Really?

It has been awhile since I have had a good old whinge about something so I wont bore you with whinging about football or men in shorts, socks and sandals. Instead I am complaining about the over use and callousness  of ‘alright’ as a greeting, leggings and indicators.

I don’t know if this saying is just a local thing but I sadly despair it’s not. I do believe it has reached global level. Why is it when passing someone we know the words “Alright” trip of both parties tongue ? Do we actually care how the person we are ‘alrighting’ actually is or do we say it just out of habit. If that’s not bad enough the other party responds with an equally annoying “alright” back at you. Now I was always taught as a child its rude to answer a question with a question but here we are as a nation all being rude. I know I do it and I have vowed to myself to stop. I don’t want to be the person throwing ‘alrights’ out there with sheer abandonment with out the time of day or botheration to actually find out if you genuinely are ok or not. I am reverting back to the old fashioned hello.

At some point in life the female form can sometimes get away with wearing leggings. Hard as it may be to believe I did have that body once. Those days have gone and I have held onto enough pride never to inflict the human race with the site of me in leggings in public again unless its very dark and I have a long top on too. Sadly there are many bits of advice not being passed onto teenagers (but not limited to) on these matters. So I feel its my duty to put a few things out there.

• Firstly not many people have a body that can actually get away with leggings. Hint – If there is anything flesh like hanging over the waistband then get a honest second opinion please before walking out the door.
• Secondly the legging look can be passable if the corresponding top is long enough to go pass the hips. Hint – If it doesn’t then find another top and a second opinion.
• Lastly its all very well me going on about the bodies inside the leggings but the leggings have to hold some responsibility here.  One word – quality. If the seems are slightly stretched on your legs you can bet your last dollar the seams are stretched beyond the realms of requirement in the arse area. I have yet to see a pair of leggings that if teamed with a short top ( above the hips) haven’t given away all  personal secrets behind the wearer. I do not need to be able to read the washing instructions or size of your knickers through the leggings. I really don’t want to see if you have or haven’t shaved this century down there either. Let me spell this out. When fabric is stretched, which is what leggings are designed to do, it goes opaque. From your knees down you may look fine but trust me look in the damn mirror and bend over before you leave the house.

Lastly to all car drivers out there. Ok some of you. Whilst I am all for living life on the edge and having a life of surprises I don’t hold on to this belief when I am driving. I don’t want to guess which lane you want or which turning you want or where your going on a roundabout. So whilst your loving the ride of your life by the seat of your pants, please consider others who have forgotten their crystal ball and would rather like to know where you are going in your car so that others don’t crash into you and make it your, or others, last ride of your/their life.