You can either chafe, or acknowledge reality and use it to your advantage.
When I was younger, I chafed. Now, I enjoy getting seated at that restaurant table before you.
When I was younger, I chafed. Now, I enjoy getting seated at that restaurant table before you.
It's just an observation that the more professional you look, the better you'll be treated. Yes, that's a fact. Yes, it's probably a sad commentary. And I rarely wear dress clothes - but I know when to, and I don't complain.
Anecdotally, I have worked at restaurants where we wouldn't seat people who were wearing denim, no matter how expensive it was.