What is it with men and shorts

Just proving how fit and healthy they are!

My eldest GS wears shots while working (he’s a painter decorator) no matter what the weather. He’s says it’s just more comfortable, he doesn’t seem to feel the cold either.

I know, my partner is extremely reluctant to give up his shorts. I’m always amazed when I see men in shorts and anoraks- if it’s cold enough for a jacket, it’s too cold for shorts. There is a man who attends classical concerts here in shorts- dressed up with a collar and tie.

My Son drives a Hgv lorry and wears shorts nearly all year, it's still quite warm at the moment but later on he'll wear shorts with a hoody as he has to protect his chest in the winter as he's prone to Pneumonia.

Our postman always wears shorts. Well I think he went into long trousers when this Beast from the East came, but other than that .........

Our local posties wear shorts all year round. I think they must have a bet on who can last longest in shorts!

Where I live the posties have a competition to see who can wear the shorts the longest time in the winter, during last winters snow they all had their hats with the flaps on and shorts, apparently competition was so fierce two of them went right through the winter in shorts?

I m not talking about workers or lorry drivers who might get hot, but men out shopping with their families in town, and it’s certainly not warm here today Grey drizzling and according to my garden thermometer 48/49 degrees

Yes Nanny our posties all wear shorts too

It wasn't so long ago that most women wore skirts or dresses leaving our legs exposed, rather than trousers as we do now. We wore them in all weathers so I suppose it isn't that much different for men who wear shorts (the one's I see are usually "long" shorts - down to their knees)

In the 1940s boys up to about 14 wore shorts in all weathers, even the winter of 1947, long socks and bare knees. Girls also had bare knees - no tights in those days. Our knees sometimes got sore from the cold and mums would rub them with vaseline.

My grandmother always used to say 'Where there is no sense there is no feeling'

It's very wet here today but not particularly cool but my Son has gone shopping with his GF and yep he's wearing shorts. He wears shorts most days although he wore a suit yesterday as he was at a wedding. So he's perfectly capable of wearing trousers or jeans but his preference is for shorts, just as I prefer trousers so much that I don't own a skirt or a dress. each to their own.

Our postman is still in shorts and it has been fairly nithering in this neck of the woods the past few days. DH has only just put his shorts away for the winter, and the moleskin trousers have come out. GS was very put out when he was expected to wear long trousers at his new school - he wore shorts winter and summer at his junior school. If the forecasters have it right, we could have a return of warmer weather next week, so there may be a sartorial all change!

Our postie told DH he wears shorts most of the year because it's easier to dry skin than trousers.
DH loves wearing shorts he wears the smart chino type when we go shopping, it's fine by me. I wouldn't leave the house with him if he was wearing socks with his sandals though.

Monica
I sit behind and elderly man in church and he wears pink shorts. Went out for coffee with a friend the other day and there he was - yuck.

I just think it’s dead funny as so many (mainly older men) wear them with sandals and socks or plastic macs ?it’s not so much about the bare legs and cold but the inappropriate look One today, had navy wide legged shorts and open sandals as the drizzly rain came down ?
Ahh well each to their own

It used to cheer up my drive to work seeing the posties in shorts???!

Its fashionable to wear socks with 'sliders' (that's flipflops to us) now.

I hate men in 'flip flops' Those knobbly hairy toes" Yuk

DH been out shopping in his today. Be a few more weeks till he gives them up for winter. Loves his shorts.

Nothing nicer than a man in shorts with lovely hairy legs

Same here Thebeeb My husband has patches of psoriasis on his knees and the cream he was given has caused hair to grow there, looks quite funny.

My postman told me they all wear shorts because sitting in a van in wet trousers when it rains is so uncomfortable.

Nothing nicer than a man in shorts with lovely hairy legs
LadyGracie; Of course there is! What about your namesakes with lovely legs!

"sliders" (that's flipflops to us) now
MisAdvantage; and "thongs" to us!