Monday, September 29, 2008

Do you Dress Up to Dine?

I grew up in Ohio, and when we went out to certain restaurants we would be sure to have on something a little nicer...polo shirts, dress shoes, blouse, khakis.  To go to a restaurant like Bonefish we would have dressed up.  But here in Florida we're casual diners.  Flip-flops, shorts, and t-shirts are always in style and not really out of place.  It's great!  You can put on one outfit and go anywhere you like.  No need to stop home and change.  Unless you like to dress up.  

At a recent stop at Bonefish I saw a women in a sparkly dresses, heels, and hair done-up standing next to a women in a jogging suit.  For someone like me, who finds dressing up more stressful than fun, being able to dine comfortably is one of my favorite things about Tampa.  When my family comes to visit they always ask what they should wear when we go out to dinner...I answer, "Whatever you want!"  

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Remember....When you see the world, the world sees you. Please dress to go out, we're trying to eat here!
Flip flops are fine at a beach bar.

Anonymous said...

I guess flips flops don't really bother me. Life in Florida seems pretty casual, and relaxing. That's what we want, right? Fancy dining is something else. The problem I would be more concerned about would be rude people, or people with poor manners. What do you think? dlm