“Everyone who moves here should be made to dress the way we do”

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The above remark was made to me by a friend  in a  phone call.She is thinking of Muslims but other ethnic.religious groups  do wear distinctive clothing. I  only dislike face coverings because it’s frightening to see such things when we know we have terrorists about.
Jewish  men in Stamford Hill have worn the dark clothing which  is similar to what their grandparents wore when they fled Russian pogroms over 100 years ago.So should they have to wear jeans or emigrate or be i mprisoned? Shades of the Spanish Inquisition…

Here is what many young women wear nowadays.In fact they often wear shorter or crop tops too.Do you feel Muslims and Orthodox Jewish women would like this?

Many of us wear  jeans and anoraks.I  am unsure if my friend is thinking clearly.Will the police arrest folk wearing heads-carves or big black hats? Women wearing wigs or headscarves to hide chemotherapy side effects could be in trouble.I know in France they have outlawed any Muslim headcovering. Would that stop me wearing a big headscarf if  I felt like it?

How about the many Indians here? Must they wear  jeggings and jeans?

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And how would a religious Jewish man get on dressed as below? I suppose if they wore forced to bare their heads that would suffice but .why should they?We have always been very tolerant in dress.I hope we will continue to be

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