Al
Striker
In early 90s I worked for a company that were UK dealers for a US software company. Our pompous old-school MD went over for a visit to negotiate commission rates (he got totally rinsedIn the early 2000s, I would regularly visit our US head office in Boston. The office attire there was very much Docker pants and polo shirt. While in the UK ties were still commonly worn. I stood out like a sore thumb on my first few visits but eventually decided to go native. When in Rome, and that sort of thing.
First day in the office after buying some Dockers at Macey's, I got a few comments of "Hey, nice pants". Which is something I've never been complemented on before, and the sort of thing which could get you in trouble with HR if said in the UK.