Some respect PLEASE

* before I go on and on, let me just say that this is not directed at anyone in particular and I hope I do not offend anyone...

We went to church yesterday. Now, let me remind you that I am Jewish; maybe not in the full blown religious way, but definitely in culture and heritage. But since hubby is Catholic, I go to church with him from time to time to be supportive. Well, that and, frankly, the sermons (homilies) are sometimes very insightful and give me lots to think about. But I digress from the purpose behind this post. A purpose which is to say, is it so freaking hard to dress in accordance to ones activities? Is it so difficult to honor the places we go with the respect of dressing appropriately for these places?

I know... we live in Vegas and everything is more casual here. But can we get realistic for a minute... Shorts and an "I Love New York" t-shirt to church? Jeans and a backless shirt with last night's make-up sitting in the front row? A Credence Clearwater Revisited concert t-shirt? A dress that is obviously not intended for daytime wearing, accompanied by shoes that are of the same ilk. I mean I know I am coming off as very judgemental here, but I really find that I am offended by the casual nature of our society as a whole.

While church was an obvious example, there have been plenty of other times that I can point out. There was the lady at PF Chang's one night who looked like she had just come in from cleaning out her garage -- seriously -- in mismatched clothes that were ill-fitting and completely inappropriate for a restaurant like PF Chang's; McDonald's maybe, but not PF CHang's. At first I thought she was just there to pick up a to-go order. In her purple t-shirt material shorts that were obviously a size or two too small, old t-shirt with stains all over it and hair that had barely been pulled into a ponytail she was actually there to have dinner. At 6:30 on a Saturday night no less.

Again, I know this sounds judgemental of me, and well, it is. But I am OK with that. There is something to be said for respecting yourself and the people you are around enough to be appropriate. No one is saying put on heels and a prom dress, but come on, at least something that resembles something.

A show on The Strip, tickets $100 or more, deserves something more than a beach cover-up or cutoffs. If you can plunk the cash for the show, then put on some clothes!

Now, going back to church -- back in "the day" people got dressed up for church, you know "Sunday Best" and all that. I am not suggesting that we have to go back to that; but seriously, if you can put effort in to dress appropriately or nicely for work, doesn't God deserve at least that? (OK, that sounded too preachy, even for me!)But you get my point?