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I saw a guy escorted by a Sainsburys security as he was not allowed to shop without a shirt.
I wouldn't do it myself but didn't see the reason for the guy to be kicked out as he buying a meal deal.
So is it poor manners to be shirtless?
Yes, no excuse for taps aff in a supermarket.
Minging. Even when on holiday abroad I always put my tshirt back on to go in to the shops/bars. Just good manners imho.
Yes. Excellent work by Sainsbury's to enforce a standard of decency.
You can get chucked out of Sainsbury's for holding hands these days, so taps off is a definite red card.
Sainsbury always used to be the aspirational middle class supermarket of choice before upstarts like Waitrose and Booths came along. Nice to see them doing their bit for decorum...
Good. Supermarkets tend to be quite cold anyway.
Yes .... Spot on by Sainsburys
Maybe he was there to buy a shirt?
And remove les chapeau on entering a building.
Nice work Sainsbury's!
At the Beach, at the Pool, otherwise - shirts on.
I don't want to be seeing nekkid sweaty man boobage when I'm buying my clammy shrink wrapped chikken boobs.
but but but... the world needs to see my abs! If only I could find them under all this blubber.
Thought so myself too, but felt sorry for the guy I guess.
He wasn't that fat lol.
Can get a little nippy in the frozen section.
Prudes !
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country has turned into
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ugly child-men
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in nappies.
As for decorum, would it be better if someone was covered head-to-toe, Black's of Greenock style? I'm not so sure.
Yes!
All men and women should dress thus, lest we be corrupted by their sinful flesh
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Once again, Stephen Fry's comment is relevant...
'One is so grateful to Sainsbury's for keeping the rif-raf out of Waitrose'.
How about if we ban cyclists in sweaty Lycra from supermarkets?
Whiny middle class cockbags indeed.
Happy Sunday.
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country has turned into
kindergarten
ugly child-men
running round
in nappies.
Who said poetry was dead?
as offensive as
holding hands
apparently
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/14/kissathon-protest-sainsburys-hackney-london-gay-couple-were-ejected
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That should definitely be banned. Cartoons have taught me that look is almost always a disguise for load of babies or small animals up to some shenanigans.
Phoar, look at that ankle, the jezebel.
See a lot of tops off here, or more peculiar, middle aged gents with tums with there shirts rolled up to the boobage letting the stomach swing free, seems to pass without comment.
I'm in Weymouth, the sun is stunning and the temperature is Scorchio! Imagine what the fat, tattoo adorned muppets are looking like.
Burn them all.
Top off definitely worth a ban. Vests also, unless under a shirt
Ah, once again, a thread that demonstrates STW's amusing middle class bias. I don't like looking at man blubber either, but who's it hurting, really? And is it [i]really[/i] JS Sainsburys place in our society to be the moral arbiters of good taste and decency? 😆
Harm done = none. Nothing indecent or obscene about it. If you're offended, it's your own prudishness that has offended you, not seeing a normal human body.
I wouldn't do it myself- freezer cabinets, brr.
johnners - MemberThat should definitely be banned. Cartoons have taught me that look is almost always a disguise for load of babies or small animals up to some shenanigans.
😆 At last the real reason! I always wondered.
An ex was told by security she couldn't be in Saino's dressed in shorts and bikini top. He followed us round as we did our shopping with us ignoring him.
It was a bit weird.
Is that the naked rambler ?
....I have a nasty feelin that he hasn't been rambling for a fair few years as he keeps getting locked up for contempt of court...which irks me somewhat as he probably done more time than a real crim.
I'm in Weymouth, the sun is stunning and the temperature is Scorchio! Imagine what the fat, tattoo adorned muppets are looking like.
Sadly, no imagination needed, being reasonably local. Like C-beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate, it is a memorable experience.
Burn them all.
Without sun cream, there's every chance of this wish being granted.
a topless bloke wouldn't be the worst dressed person I've seen at work (sainsbury's)
theauthorities - Member
country has turned into
kindergarten
ugly child-men
running round
in nappies.
Either the writer is a columnist for the Daily Wail, or is creating an interesting line in modernist haiku!
You are more likely to get wafts of unpleasant body odours from a overweight sweaty geezer who's taken his shirt off because he's too hot than one who keeps his shirt on.
Stop moaning and put a shirt on if you want to stand near to people who are doing their food shopping. A bit like parking your car, taking reusable carrier bags, and having the means to pay for your items, it's all part of the shopping experience which most people manage perfectly well in accomplishing without any sort of problem. So there's no need for anyone to be that precious or attention-seeking.
And it's got nothing to do with being middle-class, even working-class people can afford shirts.
Anyway that rambler. Just what has he got in that pack? Obviously not clothes.
100% correct. There's a minority in this country who just don't understand good manners.
Even the roughest shops in the US have a "no shirt, no shoes, no service" policy. I see no reason why it'd be any different here.
Vests also
So, a sleeveless top. Would gender affect whether or not that's an acceptable garment...?
I ask as I had no trouble from management or security when shopping wearing a vest and shorts last weekend.
I'm not fat and I don't sweat that much and (much to my slight embarrassment and what feels like childish awkwardness) I was getting a fair few glances from the female shoppers. **** knows why - probably thinking how uncouth and disgusting a semi-naked body is, eh.
I wouldn't do it myself but can't say I'd be horrified if I saw a topless bloke in the fruit isle.
In other news, Waitrose is rubbish. The two nearest stores to me are about the most rundown supermarkets about and make shopping even more unpleasant. Booths, on the other hand....
I really cant understand why anyone would care. I wouldnt do it but others doing it doesnt harm me or anyone else. What about lycra clad roadies in the cafe? Do they offend the stw masses so much they should be banned?
Either the writer is a columnist for the Daily Wail, or is creating an interesting line in modernist haiku!
Or ... 😮 ... both!
Even the roughest shops in the US have a "no shirt, no shoes, no service" policy. I see no reason why it'd be any different here.
?????!!!!!
Not in the world's poshest hotel but it is still very pleasant.
At breakfast the bride to be turned up in her pyjamas with obviously bride to be written on them and the groom was in his best super dry vest and swimming trunks but couldnt find any of his shoes.
I know I've moaned about dress codes on here before but it's because even though I look smart I don't tick the code boxes.
Thankfully we are checking out and will be spared the full Katie Price wedding experience.
Dress codes do not guarantee good taste.
I am fat and dress like a nine year old, therefore I wouldn't dream of it.
It's not as if everyone is going to do it all the time.
And it's a supermarket, not a church.
Social conventions are fine, but it's not exactly pissing on a nunnery.