Would you go out in pyjamas? (From Bournemouth Echo)

Would you go out in pyjamas?

9:00am Saturday 30th January 2010 in

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CALL me Mr Snob but there’s as much chance of me going shopping in pyjamas as there is of Tony Blair running round Baghdad in a bulldog suit waving a Union Flag and chased by ex-Republican Guard autograph hunters.

A Tesco store in Wales has just barred shoppers in jim-jams. And I struggle to understand why anyone would think it normal to wear night attire when out shopping or, for that matter, on the school run.

Is it just women who do it? Correct me if I’m wrong but I doubt if a man would… which is odd because traditional pyjamas, bizarrely, are modelled on men’s suits with that pocket in the jacket. (Does anyone put a folded hankie or pen in it before going to bed?) So why do some women go out in pyjamas?

Perhaps because women are often more harassed than men. It shouldn’t happen in an equal world but, for reasons we all know, it’s often the case. So, yes, they may be up against the clock. But how long does it take to put on a pair of Leslie Crowthers and a top?

Secondly, pyjamas are cosy and de-stressing. So is a hot-water bottle but that doesn’t mean you carry one around all day.

That’s about it.... and I don’t get it at all. A woman on the radio said she wore pyjamas going out… but only her best ones. Does she change into them from her old comfy pair?

Why do I think people go out in pyjamas? Because they’re being lazy, that’s why.

Still, it can’t be anything new. Years ago, Groucho Marx said he once shot an elephant in his pyjamas.

“How he got into my pyjamas I’ll never know.”