Wassup Peeps? Last week I took on an interesting topic – Dress Code. I've received enough feedback to continue the discussion after the top 20.

Holding at #1 is Nothing On You by BoB featuring Bruno Mars. Holding at #2 is L'il Freak by Usher featuring Nicki Manj. Up to #3 is OMG by Usher featuring Will I AM. Quantum leaping to #4 is California Girls by Katy Perry, featuring Snoop Dogg. Falling to #5 is Unthinkable by Alicia Keys.

Slipping to #6 is I'm Not A Superstar by Remady. Down to #7 is Break Your Heart by Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris. Improving to #8 is Palance by JW and Blaze, THE soca anthem for the year. Over, by Drake, falls to number 9.

Way up to #10 is Find your love by Drake, a former essential new tune. Slipping to #11 is My Chick Bad by Ludacris featuring Nicki Manj. Tumbling to #12 is There Goes My Baby by Usher.

Tripping to #13 is Neighbors Know My Name by Trey Songz. Falling to #14 is a former essential new hit: Commander, by Kelly Rowland featuring David Guetta.

Improving to # 15 is I Love The Way You Lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna, a former essential new tune. On the way up at #16 is Rockstar 10, also by Rihanna. Rude Boy by Rihanna falls to #17.

Last week's essential new track, improving to #18 is the soca/dance hit entitled Party Hard by Donee'o. Slipping to #19 is Hard by Rihanna. Tumbling to #20 is Hey Daddy, (Daddy's Home) by Usher featuring Plies.

Now back to this week's word – Dress Code Part 2. I've talked to a number of people on this subject and the point I was making last week was that the standard of dress has dropped across the board, in Church, School, Society, at Work, at Play, and that a drop off in dress code in one of these areas might not be a bad thing; but because the quality of dress has dropped all over, the collective effect is very bad.

In other words, if people only went for casual dress in Church, but still dressed professionally at work, school, parties, social events, etc., that would be cool. But what we have is a low standard of dress in all these areas.

Part of the issue is taking pride in one's dress, which doesn't happen so much; or maybe pride means something totally different to persons today than it meant years ago.

And this criticism is not just of young persons; older persons are culprits too. A good friend of mine went to a formal, black tie dinner the other day and, with most people dressed in tuxedoes; one individual turned up in slacks and a shirt! This was inappropriate, given that it was a formal event and everyone knew that ahead of time.

Someone told me that if I want ladies to leave home their flip flops, I should buy them proper shoes, because many persons cannot afford shoes. I disagree, because some of these same persons will spend money on a few pairs of Nike sneaks for themselves or their kids, at a cost of probably $100 a cha cha. It is really a question of what people choose to spend their money on, rather than if they have money.

It is like a guy who will spend money on weed, booze, gambling and entertainment but complains when his child's school asks for money for a school trip! Yes, this happens.

In any event, the point here is that the standard of dress has deteriorated across the board, as have our standards on so many issues. Standards have just gone, disappeared, and we wonder why our society is in total chaos!

Lawlessness rules today because we have lowered our standards. All of them. I challenge anyone to show me one standard that remains fully in effect from yesteryear. Don't get me wrong, not everything was perfect in the good old days; but compared to today, most things were markedly better.

We need to raise our standards, not just dress, that's just symptomatic of what has happened all over the social landscape. The Education System (let's not even go there), behaviour, young people's lack of respect for their elders, crime, socially acceptable behaviour, use of profanity, quality of language spoken, dress, the list is endless. So let's raise our standards higher, all of them. People rise or fall to the level expectation set for them. If we expect excellence our people may get there, but if we expect and accept mediocrity, it is almost certain that they will get there. Peace ... DJLT.