>>Assuming 250 working days per year, on how many of those do you wear a tie?
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>>Ladies: use your discretion re: "tie equivalency" :)
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>>Me: zero.
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>I refuse to wear a uniform, so I never use a tie.
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>And I also never use a suit, except for funerals, wedding and other special occasions. I never understood why women are so careful to wear a dress that is different from all the other women's dresses, while all the men wear "uniforms". I have been to several parties where almost all the men wore suits, and I wore a sweater. I never felt uncomfortable, and nobody took notice of my "missing" uniform. In fact many of the men told me they envied me, but their spouse "forced" them into wearing a suit.
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>Btw, I have never worn a tuxedo either, and I certainly never will, I think they just look silly.

I know there are exceptions, so this is not a universal truth, but in general, women dress to look good; men dress to stay out of jail.