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To think you dont wear a tshirt under a jumper?! Lighthearted

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SLLM · 16/04/2017 17:40

The other half days you cannot wear a jumper without a t-shirt underneath but then complains he's too hot. I wear a jumper but no t-shirt underneath
Whose right

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diddl · 17/04/2017 08:31

"You don't want armpit sweat on an outer layer of clothing."

But perhaps if you didn't have the tshirt as well, you wouldn't be sweating so much!!

NoSquirrels · 17/04/2017 08:39

Jumpers are also referred to as "pullovers", which surely indicates they are designed to go "over" something else.

Jumper/sweater/hoodie over just a bra - I'd assume you'd dressed in a hurry and/or run out of tops as you'd forgotten to do the laundry...

I am generally cold rather than hot though, so if you're opposite perhaps it's different?

diddl · 17/04/2017 09:29

Isn't it a "pullover" because you pull it over your head to get it on?

kaputt · 17/04/2017 10:32

Jumper is for serious chill/outdoor conditions and under it you have a different top. This is often a tshirt.

It'd be like wearing a coat and nothing under it. Or should I not even ask you about that OP.

DermotOLogical · 17/04/2017 10:36

You wear a hoodie without a t shirt?! So strange.

Trills · 17/04/2017 10:40

You are the one that is weird.

I grew up believing that one must ALWAYS wear a tshirt under a jumper.

I think this was to save on washing (washing t-shirts is easy, washing jumpers is harder) but also because jumpers at the time would not be comfortable next to the skin.

Now I have some jumpers that are comfortable next to the skin, but I nearly always wear something underneath them.

SLLM · 17/04/2017 11:59

I have on occasion worn a bomber jacket without a t-shirt or anything underneathBlush hahah I can't believe people wear t-shirt under their jumper!what if it's a really thick jumper?

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HateSummer · 17/04/2017 16:57

But perhaps if you didn't have the tshirt as well, you wouldn't be sweating so much!!

Armpits sweat regardless of being hot. Well mine do anyway!

gamerwidow · 17/04/2017 17:12

I wear jumpers with or without Tshirts/vests underneath depending on the weather and the jumper. I wouldn't wear a jumper for multiple days either so I don't understand the need to protect it from my body. Surely no one wears a jumper just for warmth it's a top in its own right.

HateSummer · 17/04/2017 19:22

I wear jumpers for warmth. It's another layer. Why on earth would someone not wear a jumper for warmth? Confused

gamerwidow · 17/04/2017 19:29

Yes but you don't wear it just for warmth surely? Don't you wear it because you like the way it looks in which case why not wear it without a top underneath it it's too warm to put a top under there. When I put a jumper on I intend it to be seen all day not taken on and off like a coat.

HateSummer · 17/04/2017 22:18

I wear a jumper because I need added warmth on a cold day. I will take it off if I get hot. Obviously you buy clothes that look nice...women buy lingerie because it looks nice, but you wouldn't walk around in it showing off. Clothes have a purpose, aswell as looking nice.

SomewhatIdiosyncratic · 17/04/2017 22:25

A hoodie would be too draughty without a t-shirt underneath as the warm air would escape too easily due to the baggy fit and therefore you'd be too cold. A t-shirt underneath means you can remove the jumper/ hoodie if you are too warm. A jumper on its own is a huge gamble on conditions being just right and very stable.

Layering is the best method for comfort.

gamerwidow · 18/04/2017 19:07

Speak for yourself HateSummer Wink (grumblingly concedes I do in fact keep lingerie (mostly) out of sight)

QuinionsRainbow · 18/04/2017 21:19

Never been a fan of layering - which is why I had a melt-down as a 6yo when Mum took me into M&S to get me new vests for the new school year and why even now I prefer to wear just one layer. So, in winter it's thickish jumpers (sans t-shirt or vest), in spring/autumn it's thinnish jumpers (worn ditto), and in summer (whe we get one) just a really thin jumper, a t-shirt or a vest top. Obviously the itch-factor of the wool is important, but acrylic blends work well and are easily washable.

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