Originally Posted by LenaBeena

Last week I counted six different guys ranging in age from teen to at least 50 wearing shots and winter coats. It was near zero degrees outside. I was in a large grocery store. My friend commented that she saw several around her little rural town wearing similar garb and even flip-flops in the snow! I spoke with a friend on the phone back in Illinois and she read me an article from Midwest Living magazine that said you know you're in the Midwest when you see shorts with winter coats and flip-flops (fur-lined) in the snow. Surely these men own or could get long pants and shoes or boots. Do they not feel cold? Is this a "fashion statement"? Is this happening where you live too?