I feel seen and understood. And I’m not white.
Although, I’m currently in the Tennessee/North Carolina cold snap panic. People are all bundled up, and I am genuinely comfortable in my shorts and sandals. About 5 less degrees or 10 MPH more wind, and I’d put on shoes.
It’s 29 degrees and I want to die.
As a Canadian, I don’t even need a jacket at those temps.
Not a Canadian but same here. I’m driving around with the top down in my convertible if it’s sunny and in the 40s. Coat doesn’t come out usually until single digits, either regular temp or wind chill. Had a bright sunny day a few years ago after a snow storm and my neighbors teased me because I was out shoveling snow in shorts and flip flops. Some of us just handle the cold better than others.
lol. My fingers hurt 🥶
Except for the first day it hits in the fall I don’t even wanna get out of bed. But then the first day it’s that warm again in the spring, it’s shorts and hoodie time again.
this. 40’s in the fall and its oh man need to bundle up. 40’s in the spring and its time to ditch the jacket.
F or C?
Honestly, after googling the conversion, I would want to die at both!
no need for shoes. just wear socks with em.
It’s like you know me.
God, shorts wearers live in your heads rent free. I wore pants today and have had 5 people make comments. I literally do not think about how anyone else dresses for weather but it seems everyone thinks about me a lot.
I think about you daily, friend.
im thinking about you both. at the same time. nevermind im done.
Now kiss?
They’re just mad that we don’t seem to get cold.
Which is really odd because I fucking hate how quickly I get hot and sweaty. Went to some friends yesterday, it was 9c outside and I wore shorts for the walk over there. I was still sweating underneath my fucking jacket by the time we got over there - it was a ten minute walk.
Yeah I would rather be mildly chilly than sweat and be absolutely freezing.
It’s either really flattering or really weird.
I think I’ve worn long trousers twice in the last five years.
Both for funerals.
Of people who died heroically of hypothermia. 💪
You’ve learned nothing you fool.
Heros are fools. My man’s out here surviving!
My friend is this guy. I was so surprised when he wore pants to his wedding.
Dress shorts need to be invented, frfr
I’m ready to marry!
Very common in the Bahamas for quite a while.
You might want to edit that to ‘long pants.’
Otherwise, we pervos will assume they were planning a ‘natural’ event.
I’m okay with this.
The horror…the horror…
Knees out for Harambe
He died for our sins. But it was too late.
If women are allowed to wear skirts and shorts in cold weather deep into the cold winter, guys should also be able to wear wtf makes them comfortable. A nice breeze on the bottom parts with a cozy warm top is a great feeling.
Fuck the patriarchy.
I’m wearing fleece lined tights under that skirt or shorts.
Are you saying I can’t wear fleece lined tights?
You totally can and should. Get ones that match your skin tone. It’s fun when people think you’re crazy for wearing a skirt or shorts in the winter.
I’m going to get a kilt. Fuck the haters.
Who keeps you? I never gave a fuck if people like my outfit or not.
A friend told me a few weeks ago that the fashion trend during his adolescence was to always wear shorts. He never owned a pair of trousers until he left highschool. He hated winter because he was freezing. This comic is him.
in highschool there was a kid exactly the same.
dude was like 6’ 10" rocking cutoff jorts with 2 feet of snow on the ground. granted, they weren’t probably jorts, they were just regular cutoffs, but damn was he tall.
We’d be like, “Jeremy… why are you wearing shorts?! It’s gotta be like 3° today!”
“I’m just not cold guys…”
honestly he probably didn’t have any other choice. we were all poor as fuck and nobody had hand-me-downs that could fit his tall ass.
I’m not going to apologize or feel bad because of your weak blood. I’ll wear shorts until it’s actually cold.
My teenage self is in this image and I don’t like it.
Granted, we all know this is just bullshit divisive online drama meant to drive engagement, so this is mostly tongue in cheek.
I can’t speak for everyone, but here’s my deal. I’m already sporting the equivalent of a knitted sweater and wool pants BEFORE I even put on a single article of clothing and my body temperature runs higher than average. I simply do not experience cold the same way that a lot of other people in my life experience it. My feet, hands, and arms might get cold. Even my head and my core sometimes get cold. But I don’t think I’ve ever truly experienced “cold legs”.
Shorts are a major quality of life thing that allow me to better control my body temperature. Also, my modern adult life means I’m indoors 20+ hours a day, largely against my will. Let me maximize the quantity of my physical comfortable, especially if I’m already having to deal with miserable people in an overheated office/room/building with essentially no air movement. Just makes more sense to dress in a way that’s appropriate for the majority of my day.
Keeping in mind, though, that I also do wear pants at times, and it’s not always shorts 100% of the time. But it’s enough that people do sometimes make comments. Mostly lighthearted, but not always.
Shorts gang for life. They’ll have to bury me in them.
NW Florida here. 50F for a high today, windy, coldest it’s been so far, promise no one will dress appropriately. Right now people are running in and out of stores, hugging themselves tight in their summer clothes.
Women are usually more sensible as they have rockin’ fall clothes. But still. Yes, those riding boots are very cute. No, the paper thin, breathable pants aren’t doing you any good.
It is not that cold. It is below freezing point here. It got to -30° two years ago.
Hey if you’re in a hospital they can like, give you a hot bath. This doctor is supremely bad at his job.
It’s 80 right now where I live. 😬
South Florida just hit the 40’s. Nope nope nope. I don’t like it! Got a friend from new York named Carlos whose like this and gave me heat for wearing two pairs of jeans. Like fuck you Carlos, my blood is the consistency liquid helium it’s so thin! I was raised within a stone’s throw of the equator!
Raised in Phoenix I wondered as a kid how people could tolerate the cold because the 40’s felt like I might not survive waiting for the bus. Now I’ve lived in a colder climate for 30+ years and drive around with my top down on my convertible if it’s sunny and in the 40s. I’m not really normal but nonetheless you might be surprised how you can acclimate to a new environment.
White guys wearing shorts when its cold memes always makes me think of Suffer for fashion by Of Montreal . Thanks everyone for reminding me its time for an Elephant 6 listen session.
Personally I was always confused by it. I’m a white guy who loves long clothes and rock jeans whenever I can. My dad would (still does sometimes) wear shorts when its sub 50°F. I would ask why and he said he was from Michigan so I wrote it off.
I had a few friends in middle and high school who would wear shorts year round. I never realized why and they told me they were tough and shorts look cool. After growing up and looking back on their situation they probably only owned a set of clothes for year round use.
Georgie fruit
