Comfort vs. Elegance

“… during the days of the Raj, everyone dressed immaculately in layers, in steaming conditions in that subcontinent.  And they all looked pretty dignified to me.  Yet we have all become rather sloppy in our dress sense, mistaking casualness for comfort, and conflating comfort with elegance.  I just can’t help thinking how elegantly people dressed

A scary looking guy who can turn down work.

I was at a party in Los Angeles in the late 1990s.  As I approached the food table, there was a man standing there.  He had several piercings in his face:  eyebrows, nose, everywhere.  He also had one in his tongue and tho, he thpoke with a lithp.  He said “How are you?” and I