Building up to chinos

Today is Chris's first day at Macquarie Bank! We've been getting up at 6:30 to go running - this morning, however, we get the extra-special treat of falling out of bed at 6:00, since Chris wants to be there bright and early for his first day of work. Now, I know 6:00 isn't that early for some of you (Nate, Jeff) but for me, it is a feat to be proud of. Anyway, we run through the Rocks, and find this hidden coffee shop behind our building! I am so excited - imagining many mornings gazing out at sparkling Darling Harbour, while we enjoy the morning paper and sip espressos! We probably won't have time for any of this, but it's my daydream, so I get to decide. After a few days here, Chris is a bit nervous about his wardrobe, because it turns out the standard business attire for men is dark pants, blue shirt and tie. Chris's co-worker did mention that after awhile you may be able to mix it up a bit and wear "chinos". This is a funny term for me, since in the States we don't use that word. I think the equivalent is "khakis". Well this is somewhat reassuring, because Chris has four pairs of chinos. I tell him he looks perfectly appropriate in his grayish chinos and blue dress shirt, but when he gets to the office, everyone on his team is dressed in a suit. Great. He thinks about coming home to change, but of course there is no time. Around 3:00 he does rush home because he has just gotten his new computer and desperately needs to migrate stuff off of mine, but then he gets an urgent call - there is a surprise meeting with the team at 3:30 - that is in 4 minutes. Time to run back over in his chinos. Needless to say, it shaping up to be a crazy day.