Saturday, 26 May 2012

UNIFORMS SPOOK ME


Uniforms definitely spook me.  I have good reason, I was raised a catholic, and spent my most impressionable years in a convent - a stark institution, where the rustle of a nun's habit could turn you into a catatonic life statue with fear.  Priests came above them, but were rarely seen in daylight, and you weren't allowed to look at them directly in the eye.  I think they had a direct line to God Almighty, or did they have to go through the one above them?  I can't remember, it might only be the Pope, and he's probably got a batphone like the President of the USA, where he only has to press a button and thats it.

I really would love to be a fly on the wall when he has these little conflabs with the Good Lord.  How do they start the conversation - maybe, 'ah, wasn't that a terrible thing that happened in Syria, bless them', and then spend a bit of time praising each other and discussing worshippers. 

But, I digress, I just find the idea of everyone dressing up the same, a wee bit sinister.  Ok, in some professions it is helpful, for example, traffic police who stand in the middle of the junctions.  I doubt many of us would stop at the command of a hoody saying 'hey man, let the other dudes through and your turn next'.  Maybe nurses, ok, all hospital staff.  Shit, thats what drinking does to you.  I have got myself into one of those 'what did the romans ever do for us' dilemmas.  Anyway, I still find the idea of a uniform dating site creepy, which is what I was trying to say.    
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  1. PaulAlexandria26 May 2012 at 01:09

    the one thing about those uniform dating sites.. i doubt there will be any nuns or priests there

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    1. Rosalinda Hutton26 May 2012 at 01:26

      Ahh, but there might be former nuns or priests, you would definitely have to watch out for them. Maybe steer clear of ouji boards and don't want watch The Exorcist together.

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  2. Anonymous26 May 2012 at 19:02

    well the good thing about school uniforms is they all wear the same ,until a friend of mine a teacher said its a good thing for them to wear a uniform ,it identifies the school they are at if they are causing bother , we try to teach them to be proud of the school and the uniform ,BUT THE MAIN THING ABOUT THE UNIFORM IS IT CLASSES THEM ALL THE SAME .FOR A POOR CHILD WHOS PARENTS CANT AFFORD ALL THE TOP BRANDS THAT CHILD DOES NOT FEEL ANY DIFFERENT IN A UNIFORM THAN THE OTHER KIDS ,but today its poss the poor kids parents that can afford the branded goods lol , when they have a no uniform day you should see what some of them wear .

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    1. Rosalinda Hutton26 May 2012 at 23:06

      I used to think that too, but now I am not so sure. It removes individual identity. I am not so sure the 'class' things apply so much either, if a kid goes to school with nits or odd socks, it will be picked up by at least 10 officials ticking the 'at risk' register, before the bell for first break.

      Do we dress them all the same, for their convenience, or ours? I remember my 'first days at school' and wear outsize clothes that clearly stated they were going to have to do me for the next 5 years, while the posh ones had clothes that fit!

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  3. Anonymous27 May 2012 at 11:57

    I have to wear a uniform lol from denise

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