Monday, November 10, 2008

the definition of "casual"

"Casual" made my life a little difficult this week. In attempts to pack for the interview trail, I read back over the emails highlighting the events of each interview experience... "dinner out at a nice restaurant, casual attire", "dinner at one of the resident's houses, attire casual". What does casual mean?

For a guy, casual means khakis and a button up. Period. For a girl, casual just means complicated. Can I wear jeans (or is that too casual), can I wear a dress (or is that too overdone)? What if I just show up in sweaty running clothes? Isn't that casual? Good thing I have ten of these interviews scheduled... maybe by the end of this I can properly define the word "casual".

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