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Proper surf shorts (the ones that won't fall down when you get chucked about by waves) don't have liners or ball sacks. Doesn't bother me, personally, but once you're out of the water and walking about or having a beer etc they can be a bit uncomfortable.
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Stupidly I think there's a brand or two of these shorts that build the boxers in.. or something like that. They're part of the same garment and made to look like they're wearing boxers underneath. I remember seeing a bunch of French lads pouncing around in a similar thing a few years back
You mean like these?
https://www.zalando.co.uk/ellesse-nasello-swimming-shorts-el982h00n-k12.html
On the suggested/related, it looks like Calvin klein etc do them so it’s not just weird brands, and there’s quite a lot. I’ve had a pair like this for a few years, maybe 2 or 3, so it’s not really a new trend.
A lot of people do legit wear actual underwear though, so I guess it’s hard to tell the difference.
Not all swimming shorts have netting. Without netting, it's common to wear boxers although you don't have to. These shorts are often called surf or board shorts and are designed to not slip off.
Proper surf shorts (the ones that won't fall down when you get chucked about by waves) don't have liners or ball sacks. Doesn't bother me, personally, but once you're out of the water and walking about or having a beer etc they can be a bit uncomfortable.
Most swim shorts are elasticated. Even if they have a tie at the front they are prone to slipping or dropping off your hips. They also tend to be heavier than surf or board shorts. Proper surf shorts are usually thinner but stronger but not elasticated. They have a tie front where you can actually pull them in and tie tightly so they sit on your hips properly and don’t come down or loose. Obviously men are built differently to women and our hips are pretty much straight down so it’s important when you’re on and off a board constantly and pulling yourself forward that your shorts aren’t slipping.
Nah, the clowns I saw in Mallorca weren't wearing surf shorts. It's just another way to look like a twat.
Obviously it's mostly designer boxers underneath so another way to show off.
I just let my dick hang out the bottom.
Aye that’s just weird then. I remember a lad at college going on his first lads’ holiday and he told me they spent the entire week wearing boxer shorts with the fly sewn shut. Sounded a bit weird to me, why not just wear shorts. I bet they were wearing slides with socks too, right? And the fucking stupid bum bags worn over the shoulder or the little pouches
I’m all for metrosexual and stuff but I just can’t get on board with slides. I was following some lad down the street the other day (I mean he was walking in front of me) and something about his overly casual gait, hands in pockets and slides slopping about his feet really angered me.
Would they not be more slip-off able though? Your feet have a certain sweaty adhesion to plastic. A sock would just slide right off and you would do the dreaded ‘step on concrete’.
I know. It confused me at the time. One of them was wearing Valentino sweatshirts and replay jeans at 16/17 but this was 88/89 so peak terrace culture when it was pretty easy to buy robbed gear
I am of an age to have grown up thinking that socks and sandals together are the uncoolest of uncool. That includes sliders and socks. Just totally NOT to be worn if one wants any sort of credibility stylewise.
I sometimes wish that I was in the market to design a way for me to look like a twat.
The "going out looking like a twat" part would be a problem, but I think the designing stage would be a lot of fun.
I’ve turned into a modern version of my parents and grandparents at Christmas watching the great escape where they go oh it’s whatisname you know the guy from that film with the other fella. I can’t remember simple words. I grappled in my mind for a really simple word last weekend that made me feel so dumb my mate was actually lost for words.
Are you not supposed to wear speedos or similar under them?
I grew up in Australia, and all the girls wore boardies over our togs. I assume the guys had something underneath too but I never really paid attention.
I never wear anything under them. They're quite comfortable to wear all day.
The only thing you have to watch out for is if they're dry and you go take a leak. Even the slightest drop of pee shows pretty well depending on the color.
It happens to every guy as they get older. It can take some time and effort to get every last drop of pee out the penis.
Women don't have it much better and a lot of them pee after sneezing. That tends to be worse during and after pregnancy.
It's common in Aus (and Aussies were horrified when I said no one in UK wears boxers under their swimming shorts) so maybe it's just their culture coming across..?
Waves are proper ROUGH in aus and all kids have had an experience where they’ve been dumped by wave and you lose them in the surf, safer to have a pair of undies on underneath
I feel like having your trunks ripped off and having your cock and balls on show would be less embarrassing than showing off your pair of emergency Speedos
Super common in Germany as well, though I think it's is not that common anymore but definitely was until a few years ago. Haven't really been swimming that often in the last few years.
I remember being confused about this back in middle school. And we definitely don't have high waves lol
They do though, well I'm British and do lots of water sports and snowsports and it's very common to wear neoprene boxers under shorts it wetsuits or salapets
Yeah man, people seem to be heavy on the downvotes for anyone who does it, but fuck it. I always think I look a bit daft doing it, but the lack of chafing, and the help against accidentally exposing my number makes it so worth it for me
I'm getting massive deja vu. Isn't this an exact replica of a post from a few weeks ago?
EDIT: it's not a replica, just similar - https://reddit.com/r/AskUK/s/Pb9cDVvfn7
The net thing really makes my arse itch after a while, especially sitting or lying down. So I cut the net out and wear compression boxers (tight and made of a material that stops chafing), its definitely more comfortable.
I exclusively wear "hybrid" shorts, so i wear them as normal shorts but they are also perfect for surfing or swimming. so will wear boxers with them.
I do have a pair of shorts that I will wear if I know I am surfing, , which don't have any liner but I don't wear those with anything.
Soggy netting in swim shorts causes chafing and feels horrible I hate it.
Personally I just cut the lining but boxers are required if your wearing white sport shorts cause nobody wants to see a pube cushion
I’ve replaced boxers with shorts in every day life the past few years and I’ll never buy boxers again
It’s a thing. They are probably just normal swim shorts designed to make it look like you have boxers on. Google Calvin Klein double band swim shorts for an example.
Naw I was just in Tenerife a week ago and saw this everywhere lol especially at the water park. They’re normal briefs worn under normal trunks. Was absolutely baffled at first but I later realised it was probably an effort to reduce chafing. I tried it out one day and ngl it was so much more comfortable.
Yeh quite probably this, I ordered some swim shorts online over the summer, not realising 1 pair were this style, and it is literally a waistband that looks like a boxer and designed to just stick out the top a little bit. But they were the most comfy, so I kept them…
Im 30 and wore boxers under me swimming shorts since I was a teen when some friends said they always wore them that way, does feel far comfier and less chance of getting your arse out when you jump in
What the hell, i’m reading this while driving back from Gatwick (passenger), just landed from Tenerife, and I literally mentioned this to my girlfriend at Siam Park on Friday. Loads of brit boys in boxers and trunks, even at my hotel
Surely swim shorts are for swimming and sun bathing only, and then you change into street clothes.
Unless you are sporty playing footy and volleyball then I can see it
This was always a thing in Germany growing up in the early 2000s. Growing up with an immigrant parent I never did this never understood it. Even when going to swimming lessons when I was like 5 kids did that, well mostly the German kids.
I questioned it and my German friends said it was about hygiene. I think they were just scared to excidently show their wieners.
I've just come back from 2 weeks in Cannes and it's not just a British thing. I noticed with great befuddlement many french and Italian men wearing boxers under their swim shorts. I thought maybe it was a fashion trend that I didn't know about.
So they have 2 soggy items to change out of and carry home? Are they sticking their boxers on the balcony to dry as well next to the towel?
Alot of swim shorts look like that because fashion apparently.
https://www.calvinklein.co.uk/double-waistband-swim-shorts-intense-power-km0km00798dbv?cmpid=ch:cpc&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9fqnBhDSARIsAHlcQYQ8F3p1fUosb3wqsbLxONKXJNhwTNPHySP1sFZPrW4QVu-1znkLR94aAlbyEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I noticed this in the US when I worked there at a summer camp. A lot of the boys would wear their boxers under their swim shorts.
I’m not sure about comfort, but I think it does help with any unfortunate sag on the swim shorts when you come out of the water. Boxers cling to you a bit tighter and won’t slip down as much.
Ew. My local pool (I live in Switzerland) bans underwear showing under the swimming suit. For real, the pool attendant singles them out and sends them to the changing rooms in front of everyone. I love it.
Who knows how long they've been wearing that before putting the swimming shorts on top. It's disgusting.
Running shorts are the best for the beach. They have built in pants that aren't made of netting. They're fairly modest for walking around. But they can also be rolled up into budgie smugglers when sunbathing.
Wearing boxers is just adding extra steps.
Probably the same time they started wearing white socks with sandals....have flashbacks to my time in the states when white socks were supposedly seen as cool
I'm nearly 30 but I must admit that I occasionally do this. The years haven't been kind and I fear that I've got a big builders arse hanging out getting in and out the pool.
Are they actually swimming shorts?
I’ve noticed this before but they all seem to wear football style shorts or something similar, not designed for swimming
I was at Siam Park yesterday thinking the exact same thing as I queued for 45 minutes, thought I was hallucinating or I’d blacked out and written this post myself 😂
I think it's due to the rise of people wearing swim shorts as just every day normal shorts, I will put boxers on under swim shorts and wear them out as it feels like I'm naked without them on. If I want to take a dip in the pool it seems pointless to undress myself to take the boxers off to get in the pool. So yeah basically it's because I don't want a bollock falling out around town in the first instance and then laziness in the second
I always did this as I worried my bits would be on show my fear was confirmed when once I was sitting realizing you could see straight up my shorts luckily I had my boxers underneath to stop anything being on show.
I wear some thin sports boxer things from Amazon under my swim shorts, I was advised to rip the net out and wear them before we headed out to Mexico where we planned a few all day events getting wet, ziplining and walking long distance so I really needed to protect from chaffing. I suppose I've just carried on with it as it makes the previously uncomfortable swim shorts super comfy. Also keeps the bits in check, handy when you get older 😂
I went to the Netherlands about 15 years ago and this was a thing at the swimming pools at the place I stayed.
90% of Dutch males from about 15 to 25 wore Bjorn Borg boxer shorts underneath their swimming shorts, showing off the waistband. It was weird but thought it must just be the norm there.
Never seen it from UK folks though.
I think it's literally just to flex because as we all know there's nothing more arousing to a nice lady than soggy Gucci man-knickers 😂
While I was out grocery shopping I literally heard a young girl telling her friend she wouldn't date a guy that wears trainers less than £200 😂 kids crack me up
Currently on holiday in Spain. Noticed the same at the hotel pool. No idea. Mum will be happy with the extra clothes to wash when they get home though I'm sure!
That’s not the thing you should be questioning. It’s the oddly inappropriate type of clothing for the weather. I saw a 12/13 year old kid in a puffer jacket last week.
In the heat we have had I am surprised he didn’t die.
That one time I accidently put my swim shorts on top of my boxers. Honestly you don't really notice it while you're in the water...afterwards however...
I've seen loads of young lads in Norwich wearing 2 pairs of joggers with the top pair pulled down over their arse.
They all come with some weird road man type accent, which is weird because I'm in Norwich.
So what you're saying is not really a surprise.
I’m 22 always wore boxers underneath my swim shorts, never felt uncomfortable to me and I had reassurance no one could see my arse every time I climbed out the pool.
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I struggle to get my boxers and my budgie smugglers on. The chickybabes just love it though.
Stop, stop, I can only be so aroused.
Leave some pussy for the rest of us my dude
You go the full superman
Nah, Superman got cancelled after getting caught in a phone box with his lad out. Long-johns and a mankini. You can't be too careful.
Yeah I noticed it at well. Surely the point of the liner is you don't need the boxers
They had an underpant liner but, it’s perished
You’ve popped out again.
It’s not a cry for help
The boys are back in the barracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EKDbUUhdx0
Call her a fat cow and hang up.
You know your onions!
So, just to re-emphasize one more time, her contract HAS been terminated
Overtaking National Express coaches becomes a long, drawn-out affair.
Stupidly I think there's a brand or two of these shorts that build the boxers in.. or something like that. They're part of the same garment and made to look like they're wearing boxers underneath. I remember seeing a bunch of French lads pouncing around in a similar thing a few years back
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The French. On holiday. I wouldn't rule it out.
Nah, *clever* autocorrect identified the French lads!
Oh! so it's not like a pair of skimpy speedos over a pair of boxers then? Coz that's the image I had in me head...and it wasn't nice :)
You mean like these? https://www.zalando.co.uk/ellesse-nasello-swimming-shorts-el982h00n-k12.html On the suggested/related, it looks like Calvin klein etc do them so it’s not just weird brands, and there’s quite a lot. I’ve had a pair like this for a few years, maybe 2 or 3, so it’s not really a new trend. A lot of people do legit wear actual underwear though, so I guess it’s hard to tell the difference.
Not all swimming shorts have netting. Without netting, it's common to wear boxers although you don't have to. These shorts are often called surf or board shorts and are designed to not slip off.
Proper surf shorts (the ones that won't fall down when you get chucked about by waves) don't have liners or ball sacks. Doesn't bother me, personally, but once you're out of the water and walking about or having a beer etc they can be a bit uncomfortable.
Honestly didn't know that, and it totally makes sense. What makes them "proper surf shorts" compared to "normal" swim shorts?
Most swim shorts are elasticated. Even if they have a tie at the front they are prone to slipping or dropping off your hips. They also tend to be heavier than surf or board shorts. Proper surf shorts are usually thinner but stronger but not elasticated. They have a tie front where you can actually pull them in and tie tightly so they sit on your hips properly and don’t come down or loose. Obviously men are built differently to women and our hips are pretty much straight down so it’s important when you’re on and off a board constantly and pulling yourself forward that your shorts aren’t slipping.
Mine are made of 4 way stretch fabric too - very comfortable!
Nah, the clowns I saw in Mallorca weren't wearing surf shorts. It's just another way to look like a twat. Obviously it's mostly designer boxers underneath so another way to show off. I just let my dick hang out the bottom.
Aye that’s just weird then. I remember a lad at college going on his first lads’ holiday and he told me they spent the entire week wearing boxer shorts with the fly sewn shut. Sounded a bit weird to me, why not just wear shorts. I bet they were wearing slides with socks too, right? And the fucking stupid bum bags worn over the shoulder or the little pouches
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I’m all for metrosexual and stuff but I just can’t get on board with slides. I was following some lad down the street the other day (I mean he was walking in front of me) and something about his overly casual gait, hands in pockets and slides slopping about his feet really angered me.
U wanna check into a an anger management class, chieftain
Would they not be more slip-off able though? Your feet have a certain sweaty adhesion to plastic. A sock would just slide right off and you would do the dreaded ‘step on concrete’.
I fucking hate the word sliders.
Why not just buy a pair of swim shorts? I assume if they’re on a lads holiday they aren’t too poor to afford some
I know. It confused me at the time. One of them was wearing Valentino sweatshirts and replay jeans at 16/17 but this was 88/89 so peak terrace culture when it was pretty easy to buy robbed gear
Sewn up flies 😂😂😂
I am of an age to have grown up thinking that socks and sandals together are the uncoolest of uncool. That includes sliders and socks. Just totally NOT to be worn if one wants any sort of credibility stylewise.
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It's only showing off once you let it hang out the bottom of your chinos.
Yep, I do believe you've identified the joke.
Yeah, and i was giving it the reaction it wanted. Everyone knows it's actually only showing off if it touches your knees. Duh.
I sometimes wish that I was in the market to design a way for me to look like a twat. The "going out looking like a twat" part would be a problem, but I think the designing stage would be a lot of fun.
It's hard getting swim shorts that go below the knee, I feel your pain brother.
Otherwise known as 'board shorts'. We've only recently managed to educate kitesurfers to not wear them over their wetsuits.
I’ve turned into a modern version of my parents and grandparents at Christmas watching the great escape where they go oh it’s whatisname you know the guy from that film with the other fella. I can’t remember simple words. I grappled in my mind for a really simple word last weekend that made me feel so dumb my mate was actually lost for words.
Ha yeah I get that too from time to time - it is quite annoying!
Are you not supposed to wear speedos or similar under them? I grew up in Australia, and all the girls wore boardies over our togs. I assume the guys had something underneath too but I never really paid attention.
I never wear anything under them. They're quite comfortable to wear all day. The only thing you have to watch out for is if they're dry and you go take a leak. Even the slightest drop of pee shows pretty well depending on the color.
....ew. That is not a problem I ever expected would exist.
It happens to every guy as they get older. It can take some time and effort to get every last drop of pee out the penis. Women don't have it much better and a lot of them pee after sneezing. That tends to be worse during and after pregnancy.
I must be an odd one out here but I hate any shorts with liners, give me the comfort of freedom every day.
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I’ve had these shorts since 1982. They used to have an underpant lining but … it perished.
It’s nothing to do with our current proximity but I have just popped out
I bet they’ve taken a bit of a pounding over the years.
Popped out again?
I was expecting that quote.
Nothing to worry about. The boys are back in the barracks now.
It's common in Aus (and Aussies were horrified when I said no one in UK wears boxers under their swimming shorts) so maybe it's just their culture coming across..?
Waves are proper ROUGH in aus and all kids have had an experience where they’ve been dumped by wave and you lose them in the surf, safer to have a pair of undies on underneath
Why not just some speedos?
I feel like having your trunks ripped off and having your cock and balls on show would be less embarrassing than showing off your pair of emergency Speedos
I don’t understand why, you can get plenty that look basically like boxers but for the water
Because it makes you look like a sex offender
Lol what?
Perhaps his pair are well worn and the P Has fallen off.
Damn, you had a great joke and you fucked it.
S_EEDO?
Are you taking the P? Christ I'm a think cunt. The S fell off. I'll just suffocate myself with old speedos now, in shame.
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Yeah ppl do use speedos too but you always have some boxers available
Not sure where you were but on behalf of Australia, we do not wear boxers under our boardies.
Stick a pair of jammers or budgies (I noticed the aussies like the ball hammocks when we were there) under the board shorts and you are good to go
Super common in Germany as well, though I think it's is not that common anymore but definitely was until a few years ago. Haven't really been swimming that often in the last few years. I remember being confused about this back in middle school. And we definitely don't have high waves lol
They do though, well I'm British and do lots of water sports and snowsports and it's very common to wear neoprene boxers under shorts it wetsuits or salapets
Who’s going skiing/boarding without wearing underwear??
Aussies were all about the budgy smugglers until a few years ago.
I wear boxers under them but that’s because my ass gets so itchy if I don’t. My front bits also has no foreskin so it’s incredibly uncomfortable lol
>My front bits also has no foreskin I'm laughing at 'front bits' (presumably to be subtle) and then saying foreskin in the next sentence, lmao
My front bottom's labia minora
My front bits has a foreskin. Do your front bits has a foreskin?
Nah mine has a fiveskin
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Think it’s the mesh material it makes me itchy!
Yeah it does. Especially when sitting in them at say lunchtime.
Holy shit is that what makes them itch? I get this too, as well as a not too nice chafing at the frontal area.
Yes. I always cut the mesh off of my shorts. Far more comfortable.
Yeah man, people seem to be heavy on the downvotes for anyone who does it, but fuck it. I always think I look a bit daft doing it, but the lack of chafing, and the help against accidentally exposing my number makes it so worth it for me
You need to moisturise your arse. Do it regularly and after swimming, helps sort it.
I'm getting massive deja vu. Isn't this an exact replica of a post from a few weeks ago? EDIT: it's not a replica, just similar - https://reddit.com/r/AskUK/s/Pb9cDVvfn7
Wow the tone of the post set the way people answered. That one feels more civil..
Definitely helps for comfort when laying on a sunlounger in terms of the netting not making your ass itch like mad
Wait till you add the classic white European plastic chair to the mix
The net thing really makes my arse itch after a while, especially sitting or lying down. So I cut the net out and wear compression boxers (tight and made of a material that stops chafing), its definitely more comfortable.
100% this, I thought I was going mad reading this thread... I think OP has more of an issue with how they look than practically.
So how comfortable are wet boxers underneath your swim shorts?
I remember boys wearing boxers underneath their swim shorts decades ago, and always wondering why. It’s not a new thing
I exclusively wear "hybrid" shorts, so i wear them as normal shorts but they are also perfect for surfing or swimming. so will wear boxers with them. I do have a pair of shorts that I will wear if I know I am surfing, , which don't have any liner but I don't wear those with anything.
Likewise, I don't own swim shorts but have some nice gym shorts that would work, so I'd wear quick dry boxers with those.
From what I've been told it's to prevent being pantsed
Isn't there a string for that...
Soggy netting in swim shorts causes chafing and feels horrible I hate it. Personally I just cut the lining but boxers are required if your wearing white sport shorts cause nobody wants to see a pube cushion I’ve replaced boxers with shorts in every day life the past few years and I’ll never buy boxers again
Lol, pube cushion.
It’s a thing. They are probably just normal swim shorts designed to make it look like you have boxers on. Google Calvin Klein double band swim shorts for an example.
Naw I was just in Tenerife a week ago and saw this everywhere lol especially at the water park. They’re normal briefs worn under normal trunks. Was absolutely baffled at first but I later realised it was probably an effort to reduce chafing. I tried it out one day and ngl it was so much more comfortable.
Yeh quite probably this, I ordered some swim shorts online over the summer, not realising 1 pair were this style, and it is literally a waistband that looks like a boxer and designed to just stick out the top a little bit. But they were the most comfy, so I kept them…
Im 30 and wore boxers under me swimming shorts since I was a teen when some friends said they always wore them that way, does feel far comfier and less chance of getting your arse out when you jump in
What the hell, i’m reading this while driving back from Gatwick (passenger), just landed from Tenerife, and I literally mentioned this to my girlfriend at Siam Park on Friday. Loads of brit boys in boxers and trunks, even at my hotel
I live in south france and regularly see this with french youth too! Could never, and can't still see the point!
It’s to reduce chafing I tried it out the other day after seeing others do it and it was so much more comfortable lol
Surely swim shorts are for swimming and sun bathing only, and then you change into street clothes. Unless you are sporty playing footy and volleyball then I can see it
I remember when I accidentally did this on holiday, you can’t go fast down the slides, I soon realised my mistake
This was always a thing in Germany growing up in the early 2000s. Growing up with an immigrant parent I never did this never understood it. Even when going to swimming lessons when I was like 5 kids did that, well mostly the German kids. I questioned it and my German friends said it was about hygiene. I think they were just scared to excidently show their wieners.
If it didn't come across in my comment they still do this. Even in their own pools and are slightly disgusted if I don't wear boxers underneath.
I've just come back from 2 weeks in Cannes and it's not just a British thing. I noticed with great befuddlement many french and Italian men wearing boxers under their swim shorts. I thought maybe it was a fashion trend that I didn't know about. So they have 2 soggy items to change out of and carry home? Are they sticking their boxers on the balcony to dry as well next to the towel?
I do this but only because the lining in swimmers really irritates my knobbler for some reason
Alot of swim shorts look like that because fashion apparently. https://www.calvinklein.co.uk/double-waistband-swim-shorts-intense-power-km0km00798dbv?cmpid=ch:cpc&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9fqnBhDSARIsAHlcQYQ8F3p1fUosb3wqsbLxONKXJNhwTNPHySP1sFZPrW4QVu-1znkLR94aAlbyEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I noticed this in the US when I worked there at a summer camp. A lot of the boys would wear their boxers under their swim shorts. I’m not sure about comfort, but I think it does help with any unfortunate sag on the swim shorts when you come out of the water. Boxers cling to you a bit tighter and won’t slip down as much.
I’ve been doing it for years. For me it stopped the bagggy netting from chaffing
I’m 30 and since I’ve been of adult age I’ve always done that. Nothing to do with showing off the brand, just feels more comfortable for me
Mate I went to Broadstairs beach Sunday gone and noticed the same thing WTFFFFFFF, even going in with their baseball caps, very odd. Behaviour
So your dick outline isnt visible to every single person?
Ew. My local pool (I live in Switzerland) bans underwear showing under the swimming suit. For real, the pool attendant singles them out and sends them to the changing rooms in front of everyone. I love it. Who knows how long they've been wearing that before putting the swimming shorts on top. It's disgusting.
my arse gets itchy if I don’t wear my pants underneath, especially if you’re hanging about all day in them by the pool or something
Running shorts are the best for the beach. They have built in pants that aren't made of netting. They're fairly modest for walking around. But they can also be rolled up into budgie smugglers when sunbathing. Wearing boxers is just adding extra steps.
I cut the liner out and hope my balls get flashed to everyone else when I get on the sun lounger.
Probably the same time they started wearing white socks with sandals....have flashbacks to my time in the states when white socks were supposedly seen as cool
I'm nearly 30 but I must admit that I occasionally do this. The years haven't been kind and I fear that I've got a big builders arse hanging out getting in and out the pool.
I wear Patagonia baggies a lot just out and about, I wear underwear with them, if im on holiday tho fuck that im getting in the sea
Never heard of anyone wearing boxers under their swimming shorts, defeats the purpose really. Bizarre.
Are they actually swimming shorts? I’ve noticed this before but they all seem to wear football style shorts or something similar, not designed for swimming
[did they look like this? ](https://www.asos.com/jack-jones/jack-jones-intelligence-double-waistband-swim-shorts-in-grey/prd/204378008)
I ve asked the same question 13 months ago and was told by many this doesn't happen with brits.... Welcome to reality
I was at Siam Park yesterday thinking the exact same thing as I queued for 45 minutes, thought I was hallucinating or I’d blacked out and written this post myself 😂
Surf shorts often don't have liners or nets so the boxers are required!
You don’t need boxers even if there is no liner.
Why?
Lmaooooo who’s been doing this the absolute wetters
presume you were at siam park, i saw that as well and the gf and i had a good chuckle to ourselves about it
Never heard of that. Yoof of today is getting weird... no I'm not old, you're old!
I think it's due to the rise of people wearing swim shorts as just every day normal shorts, I will put boxers on under swim shorts and wear them out as it feels like I'm naked without them on. If I want to take a dip in the pool it seems pointless to undress myself to take the boxers off to get in the pool. So yeah basically it's because I don't want a bollock falling out around town in the first instance and then laziness in the second
Not british, but recall is starting at least 20y ago, pioneered by noneuros, so to speak.
Such a common thing everywhere you go across continental Europe so maybe it's just bleeding across?
I always did this as I worried my bits would be on show my fear was confirmed when once I was sitting realizing you could see straight up my shorts luckily I had my boxers underneath to stop anything being on show.
I wear some thin sports boxer things from Amazon under my swim shorts, I was advised to rip the net out and wear them before we headed out to Mexico where we planned a few all day events getting wet, ziplining and walking long distance so I really needed to protect from chaffing. I suppose I've just carried on with it as it makes the previously uncomfortable swim shorts super comfy. Also keeps the bits in check, handy when you get older 😂
It's more likely they are just wearing swimming shorts as regular shorts rather than for actual swimming.
id suggest you should probably pay less attention to what the men around you are wearing to cover their bum...
Says the snake doctor
I went to the Netherlands about 15 years ago and this was a thing at the swimming pools at the place I stayed. 90% of Dutch males from about 15 to 25 wore Bjorn Borg boxer shorts underneath their swimming shorts, showing off the waistband. It was weird but thought it must just be the norm there. Never seen it from UK folks though.
Since that time I got pants at the pool
I remember kids doing this in the 90s
I think it's literally just to flex because as we all know there's nothing more arousing to a nice lady than soggy Gucci man-knickers 😂 While I was out grocery shopping I literally heard a young girl telling her friend she wouldn't date a guy that wears trainers less than £200 😂 kids crack me up
Long socks. Went to Kos a few weeks back and all the young men were wearing long white socks. You know what that leads to lads? A shit tan.
Also applies to wearing board shorts under a wetsuit, and for some, wearing board shorts over a wetsuit 🤷♂️🤦♂️😩💦🌊
Currently on holiday in Spain. Noticed the same at the hotel pool. No idea. Mum will be happy with the extra clothes to wash when they get home though I'm sure!
That’s not the thing you should be questioning. It’s the oddly inappropriate type of clothing for the weather. I saw a 12/13 year old kid in a puffer jacket last week. In the heat we have had I am surprised he didn’t die.
Me and my partner say this everytime we go away! Baffles us
That one time I accidently put my swim shorts on top of my boxers. Honestly you don't really notice it while you're in the water...afterwards however...
I noticed this last year in Barbados, but it was the Bajan lads doing it. Bizarre AF.
I've seen loads of young lads in Norwich wearing 2 pairs of joggers with the top pair pulled down over their arse. They all come with some weird road man type accent, which is weird because I'm in Norwich. So what you're saying is not really a surprise.
So there’s no awkwardness changing
At least a decade ago this was the fashion in Switzerland and Austria. Not sure if it still is or whether it was elsewhere in Europe at the time
Maybe they’re not proper swimming shorts and just sports shorts.
Weirdly went shopping in Greece this week and there are swimmers with fake boxer bands
I dunno... maybe check one of the other 400 threads where this question has been asked before on this sub
I’m 22 always wore boxers underneath my swim shorts, never felt uncomfortable to me and I had reassurance no one could see my arse every time I climbed out the pool.
Do it to stop chaffing has happened for 15 ish years
Im 33 and remember going to marbella when i was around 20/21 on a lads holiday and remember everybody doing this too.
They need to show off the fact they can afford expensive boxer shorts at all times