I vaguely remember a time when my parents would take me on a plane trip and we would dress up. Nothing fancy but more than just sweats and a t-shirt. To this day my father still
wears a jacket on a plane. I’m a bit more casual.

I had a court date to fight a ticket. The line to get in was long, wrapped around, serpentine style, around the whole building. Crazy! I’m wearing clothes I would wear on Shabbos, to synagogue. Again, nothing fancy but simply a nice pair of jeans, casually nice shoes, button down collared shirt and, of course, a jacket. I put on some toned down glasses, as well, to top it off. What I saw on line is absurd! People come out in their pajamas, their yoga pants, ripped t- shirts and jeans. They ain’t waiting on line to just pay a fine (which most can be done online anyhow). Most are about to go before a judge. The person who holds the fate of your trial in his hands. You would think one would at least to fluff the judge up. A little something. A little respect. And my assumption is you actually have a lot of money riding on the judges decision. Wouldn’t you do whatever you could to put the odds in your favor?

I’m a very laid back guy and usually dress very casual but I want to win my court and will pull out every stop to do it. Of course, there will be G flavah but ill do it looking presentable for a court room. It just seems counter intuitive to dress completely out of place for a judge.

The argument you might be thinking is that the judge should be objective and clothes should play no part in the decision. In Lotus Land you might be right but he is still human and has your money and your citation in front of him.

They say one has a better chance of getting perks on airlines, hotels, and other such things, if you dress just a bit nicer. It actually goes a long way. My personality usually compensates for my lack of dress but when I need a little something extra I pull out the jacket. It doesn’t hurt.

G Tip: Logos, sports teams, affiliations, cute comments on clothes, pins, opinions etc. leave them at home. Even on your car don’t put bumper stickers on it. If the cop disagrees with it you are more likely to get a ticket. There is a system in place and you want to work it to your advantage and often times it doesn’t take much!

Epilogue: Cop didn’t show up. Case dismissed!

Etan G The Jewish Rapper has a clean driving record in Los Angeles

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