I know I write about this time of year every year. It's as reliable as time itself. But I can't help but find how funny it is to return to school during the fall semester. Grown-ass adults of all ages come fully dressed in their best clothes as if it were the first day of high school. 18-19 year olds barely qualify as adults. The only people who see these people as adults are the law and other 18-19 year olds. They are otherwise incompetent human beings and therefore I'm not counting them in this discussion. I'm talking about your mid 20's and older type of people dressing up to go to the first week of school. People old enough to know better. People old enough to not give a shit about dressing up to impress on the first day of school. Your 18-21 year olds can get away with it. They are still close enough to high school age that it's a habit. Beyond that, it's just sort of sad because who could possibly care at this age? Your 30-40 something year old mom going back to school is dressing up to relive her days of youth. Your 25-30 something is dressing up for a rather depressing source of attention.
Oh yes, people are out in their best clothes. Men and women alike are in their finest, pressed, button up plaid hipster shirt. Women are inexplicably sporting almost-too-revealing leggings despite the fact it's 92 fucking degrees outside. Men are wearing their douchiest color combination of "bro tank tops" to show off their slightly toned arms and pasty farmer tans. Skin is show everywhere to both pleasant and unpleasant degrees. I don't disagree with it necessarily. I just think it's funny how much people care about the opinion of other strangers. Strangers whom they avoid eye contact with. Strangers whom they don't acknowledge while their face is pressed into their phones. Strangers whom they are trying to impress without acknowledging any of them.
Am I just really old or does this make sense to anyone else?
Actually don' answer that. I already know that answer.
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