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Posties explain why they always wear shorts all year round no matter the weather

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Published 09:00 22 Aug 2023 GMT+1

Posties explain why they always wear shorts all year round no matter the weather

Ever wondered why posties wear shorts even during the winter?

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

Featured Image Credit: David Rogers/Patricia Hamilton / Contributor

Topics: UK News, Reddit, Jobs

Claire Reid
Claire Reid

Claire is a journalist at LADbible who, after dossing around for a few years, went to Liverpool John Moores University. She graduated with a degree in Journalism and a whole load of debt. When not writing words in exchange for money she is usually at home watching serial killer documentaries surrounded by cats. You can contact Claire at [email protected]

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Ever wondered why posties wear shorts even when it’s absolutely baltic outside? Of course you have - but wonder no longer, as they’ve shared the reasons behind their unseasonable sartorial choices.

In a Reddit thread from a few years back, one curious Brit questioned why posties don their shorts throughout the year - even during the winter months, when the country battles snow, sleet and rain.

To be fair, the weather looks nice here. I’d wear shorts.
David Rogers/Getty Images

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The Reddit user asked: “Postmen/women of the UK, why do you wear shorts all year round no matter the weather? Is it a rule or a silly tradition?”

And it turns out they choose the shorts life for the same reasons many of us do so.

One 'current postie' replied: “It really is just because it gets hot doing the job.

"One round I cover I wear trousers just because of the wind (made the mistake once and had windburn all up my legs) but it’s that particular village happens to be the highest point of the town and is a massive wind tunnel. All other rounds I'm in shorts pretty much all year.”

Someone else explained: “I'm an ex-postie. I used to be 'that guy', the reason for me is that I hate sweating and walking around all day used to make me sweat my balls off.

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“If it was an extreme day I might throw on waterproofs over my shorts, something I can easily slip on and off as the need arose.”

Putting it more succinctly, a third added: “Skin is waterproof. Walking all day is hot work."

Another, who previously worked as postie for a few months, shared: “The depot had a running bet where everyone paid £1 a week into a pot, with the winner got to give the entire fund to a charity of their choice.

Inquiring minds want to know.
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“The competition was to see who could go furthest into the winter in shorts. As the snow kicked in during January it was down to two die hards. Eventually as spring kicked in it was deemed a tie, the pot was split between the two, raising several hundred each.

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“At the end of the competition a supervisor also added to the pot out of his own pocket and both got a free cooked breakfast from the work’s canteen for a week in recognition of their efforts!”

Another Reddit thread from five years ago produced similar responses, with one person saying their best mate, who was a postal worker, wore shorts 'because they dry quickly'.

“He says there is nothing worse than wet trousers all day in the winter,” they said, adding: “You also don't get cold when on your feet.”

So there you go.

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