Posted on 05/04/2013 8:12:54 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
NEW DELHI: Sartorial inequality between the genders is a cause for climate change. When it comes to formal dressing, women tend to cover themselves lightly, if not minimally, while men feel obliged to wear a jacket and a tie, even in the summer warmth of tropical India. When they share the same air-conditioned room, another sort of gender inequality ensures the temperature is kept at a level that makes suited men comfortable, even if it leaves the fairer sex covered with goosebumps.
If the men were to shed a few layers of clothing, the room temperature could be raised by at least 3 degrees centigrade. The power saved on airconditioning across millions of sq ft of built-up space would be a lot. Power saved is carbon-dioxide emissions averted.
(Excerpt) Read more at economictimes.indiatimes.com ...
Nah,just wear a Scots Short Kilt.
Only if you shave your back hair.
George Orwell wrote his first novel based on his time as a British Officer in British Burma. The first 30 pages talk almost constantly of the Western characters complaining about the heat and their clothing...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_Days
Weird but true: people will believe this story....
I've suspected the historic change from robes to trousers had something to do with horseback riding. Shouldn't matter anymore driving a car. And it's no coincidence that on Star Trek all the older and fatter Federation citizens (aka "actors") always seemed garbed in loose robes. Skinny men were in form fitting pants and the female crew in miniskirts and tight tops. They all looked good and could get away with it. Most of the guys I know my age would look better and be far more comfortable in something resembling a male moo moo (although the Samurai look might be more dashing and equally comfortable).
“What’s yer handle?”
Doing it to prevent MMGW is stupid. In Arizona, years ago, “to save electricity and money” in the hot summer months, men who wore neckties were encouraged to wear bolo ties.
Clothing optional makes sense in a country that can hit 120 degrees. And not a dry heat.
Humm, picture a 300 pound man with more hair on his back than his head wearing a sleeveless shirt and bermuda shorts with black socks and sandals sitting in a cubicle. dd a few large hairy moles on his shoulders.
I would put the thermostat on 50 to force him to cover that mess up.
And we all know that the ones who would gladly run around naked are NOT the ones women(or anyone else) would want to see.
Bflr
IMHO, the necktie is the most useless piece of men’s apparel.
Very stupid article. Not worth ripping apart.
Goodness...you’re pretty saucy.
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