5You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery.So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used his brain to make a living,rather than his hands.It showed you were serious.It showed you were a professional.It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one.It was just impossible to take seriously a man who did not wear a piece of colored silk around his neck.This is how millions of people came to wear ties across the world.
6Is there a future for ties?The signs are not promising.Many political leaders,including British Prime Minister Tony Blair,now go without ties.
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A.Origin of the tie
B.British ties
C.Uselessness of the tie
D.Old-fashioned ties
E.Role of the tie
F.Signs of a tieless era
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28.Ties were first worn by the Croatian soldiers .