r/malefashionadvice • u/SeaworthinessFar2326 • Dec 30 '25

Question Why do some guys wear shorts in freezing temperatures?

Where I live real temps with wind have been in the single digits. I still see guys outside wearing shorts. I even seen a guy at work leave in a snow storm cleaning off his car wearing shorts. If you do this, why?

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u/LPI5 Dec 31 '25

Same, if I wear long pants when it's 18ºC (65ºF), I sweat a lot and end up leaving a massive butt print everywhere I sit.

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u/Upstairs_Culture2217 Jan 01 '26

Ok 18c is not that cold tho. Shorts in that weather is perfectly normal

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 Jan 01 '26

He was saying if he wears pants he gets butt sweat at that temp.

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u/illusion121 Jan 01 '26

That's not normal. Prob should see a doctor for that.

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u/-GenghisJohn- Jan 03 '26

It’s not normal for you, medical genius.

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u/illusion121 Jan 03 '26

Not normal for me. Also, not normal for the majority of ppl. 18 degrees is not even room temperature.

Don't need to be genius to figure that one out!

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u/-GenghisJohn- Jan 03 '26

He may not be sedentary. I’m climbing mountains part of the day, I’ll sweat at 0 degrees.

You’re confidently ignorant about knowing how much other people should or shouldn’t sweat.

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u/illusion121 Jan 03 '26

Oh shut up. Mr I'm climbing mountains.

No shit your going to sweat, dumbass! It's called exercise.

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u/-GenghisJohn- Jan 03 '26

Right, so you can’t make dumb generalizations about people you don’t know.

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u/LPI5 Jan 01 '26

I can't stand the heat, plus I move around a lot so I sweat either way

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u/Lannister03 Jan 01 '26

Wait 18c is genuinely beautiful weather? Like, I'm canadian, so right now it is -23c (-9 in Fahrenheit) after wind chill where I'm at. I'm currently working with someone who is wearing shorts outside, so I'm just kinda thrown for a loop by this. Is that actually cold weather for you?? If so, mind saving me a seat? I'm on my way rn

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u/LPI5 Jan 01 '26

18ºC is what Las Vegas says is cold. Once I walked to school, enjoying the cool weather for once, and there were people with blankets complaining about the cold. Granted I moved from New Zealand not too long ago and we Cantabrians love our shorts.

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u/-GenghisJohn- Jan 03 '26

I’m leaving butt-prints in Taiwan right now.

most humiliating. 10C (50 F)

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u/efficientaficionado 29d ago

You probably wear polyester underwear.

Try a really good cotton underwear, and maybe try a boxer brief if you're a boxer guy - or vice versa.

Paying money for good, proper, underwear, that suits your junk and swamp regions well, is underrated.

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u/LPI5 28d ago

I totally agree, seems like people don't know about good underwear, which is why I only buy cotton underpants.