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I'm at my grandfather's funeral today, and literally half the people there were wearing something I thought was completely inappropriate. One dude was wearing a fucking batman T-shirt and fucking jeans. My cousin was in a full blown cowboy get up complete with jeans, flannel, cowboy hat and boots with a giant ass belt buckle. Keep in mind this kid was born and raised in northern Michigan. He hasn't rode a horse a day in his life.

Now I'm not expecting everyone to show up in a suit and tie but to me, jeans are absolutely unacceptable funeral attire.

I'm at my grandfather's funeral today, and literally half the people there were wearing something I thought was completely inappropriate. One dude was wearing a fucking batman T-shirt and fucking jeans. My cousin was in a full blown cowboy get up complete with jeans, flannel, cowboy hat and boots with a giant ass belt buckle. Keep in mind this kid was born and raised in northern Michigan. He hasn't rode a horse a day in his life. Now I'm not expecting everyone to show up in a suit and tie but to me, jeans are absolutely unacceptable funeral attire.

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[–] COFfeebreak 5 points (+5|-0) Edited

Was the same at my granddaughters wedding. Sure, it was a smaller, southernish town but they're big enough to have a Wally world. I bet they sell sport jackets and ties at least. Even the grooms father didn't have a suit one, but I did and I was the bride's grandfather. Of course, after the reception dinner, the bridesmaids and groomsmen changed into jeans and a wedding-logo'd tee-shirt and I even took off my coat. They were kids and there was dancing so I can see that.

No one seems to think the couple will be looking at their wedding pictures for the rest of their lives. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned and it won't bother them, but I look at it as a matter of respect.

Condolences to you and yours. Try to focus on his life, not those people.

I suppose that I am old fashioned as well. It didn't offend me I just found it odd that people older then me, a 32 year old, didn't have that kind of respect for the situation.

Thank you, I'm not broken up about it. He was a good man, navy veteran, that lived a full life.