17th November 2005, 07:13 PM
Quote:quote:I don't think any of this is a British thing, but then I haven't lived in other countries long enough to see if it is the same elsewhere.No it's not, but we have some real class based hang-ups that some other countries don't.
Clothes are about identity, and as archaeologists we may feel that we are somehow escaping such mental frameworks, but most site staff end up looking much the same regardless. Our reference group is just a bit different from the norm. I don't know many archs who try to differ from their colleagues in dress. (MM who wears suit jackets to dig in springs to mind) In that respect we're not much different to office workers with their uniform. In fact we are sadder because we conform without having an enforced dress code. If I'm being honest, I want to project an image of experienced and competent practicality, which is why I dress as I do. I could just as easily do my job in a different outfit, but the message might be very different.
I suspect when you got your tat Troll you were consciously/sub-consciously trying to identify with a group to which you belonged or aspired to belong. No?