In the end it comes down to personal choice and circumstance and where you put the bar between what is a special occasion and what is mundane normal life. For some the bar is very high, weddings etc. For others it is on the ground and as there are as many different people, the bar can be anywhere inbetween. For me, now that I have retired, the bar has dropped much lower and a special occasion includes weekends and whenever I feel like wearing my kilt. Shopping in a 60mph gale with horizontal rain (which we get quite often in Scotland) is probably not classed as a special occasion.
What wonderfull people you all are and I respect all your views