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Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

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karchun
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Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by karchun »

I've seen many of my friends taking an absolute mick out of me by saying "wearing your shorts this week?" (This was said in January when it was freezing!)

But is it stereotypical of postman/women wearing shorts for work??! :crazy:
glenfiddich
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by glenfiddich »

never have and never will wear shorts for work so no its not stereotypical
2pac
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by 2pac »

72 deliveries n my d.o. not one wears shorts apart from the summer scorcher days obviously, i just dont get it, this country is baltic in the winter, so no stereotypes here
mazza111
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by mazza111 »

A couple in our office wore shorts all year round. Spring and summer for me. But if your delivering in snow with shorts at least the bottom of your trousers won't get wet :crazy:
eastie
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by eastie »

out of 32 at my office about 10 wear shorts all year round but we are on the south coast.
I wear shorts and find in rain that wet legs dry quicker than if you wear trousers and with the constant movement you are warm anyway.
Perhaps I'm lucky that I dont feel the cold
doorstepped
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by doorstepped »

I wore shorts from march to xmas eve last year and got back into them this week, I agree with the comments above, its so much easier to wear shorts in the wet.
DGP1
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by DGP1 »

I don't think anyone really deserves to see my legs (and I'll let people work out if that's a good thing or bad :wink: ). :Very Happy
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
PhilthyPhil
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by PhilthyPhil »

I don't think that many postman wear them all year round. We have one or two out of about 50 staff that do. I think the small number that do just stand out because it is so utterly ridiculous to wear shorts when it is -5
stokes11eg
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by stokes11eg »

PhilthyPhil wrote:I don't think that many postman wear them all year round. We have one or two out of about 50 staff that do. I think the small number that do just stand out because it is so utterly ridiculous to wear shorts when it is -5
:Very Happy Sadly, for some reason, most of the folks in our office just look plain daft in shorts! :crazy:
eastie
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by eastie »

Thing is that some people feel the cold whilst others with a good circulation dont.
I can come in from work after working in minus conditions and my legs are warmer than my wifes who has been sitting in a room of 20 degrees all day.
Everybody is different, I think its nuts when I see some people sorting indoors with 4 layers on whilst I am in a short sleeved shirt
DirtyHarry
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by DirtyHarry »

glenfiddich wrote:never have and never will wear shorts for work so no its not stereotypical
Me neither.
I stopped wearing short trousers when I left infant school and started junior school. I did wear shorts when I played football, though.

Some of my colleagues make me laugh though, pale, stick-thin legs, knobbly-knees, most of 'em look like field marshall Montgomery. :Very Happy
Brainache
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by Brainache »

I wore shorts on two days this summer and one day the previous - what a scorcher !! The ones who wear them all year round do look silly though.
bedfordrl
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by bedfordrl »

I have been in shorts since they got rid of the rule where you could only wear shorts from May to October, how long ago was that ? seven, eight years?.
Bahia Feliz
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by Bahia Feliz »

Bloke at my office wears shorts all year round and on a hot day he doesn't even wear a shirt,only a hi-vis!
calpsy
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Re: Is a postman with shorts a stereotypical view??

Post by calpsy »

Im in Scotland and theres about 3 that wear them all year round :crazy: