices in e.g. HR. They were expected to steadily rotate, even wearing the same vest over other stuff two days in a row would result in questions "where they had slept last night" from their co-workers.
Re:The Right to Be Lazy (1883) by _a_a_a_ on Saturday December 10, 2022 @10:45AM (#33933557)
Rotate then. You don't have to wash it every time.