Am I wrong in doing this?

**CDNSushi** · 25th June 15, 08:23 AM

Precisely as JS and FB have just said. The only caveat in my mind would be to consider the type of pub. In certain ones, a tie WOULD be like wearing a powder blue tux to a backyard BBQ. And for heaven's sake, if you're wearing a tie, steer clear of the Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse in California. Wear a tie there, and they'll cut it off ya. http://www.pinnaclepeaksteakhouse.co...s_Allowed.html

**duke_19_62** · 25th June 15, 08:38 AM

"Not for any reason but just for the enjoyment of it" is always a good reason to me. It doesn't matter what's being discussed.

**bodhran4me** · 25th June 15, 10:13 AM

My dad worked for Sealtest (a large milk company) running milk routes and owned a chain of convenience stores. He then went on to a career in real estate until he retired in his mid seventies. He was rarely without a jacket and tie, and never seemed over dressed to me. As the heat became more bothersome he slowly lost the tie and jacket except when dressing up for events which seemed suitable. I think he was in his late seventies before he had his first pair of jeans. I still enjoy dressing in jacket and tie . I wouldn't attend an AC/DC concert dressed that way, but a pub? Heck yeah! If you are the sharpest dressed guy there, what of it? As others have said, you are comfortable and you aren't hurting anybody so give 'er.

**Father Bill** · 25th June 15, 10:23 AM

Your story reminds me of my Dad at his corner store. He's aged 73 in this picture.

**sailortats** · 25th June 15, 11:03 AM

Bill, you can tell that you are your father's son. The resemblance is amazing

**WillowEstate** · 25th June 15, 11:31 AM

Absolutely not a problem, Phil. Just before I left the UK in 2009, at a pub we used to frequent, there was a group of mostly senior retired folk, the gentlemen of which would all wear a sports jacket or blazer and tie, specifically to come to the pub for lunch. And very smart they looked too!

And those of us who can look back on perhaps more summers than we care to remember, will recall in the UK in the 1950s, that it was commonplace for men to wear jackets and ties at home, pretty much all the time - my father did. Having worn a tie for much of my working life, I rarely do these days, my choice but, if I've been to a trade show where a little more formality is the order of the day, dropping into the tavern on the way home, still sporting the tie doesn't warrant a second thought, kilted or Saxon.

To quote the Nike slogan - "Just do it!".

**Father Bill** · 25th June 15, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by sailortats

Bill, you can tell that you are your father's son. The resemblance is amazing

Yup. And here I am with my own boy:

I'd never win a paternity suit; he'd walk in and the judge would start laughing. Our family only has one face, one voice, one name - we're all "Bills".

Proud to be who I am with one ahead and one behind.

**Thekiltedmohawk** · 25th June 15, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by ratspike

From one heavily inked guy to another, you totally aren't doing it wrong at all. Looking sharp feels good, y'know? And it's not as if you're wearing a powder blue tux to a backyard BBQ. Stopping in at a pub or coffee shop in a jacket and tie wouldn't even be looked at as unusual here in Portland, where casual is always the order of the day.

Whenever I see a guy with lots of tattoos who's dressed well, it makes my black little heart happy. As accepted as having a tattoo has become, if you have a lot of them many people will still give you side eye, like you're some kind of a scumbag. They see you as being less than them, and that extends to what they expect you to wear. I think of being well dressed as the best way to counter that attitude.

I can related with that as I have a thick mohawk hair which I have for years. I dress very well as much as I can. It's not because of to show them we all are not bums as they expect, but I like to dress and look sharp.

I'm wearing a nice black collared shirt along with Glyndwr kilt/brick red hoses. I look sharp in the 95 degrees sunny day today. I don't give a **** if they want to judge me as if I'm a punk, because of my mohawk. It's their problems not mine. Kilting on!

**Thekiltedmohawk** · 25th June 15, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

Yup. And here I am with my own boy:

I'd never win a paternity suit; he'd walk in and the judge would start laughing. Our family only has one face, one voice, one name - we're all "Bills".

Proud to be who I am with one ahead and one behind.

You are what I like to joke at some child births, "no paternity testing needed."

**Lady Grey** · 25th June 15, 01:56 PM

You feel comfortable, you look good, you are having an enjoyable day.
Thus the beer or scotch will naturally taste better (ex barmaid, I know these things)
Therefore you MUST wear the tie!
Also don't be surprised, if after a while you notice others wearing a tie in the pub, you are proof of how to make a drink better.
Keep on setting the trend.