So 50 years ago, traveling looked like this.
Yeah, you had these great looking seats. Look at the food, the service top notch.
And look at the way everybody is dressed. I mean, seriously, this looks like a great time. And when
you talk to former airline executives, they confirm it really was as glamorous as it looks.
We served those beautiful meals,
and people dressed up when they got on the plane. And yes, there were dress codes,
but people would have dressed well even without the rules. Compared that to today.
Yeah, people showing up in their pajamas, walking around in flipflops. Yeah,
just look at the outfits. I don't know what this guy was thinking when he put this one together.
Another arm was showing a little bit of skin, but,
yeah, this may be a little bit too much. So what happened? Why did people stop
wearing nice clothing? Why did they stop dressing sharp when traveling?
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Now, to start things off, gents. I want to give you a little bit of history. So commercial
airline travel has actually been around for well over 100 years. Let's go back to 1914.
We've got the first commercial flight between Tampa and St. Petersburg,
Florida. Now, the reality is air travel did not take off very quickly.
There were a number of limitations, but a big one is just simply there wasn't much
demand for it because it was incredibly uncomfortable. Yeah. During the 1920s,
you had unpressurized cockpits, so you had people flying from point A to point B,
and they had to actually wear really warm clothing.
It was bumpy, it was cold. You had to deal with pressure going
up and down. It could be downright uncomfortable.
So really it was the male that was taking advantage of this? Yes, actually,
to be able to transport important items quickly,
that's really where air travel was being utilized. Despite this, in the 1930s, we
saw air travel really start to pick up. In 1930, they estimate about 6000 people traveled by air.
By 1934, that number had ballooned up to over 400,000. And as you can tell by those
last numbers, it was the 1930s that really transformed air travel. All of a sudden,
it was something that people aspired to do.
The airlines took note of this. The early ones did it, and they started making it a lot more
comfortable for the people that were traveling. So all of a sudden, the seats became more luxurious.
And it was the emergence of a particular aircraft, the Douglas DC three, that changed everything.
The DC Three was safe, it was reliable, and it could fly higher, it could fly faster,
and therefore it was more comfortable because it wasn't dealing with a lot of the turbulence that
you deal with at lower altitudes. This aircraft all of a sudden made it so that airfare travel all
of a sudden became something that was luxurious something that was sought after now World War
II obviously changed things up resources were dedicated to military aircraft but guess what
you got tons of people getting used to Flying tons of Pilots being trained airfields being
built around the world and all of a sudden Boeing the 307 jumped into things in the late 1940s after
the war now I talked about this a little bit earlier but the pressurization of the cap and
this was a big thing the Boeing 307 brought to the table all of a sudden you were able to fly at 20
000 feet and it wasn't a big issue you're able to maintain temperature but more importantly you're
able to maintain pressure it wasn't uncomfortable anyone that's ever flown in an unpressurized
aircraft I know when I was in the Marine Corps I blew out my sinuses doing a penetration knife so
it is something that it can be incredibly painful and an unpressurized cockpit or you know aircraft
and all of a sudden this made it much more appealing and comfortable to the masses in
the 1950s we saw two big things first up the introduction of the jet engine again they were
able to fly higher faster and more reliable and safer next up let's talk about statistics all of a
sudden you had the numbers more people people were flying by air then by train Boeing now introduced
the 707 and the time of the jetliner was upon us and by the time we hit the 1960s the party had
started so all of a sudden airlines are taking it to the next level you look at all the food
being served and this stuff is popping up in the movies even though the majority of Americans have
not yet traveled on an airplane many people are looking at this as aspirational and going into
the 1970s things just keep getting better I mean faster so all of a sudden we got the introduction
of the Concord we are able to cross the Atlantic Ocean from London to New York in about three and
a half hours so what happened how did we go from traveling across the Atlantic in style
faster than the speed of sound eating great food to this yes another picture to remind you of what
you have to look forward to at most airports so reason number one that most people today do not
not dress sharp for air travel is it's one of the unintended consequences of the deregulation Act of
1978. I'm talking about the airline regulation act in case you didn't know before 1978 the airlines
were regulated by the U.S government the price was set as to how much you would have to pay to
fly. Well after 1978 the price was no longer fixed . All of a sudden new Airlines could be formed more
easily competition was allowed. Basically, we saw air travel move from being a privilege of the
few to a service for the multitudes now first up I want to be clear this in my opinion is a great
thing that more people are able to fly because the prices are no longer regulated. in fact if
you look at the cost in like 1941 to be able to fly across the country it was like well over four
thousand dollars on average for a ticket in today's dollars nowadays that same ticket is
going to cost you what 5-600 blocks in fact if you look at 1978 and the average cost of pretty
much any domestic ticket in the United States it has fallen by over 50 percent and that counts all
these additional fees that the airlines today are throwing in so basically what I'm saying is after
1978 all of a sudden you saw prices continuously fall so throughout the 1980s throughout the 1990s
it became much more accessible for the average person to be able to fly think about it this way
in 1975 if you were flying on an airplane pretty much all the seats were equivalent to what is
today first class you were paying a lot more for those seats and therefore you were getting
a lot more because the prices were regulated the airlines you know it was pretty stable they were
making good profits and they were able to give more because of that compare that to flying on
an airplane today when you've got a wide range of different options on the same aircraft from
first class to business class to you know just an economy to all the different types of economy to
you know where they're crushing you up in the back and you almost have no leg room but the thing is
is you can pay for those additional things most of us don't want to and we don't like the idea
but we sometimes have to splurge because yes I want to sit with my family which who thought you
could have to pay for that but even including all of these fees you're still actually saving money
compared to what you were paying back you know before deregulation Now understand I'm not going
to get into Dynamic pricing and how that works and why the airlines are putting more people in
more seats and all this other stuff that could be reserved for a whole other video but what did this
do all of a sudden the floodgates were opened and you had a wider variety basically you had people
that previously could not afford to fly all of a sudden are getting on air vlines now Jens don't
read into this and think that I'm saying that people with less monetary means dress poorly
while those with money are going to address nicer though what happened to the airlines in general
is it went from being an exclusive service that people you know were spending a lot of money on
and therefore would dress for the occasion all of a sudden it became Aegis a means of transportation
it was no longer an event so as this happened over a period of a couple decades people just stopped
dressing up for it all of a sudden they realized hey I'm just simply going from point A to point
B it is no longer the party it is no longer you know the event that it used to be on top of that
we've got the next reason this one I think for a lot of you guys is the obvious one and that
is as a society our dress codes have become a lot more lacks we are very relaxed it seems like yeah
we go to the mall you go anywhere and people are wearing pajamas out in public so it just makes
sense if they're wearing pajamas out in public they're going to wear them just simply to go from
point A to point B when they're traveling through the airport I mean some people a lot of people say
oh it's incredibly comfortable but I know a lot of people it's simply that's how they dress all
the time they don't own any Nice Clothing because as a society we've moved towards this Leisure wear
we've moved towards sweats hoodies you know just torn up jeans this is what people wear on a daily
basis they don't even own clothing that yeah you look back in the 1950s and 60s that people were
wearing most people don't even have that stuff readily available in their wardrobe now gents
really quick I want to hear from you down in the comments below what are your thoughts do you think
that people should start dressing better when they're traveling or do you think it's perfectly
fine what do you wear guys I want to hear from you in the comments down below next up let's talk
about what the airlines are doing they are and I talked a little bit about Dynamic pricing they're
getting more and more people on these Airlines and that's great we're spending less money but it's
not great if you are a big guy if you are stuck in this small seat if you notice that hey there
are all these great non-stop you know flights I love them but when they go for 8 to 10 to 12 hours
all of a sudden and this is the next reason that dress codes are going down is that people are just
putting a higher priority on comfort and I truly believe that great looking clothing if it fits you
well is comfortable but I'm not gonna lie I'm not gonna say that this right here is more comfortable
than a hoodie no you know again I would maybe I would feel inappropriate wearing pajamas on
an airplane but if you're used to wearing that clothing it is I mean when I'm at home relaxing
I'm wearing pajamas I am wearing athletic gear because it's just comfortable to lounge around and
move around it so if I'm gonna be on a non-stop flight from maybe Chicago to Mumbai you better
believe that I'm gonna wear comfortable clothing am I going to wear sweatpants probably not but
I can see that people are putting a high priority because of the situation the airlines are putting
a lot of people into that yeah they want to make sure they are comfortable next up let's talk about
social interaction when people are on airplanes nowadays you notice people don't want to talk it
used to be I don't know I remember a time when you would get on and you looked forward to talking to
the person on your left talking on your right usually they had great conversation skills you
would meet somebody new I've heard of people like finding jobs this way nowadays people don't even
want to talk they don't want to interact you can tell because they're throwing in their earbuds
they're putting on those huge oversized headphones that have noise cancellation and I mean nothing
wrong with that I enjoy some great music but uh good luck you know I was on an airplane the other
day looking at my left looking to my right and everybody is in their own world a big part of this
is a reflection it's a society where we've gone we're not really looking to make Random Encounters
or engage with people we're looking just to Simply stay focused on our own concerns what we have
going on just simply to draw to hide out the world in fact you know people are wearing those hoodies
they're wearing the you know that clothing so they can bring the hood over their head and they
can purposely shut off everything around them now let me be clear I'm not demonizing these people in
fact I have sat next to people who I would rather not not be talking to so I see the point and I see
the you know why people want to do this especially again in a time of covid when yeah they don't want
anyone breathing or coughing on them and like talking spitting on them but yeah I do feel like
something has been lost the the random interaction with strangers and people especially when you're
heading to a destination maybe the only place is different when you're flying into Vegas people
that are going to Vegas always there's like this party type of feel and you're always looking for
someone to party with especially if you got someone that's young and attractive next year
right now if you've watched the video this far you may be thinking well Antonio what do you want them
to re-regulate the airlines have dress codes you want them to knock the prices up to be able to
keep people out no I think the way we've got it set up now is actually a great thing it could be
better but uh you know the price is wow almost anybody can travel anywhere in the world this
is a great thing for people to be able to spend less of their income on average and be able to
see the world that being said I really do see a lot of the points of people that are saying hey
I've got a tiny seat I'm spending a lot of time on the airplane I want to address for Comfort
I understand that people also have really high stress levels they want to wear clothing that's
incredibly comfortable because they've already gone through an hour of security they were waiting
in line for an hour they had to travel an hour to get the airport they've been up since three
o'clock in the morning this person just wants to be able to go to sleep they're on a 10 hour flight
yeah I can see wearing comfortable clothing taking your pillow and you know the whole you know pillow
arm you know head things I understand you know there's a time and a place for that stuff that
being said if you forced me to actually lay out a couple rules I wish everybody would follow when
we're traveling and I think everyone will agree on these it's simply be clean and be courteous right
don't be smelling up the place don't be wearing dirty nasty clothing that yeah I don't even want
to sit next to you and be courteous be have good manners I understand we're having to sit right
next to each other but let's just talk about yeah you can have the armrest you are in the center
aisle that's just common courtesy guys if we can agree clean and courteous smash that like button
wouldn't it just be nice if people followed those two rules when they're traveling yeah I'd like to
see the suit make a comeback but just being clean and courteous would go a long way now at this
point you're probably wondering Antonio what's your opinion well no surprise Rises I am a Style
guy so I know the power of style dressing well and how it can affect you and those around you
so I'm not saying you need to wear a suit when you fly I'm not even saying you need to wear a sports
jacket I am saying though you should dress well and to me first up this shows respect to yourself
I know whenever I wear nice clothing I stand up a little bit straighter I feel better I feel
more awake I feel more alert the study of you know I've talked about the signs of enclosed cognition
shows that actually you can perform at a higher level which and then of course it's how other
people perceive you my friend Pat Flynn was just speaking with them the other day and he had really
upped his style and Pat travels around speaks he was late running to the San Diego airport and he
really needed help from the people who work in the front desk and he doesn't normally dress well
you know dress this while he's wearing a sports jacket he felt people treated him differently
it actually helped get him on that flight which he thought he was going to miss and he felt part
of that was because he looked important I'm not saying that the world is always going to
treat you better when you dress well but I will say that in general people are going to make an
assumption that if you look successful they're going to treat you like success so why start you
know off you know why shoot yourself in the foot why not dress in a manner that you look like you
belong with the successful people next up let's talk about comfort so I'm not gonna again say that
this is as comfortable as a hoodie but I know for me when I'm traveling I'm around people I want to
dress well because it's always about opportunity that could possibly come my way when I'm talking
with random people when you know sometimes people recognize me from the channel here I want to make
sure that I meet expectations I want to make sure that if opportunity comes my way if I happen to
I get off the airport next thing I know I'm running into somebody I know somebody that I
may be recognized I want to make a freight first impression if somebody you know it's like again I
may go right to a business meeting I want to make sure that I've got the versatility that comes with
looking the part of who I am again if you work in the construction industry it may be different
if you are a lawyer though and you're traveling if you are a consultant it may be something that you
want to address in a manner so if the plane was delayed you could immediately get off that plane
go right to the client's office and be able to go right into a meeting dressed as you are even if
they lost your luggage now this next one is more of just like me being a prepper and thinking about
these things but if you had to get off that airplane quickly if there was a fire are you
dressed in a matter that you're going to be able to actually be able to kind of protect yourself
I think so many people yeah if you're wearing flip-flops and there's an emergency evacuation
you're going to be barefoot those things are going to fly off you're going to lose them and uh yeah
things like shorts and I always try to dress in a manner I like to wear cotton as well because if
you know anything about heat with sin all of that synthetic cheap clothing it's actually going to
melt right onto your skin real I know it sounds gross but uh yeah cotton at least can be pulled
or removed off the skin pretty easily again these things happen on airplanes it's pretty rare but I
always liked it I also like options as well I layer because I can take things off I can put
them on depending on the temperature and how it is in the aircraft getting back to those first things
I like to dress in a manner that I'm showing respect to my fellow passengers and myself I
like to dress for opportunity and yeah I dress for protection whether it's the elements or if
something else could happen on the aircraft hi Jen so what video to watch next how about why
did Ben stop being gentlemen what happened when did we stop honestly just caring guys check out
the video here I think you're going to enjoy it it's a good one boom right there oh yeah