People are only just realising why postmen always wear shorts even in winter
Ever wondered why workers who deliver your post always wear shorts?
No matter the weather, you'll always find your postman/woman baring their legs. And it seems as though there's a perfectly good explanation.
It was revealed after a Reddit post asked whether it was a rule or a "silly" ritual passed down over the years. It said: "Postmen/woman of the UK, why do you wear shorts all year round?"
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Another social media user made the same observation. They wrote: "Yeah I've seen them all week in shorts and a Royal Mail pastel blue short sleeve shirt."
And now curious Reddit posters found the answers they were looking for as one "current postie" said: "It really is just because it gets hot doing the job.
"One round I wear trousers just because of the wind but it's that particular village happens to be the highest point of the town and is a massive wind tunnel.
"All other rounds I'm in shorts pretty much all year.”
Another explained: "I'm an ex-postie. I used to be 'that guy', the reason for me is that I hate sweating and walking around all day used to make me sweat my balls off.
"If it was an extreme day I might throw on waterproofs over my shorts, something I can easily slip on and off as the need arose."
While a third admitted: "Skin is waterproof. Walking all day is hot work."
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Meanwhile a fourth Reddit user who worked in the industry shared: "The depot had a running bet where everyone paid £1 a week into a pot, with the winner got to give the entire fund to a charity of their choice.
"The competition was to see who could go furthest into the winter in shorts. As the snow kicked in during January it was down to two die hards.
"Eventually as spring kicked in it was deemed a tie, the pot was split between the two, raising several hundred each.
"At the end of the competition a supervisor also added to the pot out of his own pocket and both got a free cooked breakfast from the work's canteen for a week in recognition of their efforts!"
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