2024-09-04 11:19:55
In spring they are also seen at fashion shows in Milan, Paris and New York: sweatpants. However, if you want to visit the Art Café in the northern part of Pforzheim, you must not wear them from now on, at least not for this occasion. For a few weeks now, there has been a sign hanging on the cafe’s front door with sweatpants crossed in red. Comfortable clothes are prohibited here.
Cafe owner Lambros Petrou wears jeans and a polo shirt. It’s not about the sweatpants themselves, he said in an interview with FAZ instead, the threads that have had bad experiences. She has reported to the dpa news agency that someone wearing sweatpants insulted her while another peed on her flowers.
Legally, Petrou allows you to make such specifications; Only the rules of the General Care Act have to be adhered to, so Petrou is not allowed to discriminate against anyone based on their ethnic background and deny entry.
Running pants are not important to him
Petrou distinguishes between two types of sweatpants: those that are well maintained and those that are not. “I have nothing against sweatpants as long as the person wearing them is well-behaved and well-groomed,” he said. After all, running pants are socially acceptable. They are not important to him – or human origin or religion. All countries are welcome in your cafe.
You even find people with “ratty” sweatpants a thorn in your side. They wore pants that were old, worn out, and not worn. “If my hands are oily after running on my motorcycle, I’m not going to go to a restaurant and sit with them on a white tablecloth.”
“Corruption comes from within”
But the worst, he says, are the gray cotton jogging pants, which “to put it simply, are always leaking.” There are people who walk around for days with the same unwashed, stained pants. “Corruption comes from within. You don’t feel like it. He is very lazy. ” He does not want such people among his guests.
Petrou has received a lot of criticism for his dress code. Many believe that he will not be able to maintain the ban for very long. Petrou said that he has been repeatedly threatened in front of his cafe since it was launched, and that he was even killed. But he was not afraid: “Barking dogs do not bite.”
She told dpa news agency that young women are already more motivated. And based on his experience, Petrou believes that he is right: “I have been here for 37 years and I have succeeded here.” You want to stick to your dress code.
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