Milan’s La Scala is not the only place to request less flesh on display (No shorts, no flip-flops: La Scala bars beachwear from the opera, 7 July). In the Australian city where I was on holiday, many restaurants and bars had become impatient with people who didn’t cover up on leaving the beach. Being Australian, their instructions were clear and to the point. They put up signs outside stating “Remember the three Bs: No boobs, bellies or bums”.
Angela Barton
Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire
In the good old days you could buy a carry-on bag that all airlines would accept. Nowadays, each operator sets its own size limit (UK airport staff get bonuses for spotting easyJet oversize bags, email shows, 7 July). When buying a bag, you need to decide who you will fly with. Carry-on bags have become unofficial loyalty cards of airlines.
Tony Durham
Brighton, East Sussex
Connor Myers’ article (As if graduating weren’t daunting enough, now students like me face a jobs market devastated by AI, 6 July) made me recall an old story. During negotiations at a US car factory, management said: “When we’ve got automation, we won’t need you.” The union rep replied: “When you’ve got rid of us, who’ll buy your autos?”
Joe Oldaker
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
In terms of going forward, tomorrow is always another day (Letters, 7 July).
Steve Richards
Bath
Much has been written in your letters pages about sayings, but there comes a time, to quote the great Roger McGough, that “When all’s said and done, there’ll be nothing left to say or do”.
Tom Challenor
Ealing, London
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