Shorts

What is it about men and shorts?

Why do so many Englishmen reach for the shorts the minute they are told 'Spring is in the air?'  Since the first inkling of Spring men of all ages have been walking and hobbling around in shorts!  Why?

It is as if they cannot continue to wear trousers, as if they were being transported back to their childhoods, or possibly Scout days.  The sun is here, on with the shorts, a grubby T-shirt reminding others of the great days of Pink Floyd, and dark glasses, possibly so they are not recognised by anyone.

Just going down to dump the rubbish and I see a man in elegant T-shirt and shorts walking down the road as if this was normal.  He's not young and he's not old, but dressed for the beach or back garden.  What happened to real elegance?

Some men will insist on their manly walks across the mountains, dressed in shorts, ex-army shirt, strong boots and prepared to camp out in the hills.  Partly this is to show they are tough men, partly because it is great to be out there away from civilisation, and partly because no woman wants them in the house.  Some men have been doing this since a youth, camping high above the world, cooking on small stoves, washing in rivers.  I would love to join them but do not appear to have any shorts to wear.

However. a 3 star hotel at least is my desire, not a tent!

A man in shorts.