Middle-Aged Men In T-shirts

Tonight a middle-aged man got on the bus I was on, he had grey hair and was wearing a loose-fitting white t-shirt. For some reason it did not seem right.
Seeing him made me think about another older man who I used to work with and how whenever he would wear a t-shirt I would find it off-putting. When I say "middle-aged" I am referring to ages 40-60. The man on the bus would have been about 55.



I think that a man comes to a certain age when it is only acceptable to go out in public in a shirt or polo top. A shirt or polo is dignified and respectable. Whenever I wear a dress shirt I feel great and confident. When I reach the age when I farewell the t-shirt from my daily out of home attire I will welcome it with open arms.

On the bus tonight I was trying to pinpoint why seeing this middle-aged man in a plain white t-shirt made me feel so weird. I was doing that thing where when you want to look at a person but not be rude you look into the bus window at their reflection. I was looking at this man's reflection in the window and trying to figure out why I was reacting in this way. I did not figure it out. I also thought that maybe "the older a man is, the weirder he looks if he wears a t-shirt". Then I thought of this man who I see in the morning sometimes whilst walking to work, he wears yellow shorts and t-shirts. He would be about 60 I reckon and he does not look weird. I am going to start noticing what middle-aged men wear more from now on. Maybe middle-aged mens spouses have a lot to do with their out of work attire, most probably. I think that without wives dragging their husbands into going clothes shopping then it might be more of a common thing to see a middle-aged man in a tee-shirt out in public.


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Middle-aged man at home
Surely though at home is a different story for the middle-aged man?
When I get home, one of the first things I do is change into my comfortable nike track pants (or second skins as I have affectionately come to call them), a comfy tee and kick off the shoes. When you get older you should not lose this comfort and so an older man at home in a t-shirt is acceptable.

Occasions where it is acceptable for a middle-aged man to wear a t-shirt would be:

• On Vacation


• Exercising/at the gym


• At home


• Playing sport


• At the beach

Richard Dawkins - Great scientist, great example of vacation tee.

I find myself thinking more often now at the age of 25 that I should gradually fade out my wearing of t-shirts and start wearing more shirts and polos for work and out of the house occasions. I have noticed that when I wear polo shirts or dress shirts people - especially females - treat me well, I get glances where there would not usually be glances and service seems that little bit more respectful.

Before I know it I will be a middle-aged man and will know first hand "the rules" if there even are any to begin with.



Another thing I have noticed quite a bit lately which relates to public transport is that "hot women" or "women who think they're hot" will usually choose seats that face the opposite way to where the bus/train/tram is heading, so that they are facing the passengers. I absolutely HATE facing the opposite way (facing the passengers) on a bus or tram so I tend to notice people who by choice choose those seats.


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Posted by Nathan Kowald @ 9:49 PM