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I love this packing guide, and completely agree that male shorts are prohibited. Even worse are male sandals. No one needs to see a man’s legs or feet.

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When Churchill's aide pointed out "the gentleman in the brown suit", Sir Winston is reported to have replied: "No gentleman would wear a brown suit!" Gentlemen's suits and jackets must be black, charcoal, grey or blue---never brown, and shoes must be black. Browns are reserved for manual labors.

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Compliments on your gentlemanly proper wardrobe! And I thought it was cute that you didn't propose to say what wife and daughter packed (but I'd love to know). I hope I'm still alive when daughter starts to write about her life of travels with her peripatetic parents.

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Love the hats. Gives your luggage personality!

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But the women should wear nothing right:-)

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A valuable guide for any ventures amongst civilized folks. What fun to read.

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Joel I signed up and paid for your course on Greece history but never heard anything further. I would like to either have access to the course materials or my money returned. Please advise. Norma Jenkins

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Hi Norma - would you be able to send an email to info@classicalwisdom.com and we can help you! I just need your email to look it up in the system.

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Hi Norma - just a quick update. I checked your account and I'm pretty sure you have your email entered incorrectly in the system, which is why you haven't be able to login. I tried to email you (with the address on the file) and it was returned. Either email me at info@classicalwisdom.com or let me know your address and I can fix it for you. Thanks!

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Thanks for writing, Norma. We’ll be in contact!

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Who wears a tie in 2024 except at weddings (sometimes) and funerals (always). And a half windsor knot? You're not a wannabe spiv.

Trainer shoes also seem to be all the rage in the UK business scene these days and are an excellent compromise of comfort and style. I'm sure they'll be available in the USA by the 2030s.

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one of the things I love about living in Argentina is that gentlemen still wear jackets and ties to Sunday lunch with the family. Of course, they also hold the door for their ladies, pull out their chairs and stand when they approach a table to be seated…among other displays of “toxic” masculinity/good manners…

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We’re hoping to get to the “end of the world” within the year. Would love to look you up when we arrive.

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Please do!

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Oh, I'm still toxic then. Every time I think I won't hold a door open for a female, I feel my late Gran's disapproval!

Just hate ties although I do wear white shirts a lot (with jeans and brown brogues).

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What are trainer shoes?

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Sorry, trainers are what people in the UK call Sneakers. They're brogues with a cushioned sole like a trainer (not Nike thick).

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I guess I was a total failure, always wearing jeans on those trips to different wineries throughout the world. They managed to get me stuck in a bunch of wine cellars over the years.

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Maybe grape picking could be considered agri-work? I’ve been “stuck” in a few cellars over the years, too. Terrible thing to happen to a man…just terrible!

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I usually got "stuck" working in the wine cellars themselves, pumping wine into tanks and barrels. Not so much the vineyards; which is REAL back=breaking work.

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Re: JB - "Family Baggage"

After reading the above article I do not know about Joel's claim to be from Queensland; 'Mermaid Beach' is near/in Surfers Paradise. I lived in Brisbane in one of my previous lives and tell you for a fact that there are 4 clear rules to the Aussie Dress Code; these rules become mandatory to get in the door of any house party.

1. NO SOCKS Foot socks have been declared a foreign invasive species, incompatible with Aussie climate or cultural norms.

2. SHORT PANTS ARE GOOD FOR ANY AND ALL OCCASIONS Anything more is surely overkill.

3. THE SHIRT MUST HANG OUT A man that tucks in his shirt or otherwise sports the belted look is unlikely to be worth talking to.

4. THE WEARING OF UNDERWEAR IS OPTIONAL This rule appears easy to comply with; although the natural air-con approach to the subject is highly recommended.

You are welcome, - dfries

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Having been back on “the GC” recently I can attest to all you observe, my good reader dfries. Hence my voluntary exile to Buenos Aires. Saludos!

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Very fun read....I have been to Europe three times, for three and four weeks, with carry on bag only. No problem, also liberating, no struggle to figure out what to wear at any given time.

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Reading this for a second time is a pleasure. I appreciate the repetition so my fellow travelers can consider their apparel as they expose themselves to the world.

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Joel, I assume you sport the green luggage in the middle?

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Yessir!

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Joel, Good luck with Beryl. We're in Lafayette, LA so will hopefully miss the excitement.

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Thanks for the kind words, Steve. We were safe and dry on the 16th floor. Had some spectacular views over the medical center, which remained defiantly lit up all night. Hope you and yours got out ok. Cheers!

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Hi Joel,

Hope the three of you are getting through the aftermath of Beryl and able to do what brought you to Houston. Safe travels.

Steve Davis

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A great dress code for those gentlemen of a certain age……..like maybe 85.

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85 year old gentlemen…now there’s a demographic that knows how to dress!

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LOL. You've pegged me.

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Sometimes you can be funny!

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