I've had "odd" reactions from those whom consider themselves bohemian or much less than conventional when I do the normal but unexpected - such as stroll without pause into a arty coffee bar-cum-cafe, of an evening, while still in my suit and tie.

I got the feedback that I was supposed to be phased by or demur to this action because I was an accountant in full business drag and had yet had time to do my wardrobe change (and supposedly a mind shift too) to a crime-conducting student. Bloody small-minded sensibilities!

I whole-heartedly agree with your Young Ones' Rik reference. ("We need you to blow up a panda." "Yeah, all right. Bloody zoos.")