My school was much stricter about it, though then again it was a private school. I didn't mind wearing a uniform, though, because it was just dark pants and a white shirt, which I think looks pretty good.
oldtimeytropey
The first middle school I went to had a dress code. White polo shirt, dress shoes, and khakis.
'80s TV Action Hero
Dress shoes with khaki?
Please, in the name of Saville Row, tell me they were brown?
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oldtimeytropey
Yeah. They were brown.
They weren't required to be brown though.
Which meant a lot of kids wore black shoes with them. It looked bad.
edited 17th Jan '12 6:20:28 AM by Completion
Hardly any schools practice school uniforms over here, though it has been hotly discussed. I personally wouldn't mind a uniform as long as it was free and not stupid. And if it didn't come with a rule for hair. Hair's sacred, man.
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'80s TV Action Hero
Yeah, but Norwegians always seem to be fairly well dressed, so it's not as vital for you lot. Some of the kids over here go about like a sack of shit tied in the middle.
edited 17th Jan '12 7:18:01 AM by InverurieJones
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
Indeed. But despite appearances, there actually exists a poverty problem, and fancy clothing is, as usual, expensive. So the question of introducing school uniforms is always boiling under the surface.
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'80s TV Action Hero
Shush! You are spoiling my mental image of a Snowy utopia filled with people in chunky jumpers drinking homebrew and being chased by trolls!
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Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
Trolls?
I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
I'm think he means more along the lines of internet trolls only in real life. I hope.
'80s TV Action Hero
Trolls. Scary things. Like wights, but angry.
edited 17th Jan '12 8:23:35 AM by InverurieJones
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Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
Wights?
I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
You don't know what wights are? xD look it up.
On the topic of school uniforms- my problem with them is the cost. Sending kids to school is expensive, especially for low-income families. Adding a required set of clothing just makes it worse, especially if the kids are clumsy and get tears, stains, etc. in their clothes often.
'80s TV Action Hero
Ah. Er...ok, they're hard to define, actually.
Ah, here
we go.
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@Jones - Ooh, so it's a collective term.
I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
@Milos: How expensive are uniforms there?