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It still has the farm/farmer economy that was the mainstay throughout most of its history. I would never refer to it as a "white collar" anything community. It's as "ordinary" as most cities of similar size in diversity of ways people earn a living.
It still has the farm/farmer economy that was the mainstay throughout most of its history. I would never refer to it as a "white collar" anything community. It's as "ordinary" as most cities of similar size in diversity of ways people earn a living.
Let's see:
Lawyers at the federal and other courthouses.
Some of the City Hall staff - I often saw the Mayor in a suit when I still lived there.
Some church going folk on Sundays, depending on the church.
Some professors and other staff at the university.
Similarly, some staff in/associated with the school system.
I'm sure some people do. But a suit and tie is a pretty poor measure for "white collar" in New Mexico anyway...casual attire goes much further up the food chain here than it does in more formal parts of the US. You'll see suits regularly in government, law, finance, and among car salesmen...beyond that they're hardly de rigueur even among the most skilled "professional" occupations.
So "business casual" seems more appropriate in most cases, but if I am calling on clients in the medical field, I still need a white shirt and tie, maybe leave the jacket in the car
Las Cruces needs to adopt what Tucson did - Guayabera Season. The mayor declares it. In place of suits, wearing a Guayabera shirt is perfectly acceptable. Some non-locals sneer at it, until it hits 110.
So "business casual" seems more appropriate in most cases, but if I am calling on clients in the medical field, I still need a white shirt and tie, maybe leave the jacket in the car
I don't know about "need." After a few weeks you may still end up deciding you're overdressed...
I hope it never gets to 110 there. I am going to try living living there for 6 months and see how it goes. I can't stand the traffic and road rage in south Florida but I like a warm climate. I hope people are a little more polite on the roads than in Florida
It might get to 110 occasionally. But I lived there 10 years and never experienced 110.
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