WHEN DID IT ALL CHANGE

We are visiting some friends in Las Vegas and last night we went to Bellagio Hotel. We watched a fantastic water display playing to beautiful music. As I looked at the crowd both outside and then inside The Bellagio I couldn't help but notice a slovenliness of dress. What happened to the crowd who enjoyed and felt obligated to dress up when attending a nice performance or staying at an elegant hotel. Now the outfit of the day was ripped bluejeans, shorts, T-shirts showing a general disrespect for their surroundings or fellow participants. Is it so difficult to put on a nice pair of slacks with a collared shirt and maybe a sweater? My grandfather was a toolmaker from Sweden who came to this country with that sense of formality and, even though he would go to work in a machine shop, he would dress in a suit every day and change at work. I can understand the idea of feeling comfortable but it doesn't have to be in a Bears football shirt.