Yes.
The only ones wearing a suit and bringing their own food and drink into a sports arena.
Rub a Dub
Can You Spot a JW in a Crowd?
by cameo-d 25 Replies latest jw friends
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dissed
Been at Home Depot quite abit lately and spot them all the time.
Most construction people in our area have facial hair, so when you see those who don't, are clean cut, and not dressed with vulgar shirts, you would guess they are JW's. Not that the JW's are so morally clean, just different, just like the way the polygamists dress different in our area.
As an added insight is how they look at me, the former JW in the territory. One forgetting my status, stopped to say hi, then realized who he was talking to and abruptly walked away without a word.
Another JW couple stopped to talk to me, usually I have my weiner dog, and they liked him. Not knowing me, they talked for about 20 minutes, while other JW's walked by with concerned looks on the faces.
Another way to tell? Saw two JW ladies in the market talking near the milk cooler. As I got my milk, it was obvious that they were gossiping loudly enough to make out what they were saying.
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moshe
A table full 25-40ish adult's of different races at Red lobster restaurant at 6pm on a Saturday- it appears there aren't any couples in the group and they are all dressed-up, guys have left their suits jackets in the car- the ladies have dresses with full skirts- hems at least 3" below the knee-
Yes, you definitely think JW and when you hear a few words like service, talk, brother, etc you know for sure- They are eating out after a circuit assembly program.
McDonalds- you see a young black kid about 10 years old in a suit getting his catsup and he goes back to a table where dad and mom and everyone else is dressed up, too- they aren't selling insurance on a Saurday morning you think- so you ask the kid before he gets away- "been out in service this morning? "Uh, Yes",- you knew he would say that.
A group standing in front of 7-11 conveninece store on a Sunday morning- hispanics, all dressed up- all ages- an older man seems to be directing the show- nobody is smoking or drinking beer- they have bulky shoulder bags- yes, they are JW's planning their attack and trying to get somebody to talk to them so they can all start their time.
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Jankyn
I was just talking about this with my spouse, because she can't figure out how I do it. YEARS of experience.
Women in just-barely-fashionable attire that's a tad too long at the knee, but not so long as to be "granny-style." Generally, great care with their hairstyle, but not much make-up and only a little jewelry. Clothes usually are more JC Penney than Wal-Mart, but not always. I've always wondered at why so many JW women make a bee-line for pastels and floral prints (about the only ones with any real color sense seem to be the sisters of color--Latina and African American sisters always seem to be a little better-dressed, or maybe they don't stand out as so different from "normal" to me because of my own cultural biases). JW women also have longer hair (again, IN GENERAL) than women in their age group do in the "real" world.
Men's suits are usually pretty light-weight and plain (also on the cheap side), gray, brown or navy. (Don't see much black ... I wonder why?) Men's shoes tend to be a little scuffed (not replaced regularly). Only short-sleeved dress shirts you see are on the young boys (once you reach a "position of responsibility," you're wearing a jacket!).
I've started to notice that there's less carrying of briefcases and bookbags, and a move to portfolios. I suspect that's because they're pushing light-weight books and magazines (the new paperbacks are much lighter than the old hardcovers). One effect of this is to make JWs stand out less--clunky bookbags were a dead giveaway.
But the dead giveaway? A whole group of people dressed for business standing on a streetcorner talking to each other while holding up WATCHTOWER and AWAKE! magazines. Happens daily in downtown Sacramento, and I always get steamed. My grandmother and aunt used to take me to do streetwork with them, and we actually worked at it--starting conversations instead of just taking up space! I can't believe they get to count time for just standing around! (And this is the point at which my spouse always laughs at me, getting pissed because they're not "doing it right" even though it's a crock from beginning to end.)
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RubaDub
But the dead giveaway?
In my mind, the dead giveaway is seeing a group of people that appear to be walking (legs are moving) but it takes them 15 minutes to get to the next house about 50 yards away (ofter referred to as the pioneer moon-walk).
Rub a Dub
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Purza
Yesterday morning (Black Friday), me and my friend (she is also inactive like me) walked into a Starbucks at 6:30 a.m. My friend was in front of me and I saw her look at these three individuals (a young man dressed in a suit and two young women in dresses with coats). My immediate thought was that they were dubs and my friend looked back at me and her look said it all. We totally recognized them as dubs - within a split second. They got up and left as we were ordering our coffee. Afterwards my friend says to me "do you think they were dubs?" and I said "absolutely. How many people do you see dressed like that in a coffee shop that early - they were probably doing street work in the parking lot of the mall". LOL
As Jankyn said earlier - YEARS of experience.
Purza