Shorts are what children wear. (I don’t care for them unless I’m exercising or I’m in, say, Hawaii)
I’m not the only one! I own two pairs of shorts, and I bought them for when I vacationed in Florida. Jeans and slacks the rest of the time.
I wear shorts every day when it’s warm out. Nothing wrong with shorts.
Shorts are what people who want to be comfortable wear. It says a lot about you that you would call someone childish for wanting to be comfortable. I guess being an adult means to you that you must be uncomfortable and brooding all the time. Smiling is what children do!
People can be comfortable in a suit.
I don’t see how that’s possible. Especially in Alabama.
robsam
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The last few times I was in Alabama there was air conditioning in all of the buildings I went into.
nlanza
1728
Maybe in Bob’s part there’s no air conditioning and all of the suits are made out of burlap.
Could happen.
Alabama? Bob, have you never heard of a seersucker suit? Old-fashioned, certainly, but incredibly comfortable in the summer humidity of the Deep South.
As much as I wish I could stay inside buildings forever and never venture outside, it is not to be.
Maybe this conversation should go into a sartorial thread of its own.
I’m not saying anybody is acting childish by virtue of their clothing preferences. I grew up in the tropics. I rarely wore shorts.
We could argue this all day, I’m sure. For instance, I could say that shorts look silly and I feel more comfortable when I look good.
Sure, shorts have their place, particularly when you’re outside. But, for instance, wear shorts to work? Never, even when the workplace dress code allows it.
I wear shorts to work every day.
It has elements of a production.
Blah blah blah stuff nobody cares about:
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[li]Underwear. You must choose underwear. For bras, that means one that isn’t visible under the dress. This might mean strapless (annoying) or no bra at all (unsupportive and inducing of self-consciousness). Underwear! You do not want panty lines under your skirt. That means thongs (uncomfortable), special no-line underwear or nothing (again, worrisome).[/li][li]Shoes. Women’s shoes are evil. I’m aware men’s dress shoes can be mighty uncomfortable, but let’s face it, you get one good pair and you’re pretty much set. If you limit yourself to a little black dress, you can get away with one pair of shoes (probably also black). Good luck finding ones that are comfortable. Do you want heels? How high? What about flats? Are those dressy enough?[/li][li]Accessories. Again, not something you have to do, but helpful… probably like picking a good tie for the suit.[/li][li]Weather. Suits are hot, you say? Dresses are cool. If you want to wear something over your dress for warmth, again, good luck finding something that a) matches, b) provides some kind of warmth, and c) is dressy enough.[/li][/ol]
Man, I wish I could get away with a suit.
My wife just finished shopping for a new dress for the Kansas City Zoo’s big event this year, and yeah, there is a lot that goes into it! It took about four different dresses and a few different sizes to get everything sorted out. Fortunately, she hates to shop, so this all happened with online shopping and free returns. (Neither one of us is getting anything super high quality for this.)
Sounds great. They’re cool, you can wear flat shoes, and skip the underwear. Easy peasy.
You are oversimplifying a bit, just as I am understating in this post.
Kalle
1738
Take note, Bob is not wearing underwear under his dress.
Hey Rimbo! A NEW CHALLENGER HAS ARRIVED!
Not really. Who cares about accessories? No one, that’s who. Who cares about shoes not being dressy enough? No one, that’s who. Most Alabama weather is too hot for nudity, so the cooler clothes you can find, the better. The underwear was a slight simplification but it’s a viable option. Anyway the whole list sounds like a list of shopping hassles which would be a problem once and then never again. A suit is a constant nuisance – they even require special care for storage.
