Summer does not mean men can remove their shirts in Tescos!

[pinkladyapple]

Went to Tescos. A family of 4 males walked past from ages maybe 6 up to 60 and all of them were topless and sweaty. Why is that acceptable all of a sudden to be effectively wearing beachwear while in a supermarket just cause it's hot? Would I be allowed to walk in bare chested or in a bikini?

One of them leant against the deli counter and left a sweat imprint from their chest.

I think indoors it's particularly bad. It's not about if they have a nice physique or not it's just not acceptable in places like the town centre or inside businesses surely?

AIBU to be really irritated by this?

Yes, Viva it made certainly made us laugh heartily.

Yanbu. A bit of decorum is good. Dress appropriately unless you are by the beach.

It's getting on a packed bus and having to jam yourself against a sweating half naked stranger I can't stand, especially with my head being armpit height for some blokes. I try to walk more during tourist season.

Maryjo15 ffs that is really not the same.

Also some of the men I see walking round with no shirts on have bigger breasts than people I see breastfeeding. And you definitely see more skin from a topless man than someone breastfeeding...

Anyway, OP, YANBU. Sweat print on the deli counter is rank! I think you would probably be allowed in a supermarket in a bikini top but imagine the outrage if you went in topless...

Doesn't bother me. Just makes me bloody envious that we women can't do the same

I said being served food by people in vest tops not vest tops per se. Why not read the words in front of you?

It was an honest question - I can't imagine what's wrong with vest tops, whether you're wearing them or serving people in them. Is it just that you can see more arm/chest than usual? Or that what they are serving you might have more contact with skin?

I'm genuinely interested, I thought vest tops were universally acceptable.

Nataleejah that's partly why it bothers me so much though. Sexist bullshit double standards.

If a person's armpits start sweating and they're wearing a vest top, then small droplets of sweat could potentially drip onto the food.
If the person is wearing a proper top then the sleeves will absorb the sweat instead.

That's why people serving food shouldn't really wear vest tops.

I'd be more concerned about the hot kitchens and sweat dripping off the people cooking the food

I hadn't thought of the kitchen aspect

Where is this tescos where whole families of men are allowed to wander round topless?

Yanbu. It's always a certain sort of man as well. Laddish. Beery. Hate it. Also they do it when it's 20 degrees so you know they're not really hot. They're just making a point about their dominance.

do you complain about decency when women breast feed in public.
Maryjo that is one of the most ridiculous arguments I have ever heard!
I don't want to see men with no tops on in shops.
I don't want to see women in bikinis in shops.
Breastfeeding mums are welcome to breastfeed in shops.
The situations don't even compare.

DP took his top off in the park the other day. I was speechless. I would never have agreed to go out with him if i had known he was that kind.

On s serious note though, there is absolutely no need for it. As PP said, people in countries far hotter than ours manage to go about their daily business wearing clothes.

Being served food by people in vest tops sounds ridiculously specific to me, as if something bad happened to you once when that happened. As I can't think of a rational reason why it would be an issue. Does an extra few inches of material covering the shoulders really make that big a difference?

Yanbu. It's always a certain sort of man as well. Laddish. Beery. Hate it. Also they do it when it's 20 degrees so you know they're not really hot. They're just making a point about their dominance.

This. In spades.

I believe that some supermarkets (Tesco?) have introduced a 'no pyjamas or nghtwear' policy in their stores. I think this should be extended to 'no bare chests' (male or female!). As pinkladyapple said,its got nothing to do with whether or not they have a good physique. I just find it off-putting and offensive to see half-dressed people wandering around the shop. There is a time and a place for it,and the supermarket is NOT it.