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17 primary school uniform memories to bring you right back
YOUR SCHOOL DAYS might be a distant memory, but we bet these primary school uniform reminders aren’t…
1. Shoes like these
Ah velcro. Helping children avoid learning to tie their laces since the 1950s.
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2. Or these
So sensible and practical.
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3. When you were really coveting these
4. The foot measuring thing
One new pair of shoes and one new pair of runners every year.
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5. Taking your tie off over your head
You didn’t learn to tie it yourself until at least third class.
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6. Or having an elasticated tie
The ultimate in sophistication.
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7. Wearing jumpers/skirts/trousers three sizes too big
“Sure she’ll grow into that pinafore”.
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8. Jumpers for goalposts
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9. These socks
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10. Grass stains after big lunch
Shouting “TO WHELAN” or “TO HOUGHTON” before you kicked the ball and going in for a sliding tackle.
11. Yoghurt stains on everything
Those pesky Petits Filous.
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12. Being allowed to wear your tracksuit all day on PE day
That lovely fleecy, elasticated waistband heaven.
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13. Trying to get away with wearing your tracksuit every other day
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14. Wearing slippers in school
Maybe your school had a fancy new floor, or maybe you were in the pre-tracksuit era when slippers were an acceptable substitute for runners.
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15. Taking off your uniform the second you got home
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16. Or leaving it on and risking the wrath of your mother
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17. How you felt on no uniform day
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And there was always one football fanatic who would come in in a full Ireland strip, shin pads and all.
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