Lose the shirt never hurts.
I agree.
But be careful!!
If we accuse of American women of oft-times being overly uptight about males displaying a bit of skin in a public setting…we might get accused of “having issues.”
LOL
I find this accusation particularly ironic. Since it is, decidedly, the sexually-oppressed who have the issues, eh?
Cheers.
You fall asleep in the sun with a blinding white chest around here, you’ll wake up looking like a boiled lobster.
There are some that don’t really have any modesty. They are fun, and… interesting.
And others that think they are gods gift to others. Best to be avoided.
Asked an American woman out for a date and got turned down, huh?
Displaying skin at work is NOT in a public setting. You are there on your employer’s property and dime, and need to behave in accordance with culturally accepted practices. Baring your chest (male, female or otherwise) at work is totally unacceptable.
FTR I’m a middle-aged and very broad-minded broad. Most men in Speedos shouldn’t. I am far more ‘aroused’ by a more modest display of manliness…speedos just scream I’M A LOSER, LOOK AT MY BULGE!!!
Oh, and I’m Australian…so it’s not just the Yankee feminazis who are contributing to this thread. 
:D:D
Not wanting to see hairy man-chest at work is a feminist thing now?
I thought it was a ‘‘Hey, maybe don’t break the dress code,’’ thing.
Can we ban pants? I hate pants.
Well, I wouldn’t hang out on the office patio without my shirt, but if someone was out there without a shirt it sure wouldn’t stop me also going out there to eat/bask/whatever on my break.
Speedos: At the pool? Fine. On a city street? No. (Unless it’s a parade, and they’re on a float singing “I’m Sexy and I KNow It”)
Maybe Glenn was having one of those dreams where you are inappropriately dressed at work.
Hopefully he doesn’t have the one where you are naked.
Also, lol right back at a guy who thinks men are okay baring their chest wherever but doesn’t think women should be allowed to feed their babies in public because boobs, if I’m reading that right I think I know what kind of guy we’re talking about here.
Ferchrissakes. Give it a rest, Glenn.
I personally would not do it (family history of melanoma if for no other reason) but a man sunning himself with his shirt off on an outside patio during break time (punched out)? No problem.
Also zero problem with breast feeding in public or the kid brought in to work and fed while mom is on break on the patio. FWIW.
And also FWIW I see discomfort with either as a bit uptight. Breasts being used functionally to feed one’s child? Get over it and grow up. A man’s chest and belly is so “Ewww” and disturbing that you could not see it and eat your lunch? Also a sign of significant body hang-ups.
The fact that within oursociety these hang ups are not uncommon means that likely they should be respected in the workplace but seriously … “Ewww”?
I assumed based on this reaction that the man was not attractive.
I don’t believe the answer to this question should be contingent on whether or not the man is attractive, but it might explain specific disgust at this particular instance vs. general overall disgust toward every possible instance.
Speedos are for pointing and laughing. I would do the same for bare chests at work. If you don’t mind being laughed at, I guess it’s okay. Where I used to work it would probably get you solder burns though.
Uh, no. I wouldn’t (but I’m female) and I don’t want to see most of my coworkers do so either. I can live with shorts and t-shirts on really hot days, but please keep your upper bodies covered. We are in the office, so a tiny bit of decorum, please!
I keep a chair, towels, some snacks, and a bathing suit in the back of my SUV, too, because I literally drive by Walden Pond on my way home from work. If traffic sucks and it’s hot, I’m going to stop and hang out for a bit. Why not?
One thing the store I work at is extremely strict about is appropriate dress. We have to wear our work shirts at all times we are clocked in. The cashiers wear red (to make them noticeable) and the aisle workers wear navy (to make them inconspicuous).
Not wearing them is grounds for dismissal.
I don’t even hang out alone, in my own apartment, on a hot summer day (105) without a shirt.
Yeah.
I would just consider it the sort of thing you’d want to make sure was find with your boss (and their boss, and so on). I would agree the best way to have it if they want it would be to have some privacy screened area.
I generally can eat wherever. But I know plenty of people who can’t eat when they are uncomfortable. That doesn’t mean they think it’s wrong, necessarily. But you can’t control those types of reactions. At least, not without some graduated exposure plan or something. And that seems a bit excessive when the other person could just position themselves where they aren’t so obvious and everyone can see them.
What kind of business did you work at, and what was the setup where you did it?