QM

My brother used to ski in cut off jeans. Healthy teen metabolism often does not require as much clothing.

Dragonomine

I see a lot of men with shorts on through the winter. I even saw one the other day with flip flops! Crazy!!!! This past winter I have seen teenage girls with shorts on in the mall. I have to remind myself not to judge. Big time double standard I guess.

I'm one of those people guilty of only wearing a hoodie or no jacket at all outside unless it's absolutely frigid. I just can't stand big bulky hot coats when I'm shopping. I'm either roasting in it or carrying it around for hours in the stores. I'd rather be cold those 20 seconds jumping out of the car and into the store.

jetayre

Here is Vermont the UPS men wore shorts all winter....

LynnVT

Fashion and comfort are often mutually exclusive. However, it makes me think of those old days when we girls all wore skirts and nylons all the time, even in freezing weather, while the guys all wore pants. When I was in college, we were forbidden to wear slacks on campus except when there was a major snowstorm. When an announcement came out on the PA system in the dorm on a snowy afternoon, "Girls, you may wear pants to dinner," you could hear cheering all through the building. This was a Catholic college in Massachusetts, and it was about a quarter mile walk to the cafeteria. It was the same in high school - again, private girls school, and we were required to wear our uniforms (plaid skirt, blazer, coat over that) regardless of the weather. Thinking back on it, I can't believe what we thought was normal.

LenaBeena

This is bringing back memories. I made my first pant suit in college. It was blue corduroy. I wore the pants one Saturday in the snow and got plenty of looks! About ten years later (you all know how we measure time with our children's ages) when mine were little, my Aunt was the first woman to wear a pants suit to church! She was quite outspoken so nobody criticized her - at least not out loud. My mother used to wear thin cotton house dresses all winter and put slacks underneath to go outside. But they were only for work. Times change of course, but I wonder what these warm guys will think of photos of themselves standing in the snow in shorts when they are older?

Linda1

This must be a normal thing now. My 18 year old grandson was dressed in shorts and coat yesterday in Lowes. It looked strange to me because I was cold head to toe and was covered head to toe

Sunnye

I remember standing at the bus stop in the mornings for shool with a mini-skirt, short coat and pantyhose. The wind was whipping and you can bet I was cold.
I do know now that I couldn't dress like that; men's and women's thermostats are different just like youngin's and older's are.
I witnessed this dress attire yesterday in Walmart: teenagers mostly in shorts (if you can call them that because they come down well below the knee), tee-shirts and flip flops.
I was wearing a turtleneck, courderouy pants, boots and my "heavy" winter coat which is good for the wind and snow. Yep, it was spitting snow yesterday. Each to their own?

sewnut

Not in wyoming. the younger people don't wear coats here or they wear light sweaters.

Luv Quilts and Cats

It happens here in New Hampshire in the winter, too. I worked with a guy who wore shorts all year round. He said he was always hot, the long pants made him sweat too much even in the winter. I understand about being hot all the time, but wouldn't the repeated exposure to cold, dry air be bad for the skin? As for not being cool to dress for the weather, when I was in junior high school and then high school, we would be caught dead with an umbrella on rainy days. We'd arrive at school sopping wet, though! And wear a hat, no way. Although I did when it was very cold and windy. We do stupid things as kids to be in with the cool people. Hopefully, we grow out of it! LOL!

quiltingcandy

In 2002 my youngest daughter was in her high school performing choir, we went to Time Square in New York to compete the end of February. The first day we arrived I wasn't feeling too well, so stayed in my room to about 11 am decided it was time to get something to eat and there was a Howard Johnson's next door, so it was sunny and I thought I would just go, didn't think about grabbing a coat. While standing on the street corner waiting for the light to change people were looking at me like my hair was on fire. I just smiled wondering what was wrong with me and after I got across the street someone asked me, "Aren't you cold?" Yes - but I was just going across the street - didn't realize it was going to be such a long walk or so shocking to others. Still laughing about it all these years later. In Southern California (I live 7 miles from the Mexican Border) shorts and light sweat shirts are the norm even in the middle of winter so it it hard to remember to put on a coat.

I may be from Kansas but after living for 40 years in So Cal the bad habits kind of takes over.