What is it with men and shorts

I asked local postie who explained that shorts are more comfortable than long trousers which get wet and clammy in cold/wet weather.

But my Next Door neighbour is quite repulsive in shorts and I wish he'd wear long trousers 365 days a year. And my piano teacher when I was in my middle teens during the summer always wore skin tight flesh-coloured shorts.I found it unattractive and never felt comfortable.

Sorry about the typo but it did remind me that during the 1930s and 1940s tights were not invented, apart from ballet dancers, and we wore stockings and suspender belts which left the thighs bare. Trousers for ladies were not the done thing. Also we wore French knickers! Draughty! At school until we were fourteen we had three quarter socks.
Boys wore shorts until they were fourteen, the age at which many started work.

ninathenana that is true, who wants to have wet trousers clinging to your legs. I wear shorts or cropped trousers most of the year, legs dry quicker than trousers. My Posties wear shorts all year round that includes the women

I also don't wear socks (my feet get too hot)

I’ve noticed that most of them are also wearing tattoos on their legs, so it’s my theory they are showing them off. Don’t start me on tattoos though!

A local postie made a bet that he would do his round in shorts for a whole year! Now they're all wearing shorts.

Funny, when I was in the Junior School we were not allowed to wear long trousers except for one rather large boy! Now I wear shorts quite often and always in the Summer!

Posties in our area wear shorts all year round too. But so do I, not unusual for me to wear t-shirt, shorts and sandals on a sunny December day, especially if I'm walking the dog on the beach.

I wouldn't be seen dead in shorts, except in the course of a beach holiday or sailing.

Our posties around the area wear shorts all year round if they can...they are a competitive lot and they like to see who can stay in them the longest lol

yes,it amazes me how many men are still in shorts,often older men.As regards postmen,I worked in a Post Office up to when I retired 4 years ago.The winter 5 years ago was very cold.One day,we asked the postman who came for the mail why he was still in shorts.He said that they were all doing it as a charity fundraiser,and they got used to wearing them,we thought they were very brave.

My husband wears shorts most of the year, inside and out but they are decent looking shorts not these football type shorts. Wears them with a short or a shirt and a fleece. Must say he looks very good

I also saw a man out today wearing tshirt and shorts, I had dug out my woolly scarf because there is a bitter wind.

When they are sitting opposite in the underground wearing shorts with legs spread out..... ugh!

Cos they can’t be bothered to think about their autumn /winter wardrobe.....so they wear shorts until they’re partner/wife or whoever tell them they look ridiculous in shorts in cold weather

Yuk I hate men in shorts, those horrid hairy legs make me shudder but not half as much as men in brief Speedo swimming trunks. Ye gods how awful. This us one area where I prefer men in shorts in the pool. I keep picturing a ninety year old flashing his groin in Speedos. Yuk

Thanks to all who think that men wearing shorts is no problem. I am not in the least sexist, but it seems that several ladies are. Men in shorts look good, bad or ugly (think I'll call a film that!) but who cares?

etheltbags1 - don't malign all men in Speedos. I have a very happy memory of beach guards on Bondi Beach. They were by far the best thing I saw in Australia!

Why is it sexist to think old men in shorts, pakamac, socks and sandals walking round a cold, windy, rainy town centre look pretty silly, nothing sexist about that if a woman was walking round the supermarket in a swimsuit and packamac I d be saying the same ??
Is it a British thing like the hanky on the head I just can’t imagine a French or Italian man wanting this look

They were by far the best thing I saw in Australia!
annodomini; they are still here, as young as ever, but a bit out of your league now I'll warrant. If you half close your eyes you can imagine how I looked a few years ago.

I keep picturing a ninety year old flashing his groin in Speedos. Yuk

etheltbags1; It wasn't me! Are you sure "flashing" is the right word? He'd be rather uncomfortable wearing a raincoat in the pool as well.

Rufus, I can still dream.

I saw a bloke t'other day in knee length socks with long shorts - about knee length. Just a few inches of hairy knee on show. What's the point of that?

Rufus, I can still dream. grin

Of me? Thank you! You've made my day!
It's 8.00PM and nearly over, but beggars can't be choosers. OoRoo

Don't flatter yourself. Rufus.

BlueBelle: many, many of the men wearing shorts (especially those Cargo shorts with a thousand pockets!) whatever the weather are, I've noted, usually well overweight and have beer guts as prominent as the North Pier at Blackpool.

True!

I assume it's because they're the only things that will fit......

lovelybeigecardigan1955 In Australia, when the weather is extra-hot, business men wear smart 'dress shorts' to work, complete with knee socks, shirt and tie. I can't see that they would be much cooler than trousers, but the look is accepted in offices.
The only time that I wear shorts, apart from in my house when it's hot, is when I visit my family in Australia. I'm short, plump, and elderly. My little chunky legs don't look good in them, but it's nice to be comfortable and no-one gives me a second look.