The etiquette of pants?

Fire

I would be interested to know more about etiquette, especially from men's own perspective. I can imagine quite a lot of men don't like pants, politically, perhaps. Is it comparable to the freedom of not wearing a bra? I really have no idea. Does it boil down to what trousers one wears?

Are there special rules for builders in tight track suits? I guess builders are sensitve to national awareness of 'builders' bum' so might make extra efforts. But what of pantless builders? Are they just 'liberated'?

Men's experiences shared here are very appreciated - is it prudish mind the visuals?

B3

Do you mean underwear?
The inside of jeans has to be a bit rougher than the inside of a t-shirt. But what would I know?

edhelka

I am confused. What's the alternative to pants? And why is it a men's issue?

Do you mean underwear?

Fire

Yes, underpants. Some people like to go commando. It's not a 'men's issue'. I'm just interested if there are protocols, esp in a professional setting. It's a genuine question.

B3

How can the casual observer tell?

Dovefromabove

Sometimes you can tell … underwear absorbs sweat and secretions … its why knickers have a double gusset … it’s why we change our underwear daily. Without it skirts and trousers are doing the absorbing .., and then sitting on office chairs and bus and train seats that other folk will be sitting on. Heaven knows Im the most  unsqueamish of people … but I don’t fancy sitting on chairs that have absorbed any more of another person’s bodily excretions than absolutely necessary. 

As for chaps … some are more careful than others about ‘things’ … the odd dribble etc. Underwear would absorb that along with moisture from ‘sweaty crevices’ … without undies 😱

Uff

Well in all my years of foruming it's the first time I've seen a thread of this nature. As the saying goes, we live and learn.

punkdoc

Pants can help prevent getting your bits caught in zips.

Slow-worm

Dovefromabove said:

Sometimes you can tell … underwear absorbs sweat and secretions … its why knickers have a double gusset … it’s why we change our underwear daily. Without it skirts and trousers are doing the absorbing .., and then sitting on office chairs and bus and train seats that other folk will be sitting on. Heaven knows Im the most  unsqueamish of people … but I don’t fancy sitting on chairs that have absorbed any more of another person’s bodily excretions than absolutely necessary. 

As for chaps … some are more careful than others about ‘things’ … the odd dribble etc. Underwear would absorb that along with moisture from ‘sweaty crevices’ … without undies 😱

I think you just won the internet. 🤣

Fire

Thank you Dove.

I've been advised that this is a question better suited for the Curmudgeons Corner.

I have builders in for weeks and men working on the garden at the moment and I don't know if I'm being a prude.  I've always felt comfortable asking the hive mind here about practical issues and how to handle them. There have been extensive conversations about menopause, end of life, spreading covid, suicide ideation. We have any number regulars who are medics, social workers and care workers. I don't think question is so outré. And, I'm genuinely interested as I realise I don't know how these things work.

 I've seen conversations about women feeling free not to wear a bra - at work or anywhere else - but it not being seen as "professional" and being ridiculed. People seem to care a great deal about what underwear women do or don't wear. Maybe anything goes and people do whatever feels comfortable.

edhelka

I honestly think it is more comfortable to wear underwear than not.
Bras are different though, they are one of the most uncomfortable things in the world (at least for someone small-breasted who doesn't need the support).