# Men - do you wear t shirts? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 24, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109 "2017-04-24T01:25:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/1 "2017-04-24T01:25:48Z")
Under your your shirt? ---
**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/2 "2017-04-24T01:37:16Z")
No, but i am a neanderthal, do i still count? I try not to wear any clothes i dont have to ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/3 "2017-04-24T01:37:46Z")
Because my antiperspirant it’s 100% effective and I don’t want sweat stains on my shirts ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/4 "2017-04-24T01:44:39Z")
My dad always did. He said it was cooler in the summer. I never thought so. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/5 "2017-04-24T01:47:02Z")
I do. No, it isn’t exactly cooler in the summer, but it does a better job soaking up sweat than just a regular shirt. ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/6 "2017-04-24T01:50:53Z")
Usually. At work, I don’t like the uniform against my skin. I also wear suspenders -detest belts- and don’t tuck my shirt in. Dressing to leave the house, I hang my cheaters on the Vee neck under my shirt. When I wear my looser fit jeans, my suspenders go on over my tee and under my shirt, unless I need to tuck. I usually prefer polo shirts with those pants though. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/7 "2017-04-24T02:04:49Z")
Always at work. In winter otherwise. I have a very large collection of geeky shirts. One that rivals Sheldon’s, in fact. Right this minute I’m wearing a Captain Hammer shirt. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/8 "2017-04-24T02:14:59Z")
Yes, always. I feel weird without one. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/9 "2017-04-24T02:19:47Z")
Yes. Especially with a dress shirt it feels far more comfortable. ---
**Author:** ![diggerwam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/10 "2017-04-24T02:27:41Z")
I tried for awhile, but it didn’t take. Too many layers and too warm. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/11 "2017-04-24T02:53:15Z")
> [@seal\_cleaner](#): > > Under your your shirt? Yep, with dress shirts or casual dress shirts like oxford cloth type shirts. Weirdly it does keep me cooler, eliminates any issues with yellowing stains from sweat and honestly I think it also helps them stay unwrinkled. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/12 "2017-04-24T03:16:17Z")
I only wear t-shirts. The only dress shirt I ever wear (without a t-shirt) is once a year, when I’m wearing my tux. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/13 "2017-04-24T04:05:10Z")
Yes, I would get big sweat stains otherwise (antiperspirant notwithstanding). ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/14 "2017-04-24T04:13:03Z")
Every day of the year without exception. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/15 "2017-04-24T04:13:21Z")
From age 17 to 37, I didn’t. Ever since then, yes. I realized that I could wear shirts several days if the sweat and/or antiperspirant gunk went elsewhere. These days I’m especially fond of “technical” undershirts from Uniqlo. Heattech long-sleeve ones to keep me toasty warm in winter, and AIRism mesh ones to keep me cool and dry when traveling in the tropics. Glidan “tall” T-shirts that stay tucked in (I’m long-waisted) for spring and fall. All other T-shirts were recently purged from the closet. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/16 "2017-04-24T04:15:00Z")
nope. too hot, especially in summer. In winter, prefer to wear a sweater over a shirt, so I can take the sweater off when it gets hot. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/17 "2017-04-24T04:16:50Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I only wear t-shirts. The only dress shirt I ever wear (without a t-shirt) is once a year, when I’m wearing my tux. So what’s the one day? Anniversary supper out with your husband? Special exhibition at a gallery? July 4th gala? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/18 "2017-04-24T04:28:56Z")
I don’t think I’ve \*not \*worn an undershirt since I was 12. I would feel naked without one. Even if I wear a t-shirt (sports team, Captain America, etc.), I have an undershirt under it. Although, as I type this, I’m wearing an old “I’m with her” Hillary shirt with no undershirt under it. I guess going to bed is the exception to the rule. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/19 "2017-04-24T04:41:11Z")
Only in winter. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109/20 "2017-04-24T04:48:58Z")
Almost always; I just grew up doing it and have never changed. For under sweatshirts and sweaters I find it a must. Although unlike **Happy** I’ve never worn a shirt under a t-shirt. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-wear-t-shirts/785109.md?page=2)