China's pyjamas police fight Shanghai's daytime love of nightwear

[underpants]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3723539/Chinas-pyjamas-police-fight-Shanghais-daytime-love-of-nightwear.html

The neighbourhood committee – a volunteer outpost of the Communist Party – in the city's north-eastern district of Rixin has decided that wearing pyjamas in the street should be discouraged.

"We're telling people not to wear pyjamas in the street because it looks very uncivilised," Guo Xilin, a local official, was quoted in local media as saying.

In contrast to their leaders' formal appearance at official functions, China boasts some of the most laid-back dressers in the world.

Partly as a result of living at close quarters in city alleyways, especially since Chairman Mao flooded the rich suburbs with the rural poor, privacy is at a premium and inhibitions are loosened.



The Rixin decision has divided the locals. While Mr Guo called pyjamas "visual pollution", one elderly resident was quoted as saying: "Pyjamas are also a type of clothes. It's comfortable, and it's no big deal."


A woman wears pyjamas, in an old residential area of Shanghai, where community leaders are trying to break up the love affair of some city residents with walking outside in their pyjamas.
(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)

[JVS]

1. Am I the only one who would feel icky and uncomfortable wearing the PJ's too late into the day?

[underpants]

2. Not me

I am in "house pants" within 5 minutes of getting home

:shrug:

[gblady]

3. not me.....

I have periodic "jammy days"...and I love them...

It feels like a huge indulgence and great self care!

[Regret My New Name]

5. I'm the same way... Perhaps even worse?

Usually within 10 minutes of waking up, I'm in the shower and then I'm clothed until bed... I can hardly stand having my shoes off during the day, or even at night if I'm not in some sort of relax mode... I'm very odd though.

Although, I had a girlfriend who could stay in PJs all day if she could... Come to think about, my mother is the same way too... hah, so is my dad(not PJs though, think Homer Simpson) Hmmmm.

[trixie]

6. Not us

We are a pajama family. We love them and are in them as soon as possible every day.

[Historic NY]

4. Wow they haven't seen the campus's and places young people hang out here.

[BlooInBloo]

7. Wow. So not what I was hoping for.

[bluedawg12]

8. pyjamas, nightwear and underpants in one title on DU

who da thunk it?

I love it! Rock on. ;-)

[greguganus]

9. The woman doesn't look too bad, but the dude in plaid & what looks like tiggers should change.n/t