Snobbery towards tracksuit wearers?

jimpump

They are my choice of clothing most of the time as they are the most comfortable .But i was on the bus back from town earlier and i heard a few guys basically calling anyone that wears tracksuits as knackers. These lads were dressed very metrosexual and had a very annoying D4 accent

I was then thinking to myself how in the hell could these eejits judge people by how they look and what they wear when it looked as though these guys just raided jedwards closet!

Sky King

Only three types of people wear tracksuits

1) Knick-knacks
2) Athletes / Sportspeople
3) The mafia guys who choose not to wear suits.

senorwipesalot

Do you smell jimpump?

jimpump

Sky King wrote: »

Only three types of people wear tracksuits

1) Knick-knacks
2) Athletes / Sportspeople
3) The mafia guys who choose not to wear suits.

You must have been 1 of the clowns on the bus today

Sky King

jimpump wrote: »

You must have been 1 of the clowns on the bus today

No, I just take a bit of interest in my appearance.

Nothing special mind you, I just like not looking like I am going to start hassling people at the Luas stop for change.

AnonoBoy

jimpump wrote: »

These lads were dressed very metrosexual and had a very annoying D4 accent

So you're giving out about people who judge others on what they wear and judging people on what they wear at the same time?

Classic AH material really.

Nice job.

jimpump

senorwipesalot wrote: »

Do you smell jimpump?

I do after a workout with your ma

Do you?

Spread

For me, just two:

Skangers

Sportsmen/women

jimpump

Sky King wrote: »

No, I just take a bit of interest in my appearance.

Nothing special mind you, I just like not looking like I am going to start hassling people at the Luas stop for change.

Go back to spraying on your fake tan and plucking your eyebrows

Bubblefett

jimpump wrote: »

I do after a workout with your ma

Do you?

.... so you're a personal trainer? Don't worry about the tracksuits then

Senna

Tracksuit wearers are just a step on the evolutionary chain above women who ware pajamas out shopping.

senorwipesalot

jimpump wrote: »

I do after a workout with your ma

Do you?

You have the agressive mentality of a skanger.I asked a simple question.

Sky King

jimpump wrote: »

Go back to spraying on your fake tan and plucking your eyebrows

Sure, right after I go spraying on yer oul wanz face!

jimpump

Sky King wrote: »

Sure, right after I go spraying on yer oul wanz face!

Jaysus good one :rolleyes:

later12

I don't particularly care what you choose to wear, OP, that's your personal choice.

However, wearing a tracksuit every day, unless you're a P.E. teacher, can give the impression that you are sloppy, don't mind being identified with ruffians (for want of a better word), or don't care to look presentable.

Rightly or wrongly, it's just a social custom.

Personally I don't care very much. I think the people most vocal in being anti-tracksuits probably try to over-compensate for something that may be lacking in their own social position.

fat__tony

This thread has backfired a bit I think...

Kaching

Only time I'll be found in a tracksuit is if I'm dying sick or if its a miserable day and im only going to the shop

stupidusername

AnonoBoy wrote: »

So you're giving out about people who judge others on what they wear and judging people on what they wear at the same time?

Classic AH material really.

Nice job.

he didn't judge them. they said people who wear tracksuits are knackers, he said they were dressed in a metrosexual style. how is that a judgement?

I sometimes wear tracksuits, and I'm far from a knacker. I really don't see what the big deal is about them. You can tell a knacker easy enough, it's not just down to the tracksuit.

jimpump

fat__tony wrote: »

This thread has backfired a bit I think...

not really. i was expecting it from the posh snobs on this forum....and theres plenty of them

AnonoBoy

stupidusername wrote: »

he didn't judge them. they said people who wear tracksuits are knackers, he said they were dressed in a metrosexual style. how is that a judgement?

Read his full post. He clearly does judge them on what they wear.

TT09

A lot of large people i see wearing tracksuits around maybe they like wearing them cause they don't feel comfortable wearing jeans

Bubblefett

jimpump wrote: »

not really. i was expecting it from the posh snobs on this forum....and theres plenty of them

After Hours... posh?
Think you're in the worng forum mate

Senna

jimpump wrote: »

not really. i was expecting it from the posh snobs on this forum....and theres plenty of them

Christ if AH is posh snobs, its not going to be long before were all hanging out of trees flinging poop at each other.

stupidusername

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Read his full post. He clearly does judge them on what they wear.

ah yes, I did miss the rest of that.

Still though, the OP isn't on here complaining about people wearing skinny jeans or whatever it is that metrosexuals wear. of course he's going to be defensive. the response isn't the most mature, but it's natural.

Sky King

stupidusername wrote: »

Still though, the OP isn't on here complaining about people wearing skinny jeans or whatever it is that metrosexuals wear. of course he's going to be defensive. the response isn't the most mature, but it's natural.

Unlike skinny jeans....

later12

jimpump wrote: »

not really. i was expecting it from the posh snobs on this forum....and theres plenty of them

posh snobs vs knackers

it's like the american civil war.

"which side are you on"

I think Bob Dylan wrote a song about this once.

jimpump

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Read his full post. He clearly does judge them on what they wear.

Where did i judge them?

Temptamperu

jimpump wrote: »

not really. i was expecting it from the posh snobs on this forum....and theres plenty of them

yeah those poshos and there shoes and coats.

jaffacakesyum

Why do people give a **** about what other people wear? Who gives a ****?

EdenHazard

depends really on the person and the type of tracksuit, anyone young can pull them off. wearing a full mckenzie tracksuit is nackery but wearing some hoodie with adidas original bottoms isnt knackery

jimpump

jaffacakesyum wrote: »

Why do people give a **** about what other people wear? Who gives a ****?

Thats my whole point

obviously a lot of ppl here care about what other ppl wear.....sad really

Cavehill Red

Perhaps the OP is so morbidly obese that no other clothes than trackies fit?

Because apart from people the size of a small house, the only people I ever see wearing tracksuits are athletes and skangers.

Sky King

EdenHazard wrote: »

depends really on the person and the type of tracksuit, anyone young can pull them off.

Oh yeah remember the ones with all the buttons up the legs?

They were popular with the scobes as well.

Temptamperu

jaffacakesyum wrote: »

Why do people give a **** about what other people wear? Who gives a ****?

Because people are very uncomfortable in their own skin and when something they believe gets attacked they get very defensive as they believe their beliefs are what they are and its the only thing they have as they are to small minded to look at the bigger picture.

LostCorkGuy

I think it depends on how you wear the tracksuit on the fact you're wearing one ..

Example 1 : Full tracksuit with matching top , runners that cost more than said tracksuit and socks tucked into tracksuit = nacker

Example 2 : tracksuit with dubarrys and a labeled top = nouve riche

Example 3 : fatmans mixed with any type of clothing . Under 25 years old its ok , over 25 and youre a slob

Example 4 : tracksuit pants plus teeshirt at gym = normal person


*guide may require more work

Chuck Stone

I like comfy clothes when I'm at home - which includes track-suit bottoms.

Zebra3

A retro tracksuit top with jeans is grand.

A full sports tracksuit in public when not going to partake in a sports event is a no no for myself.

Each to their own though.

yoyo

I wear tracksuits all the time and don't see the problem . Plenty of scumbags out there wear jeans, suits, etc ya know :pac::pac:

Nick

face1990

I depends. Most scumbags wear tracksuits, but that doesn't mean most people who wear tracksuits are scumbags.
You can tell the knackers better by their inbred look and uncouth behaviour.

Kaching

whatever about tracksuits , i simply dont see the point in the whole pyjama style

later12

EdenHazard wrote: »

wearing a full mckenzie tracksuit is nackery but wearing some hoodie with adidas original bottoms isnt knackery

I love the genius of high street brands.

"Here, walk around advertising our company name, and pay us €50 for the luxury"

Isn't it funny how a pair of Canterburys and a Hollister hoodie means something totally different to McKenzie tracksuit... all of equally rubbish quality.

Just the idle musings of a passing stranger...

As you were.

Zebra3

yoyo wrote: »

Plenty of scumbags out there wear jeans, suits, etc ya know

The biggest criminal mobs in the world wear suits all the time in public.

jimpump

Btw i dont mean full tracksuits....ive never worn one outside of sport

im talking about adidas/nike hoodies, jumpers etc.

Temptamperu

face1990 wrote: »

I depends. Most scumbags wear tracksuits, but that doesn't mean most people who wear tracksuits are scumbags.
You can tell the knackers better by their inbred look and uncouth behaviour.

Also due to fetal alcohol poison they dont have a philtrum. :pac:

Sky King

Kaching wrote: »

whatever about tracksuits , i simply dont see the point in the whole pyjama style

I agree. I wear a dinner jacket to bed most evenings.

jimpump

Btw i dont mean full tracksuits....ive never worn one outside of sport

im talking about adidas/nike hoodies, jumpers,pants etc.

Gran Hermano

Fret not James, you don't need to explain yourself to us or those youths on the bus. How were they to know you were wearing your going out track suit as opposed to your gym attire.

Arianna_26

jimpump wrote: »

They are my choice of clothing most of the time as they are the most comfortable .But i was on the bus back from town earlier and i heard a few guys basically calling anyone that wears tracksuits as knackers. These lads were dressed very metrosexual and had a very annoying D4 accent

I was then thinking to myself how in the hell could these eejits judge people by how they look and what they wear when it looked as though these guys just raided jedwards closet!

They judge people on what they are wearing because they are eejits, as you said, OP. Eejits who clearly have way too much time on their hands.

Personally, I don't wear tracksuits but I would if that was what I was most comfortable in and I wouldn't give a damn what others thought about it - I'm not asking them to wear it.

My advice - wear what you want and to hell with the fashion victims.

Kaching

Sky King wrote: »

I agree. I wear a dinner jacket to bed most evenings.

I meant PJ's around tesco and the sorts smart arse

Terry

bubblefett wrote: »

After Hours... posh?
Think you're in the worng forum mate

Actually, he's not.
It might not be posh, but it is full of people who think they are better than the rest of society for one reason or another.

A simple example would be the fact that I'm better than all of you because I'm not a ****ing prude, and would have no problem not wearing clothes of any type if it was not illegal to walk around naked.

That and the fact that it's a bit chilly at this time of year.

A few weeks ago someone here tried to insult me by insinuating that I was sitting at home in tracksuit bottoms.
I wasn't, but could have been. Even if I was, what business is it of others what I wear or what others wear when sitting at home?

There are people who use this forum and believe they are better than others by way of where they live, who they are employed by, that they are employed, where they went to school / college, that they went to art college or whatever makes them feel superior to everyone else.

The fact is that they are really insecure, and choose to judge people on their choice of clothing.
There are a lot of extremely insecure people using this forum as a way to make themselves feel better by putting others down.
I just did that.

That being said, wearing pyjamas outside is just wrong.

Also, Bertie never wore a tracksuit. Nor did CJ.

SAHMOM

jimpump wrote: »

Go back to spraying on your fake tan and plucking your eyebrows

Well done you for sticking up for yourself....
I wear tracksuits at times, reasons being I work at a job were I am required to wear a suit so being comfy is great.
Also I gym a lot and as a mum of 2 tend to do the household shop after I get a gym session in.
People can be narrow minded and the best thing to do is ignore them as it's them with the problem!!