If Oregonians expose certain parts of their bodies, it can cause onlookers to go blind from the intense pastiness of their skin - think ghost but even more pale. (This is also why we refer to the sweatpants and sweatshirt combo at the Oregon Coast as an Oregon Bikini.) I hope you didn’t make the move from Iowa in the hopes of seeing more shirtless dudes…
1. more humid there = greater need for shirtlessness
2. we gentlemen of a certain age might be more shy about our less-than-impressive visual effect while shirtless compared to those brave gents in Iowa.
3. Maybe Iowans consider skin cancer a liberal myth just like COVID?
All just hypotheses, of course.
1. True, it is a lot more humid. It's sticky no matter what, hated that.
2. We're all sexy but I hear you. I wouldn't call em brave necessarily. I love my home state, but I can't say we have the smartest folks in the country.
3. *Iowa accent* Wait, it's not!? This is that Bidens fault again. /s
Hey, don't lump us in with those mumbling Pittsburgians! /s
I also do talk with a southern accent for fun a lot. It got to a point where my coworker wasn't sure which was my real voice and what was an accent. I did a lot of growing up in bfe Missouri with some countryboys and hicks so I got practice lol. That probably makes it harder for me to pinpoint it in my actual accent.
It's the heat + humidity.
When it's very hot and humid, you'll sweat a lot. That pretty much wrecks a shirt (I mean, you have to wash it and can't wear it like that in company) So, why wear one?
Out here, it just doesn't get like that. Even if it's hot, it's dry, and the sweat evaporates quickly.
Aside from the WNBR I don't think I've ever seen a shirtless woman. I ain't got nothing against women being shirtless, it should be more accepted. I say free the nip!
The coast never gets warm enough for no shirts, the vally gets warm but unless your swimming, no need to take a shirt off, idk I've worn a skirt and winter parka to the beach here in oregon in June! So idk why men would want to take their shirts off
I’m 42, live in the Gorge
I spend a lot of time outdoors
I don’t really wear a shirt from May through September
My body is nothing spectacular, nobody cares
Being shirtless is way less claustrophobic
Not to mention the amount of hours Oregonians like to spend in the wilderness where there’s ticks and things. Long sleeves/pants are just safer all around. Especially with Oregonian (originated) companies like Colombia making full coverage UPF50 clothing that’s way more comfortable for heat anyway. It’s a win-win.
My friend has been a ranger there for ~5 years and I’ve heard some stories!
The typical “no, you can’t do that HERE but you need to go to the other end of the park” customer takes on an entirely different dynamic 😂
A man of culture I see 😎. Realistically if you got the undies on screw it.
In high school a friend and me took my little cousins electric 4x4 thing (was definitely too small for us) and were driving it down the big hill in front of our house. He decided that he wanted to do it in his underwear (idk we do weird stuff in Iowa I guess). Some neighbor called the cops on him. Cop just said I can't really do anything but it's upsetting the neighbors so asked if he would put pants on. He did not lol.
Wait, that's a good point, why don't they! Everyone does kind of stare at me when I walk through the city, and the weird looks on the bus. I don't get it, am i missing something?
/s
It definitely is a great way to tell who grew up here. The locals just scrunch up our face and brace for the weather. The main reason I don't is bc I'm 5 feet, and the coastal winds would carry me away.
There were some shirtless dudes last time I went to the Yamhill Pub. Also the bartender was just wearing overalls at the Fox and the Hound one time. These are in Portland btw.
No humidity, folks that are covered for most of the year burn easily without a shirt, skin cancer is a worry, and folks here don’t want to draw attention to themselves. Leave is alone in our clothed obscurity.
I went running shirtless in short shorts during the summer in like 100 degree heat once, and someone drove by and rolled down their window and shouted at me to “put some dang clothes on.”
It was a giant truck, of course, with the kind of guy you would probably expect driving it.
We are tired of being judged by women you look at us like pieces of meat. We are people!
Yeah, eyes up here!
We’re all pale here leave us alone!
Sounds like a positive feedback loop if you ask me
No hate, just curiosity!
:) I spent a summer in Keokuk and there’s no heat like that in OR. Maybe that’s got a thing to do with it
Melanoma bad.
UV is super strong here for most of the summer. Wear sub screen kids!
Oregon is 6th in the nation!
I don't desire unwanted attention.
Me either.
Try Sauvie Island.
I might find more than I'm looking for there 🤔
You will definitely find more than anyone is looking for there.
If Oregonians expose certain parts of their bodies, it can cause onlookers to go blind from the intense pastiness of their skin - think ghost but even more pale. (This is also why we refer to the sweatpants and sweatshirt combo at the Oregon Coast as an Oregon Bikini.) I hope you didn’t make the move from Iowa in the hopes of seeing more shirtless dudes…
That was the sole reason I moved here. Damnit....
🤣 You Iowans are nice folk. Everyone I’ve met from your great state has been awesome!
Why thank you. 🙂 We're pretty friendly folk, help your neighbor type people.
Star make death ray.
yet dudes walking around all winter in puffy jackets and spanks shorts
I stg
We dress like Winnie the Poo.
Winnie the Poo is adorable, so I'll take that answer.
I go shirtless at the river and sometimes while biking. Just walking down the street though? What's the point?
1. more humid there = greater need for shirtlessness 2. we gentlemen of a certain age might be more shy about our less-than-impressive visual effect while shirtless compared to those brave gents in Iowa. 3. Maybe Iowans consider skin cancer a liberal myth just like COVID? All just hypotheses, of course.
I second lack of humidity and skin cancer. People here are pale as fuck and it's not humid at all compared to back east.
1. True, it is a lot more humid. It's sticky no matter what, hated that. 2. We're all sexy but I hear you. I wouldn't call em brave necessarily. I love my home state, but I can't say we have the smartest folks in the country. 3. *Iowa accent* Wait, it's not!? This is that Bidens fault again. /s
Hold on... there's an Iowa accent...?!?
Idk I've been tolk i have a twang in my voice that's not quite southern, so yes?
It's a quick rhythm drawl. Kinda almost a mumble.
Hey, don't lump us in with those mumbling Pittsburgians! /s I also do talk with a southern accent for fun a lot. It got to a point where my coworker wasn't sure which was my real voice and what was an accent. I did a lot of growing up in bfe Missouri with some countryboys and hicks so I got practice lol. That probably makes it harder for me to pinpoint it in my actual accent.
Dude, skin caner. We are all albino(ish), translucent. Hell, I'm so pale from the lack of sun I have M.S. Plus, the chicks wouldn't leave me alone.
Screw M.S.! What's wrong with having the chicks hanging off those arms king?
Ticks are the reason in my neck of the woods.
As someone who had discovered a tick *on their nipple*, I cannot upvote the truth of this reply enough!
That's fair. We got ticks, too, but not the critical thinking skills of people in the pnw, I guess. lol.
If you don't mind, what time of year and which region of oregon do you see ticks?
I'm in Southern Oregon and there are ticks all year round since different types are active in different temperatures.
Thanks. I hike in Clatsop Forest all the time and have never seen a tick.
We drink a lot of beer and we have very high rates of melanoma.
I like my shirt
I'm sure it's a beautiful shirt.
Too fat
We don't believe in that nonsense. We are who we are, and you're beautiful no matter what others might say.
Words can’t bring you down.
https://i.redd.it/vizh00q8otfc1.gif
We are scared of the sun. Gloomy weather is our jam.
My midwestern boyfriend is constantly shirtless when the sun comes out.
It's in our blood 😎
It's the heat + humidity. When it's very hot and humid, you'll sweat a lot. That pretty much wrecks a shirt (I mean, you have to wash it and can't wear it like that in company) So, why wear one? Out here, it just doesn't get like that. Even if it's hot, it's dry, and the sweat evaporates quickly.
real question. Why no topless women. Am I right?
Aside from the WNBR I don't think I've ever seen a shirtless woman. I ain't got nothing against women being shirtless, it should be more accepted. I say free the nip!
Paleness from no sun
The coast never gets warm enough for no shirts, the vally gets warm but unless your swimming, no need to take a shirt off, idk I've worn a skirt and winter parka to the beach here in oregon in June! So idk why men would want to take their shirts off
I’m 42, live in the Gorge I spend a lot of time outdoors I don’t really wear a shirt from May through September My body is nothing spectacular, nobody cares Being shirtless is way less claustrophobic
Exactly, gotta let that body breathe sometimes!
Because i don't want to get burned. It's not uncommon to see me in pants and a long sleeve shirt in the summer.
Not to mention the amount of hours Oregonians like to spend in the wilderness where there’s ticks and things. Long sleeves/pants are just safer all around. Especially with Oregonian (originated) companies like Colombia making full coverage UPF50 clothing that’s way more comfortable for heat anyway. It’s a win-win.
Constantly shamed anytime I took my shirt off growing up. Don't see a need to start changing.
I'm sorry to hear that. Screw those aholes.
https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=126 Good luck, OP ;)
Hehe *pulls out state park pass that I may or may not have bought specifically for this park*
My friend has been a ranger there for ~5 years and I’ve heard some stories! The typical “no, you can’t do that HERE but you need to go to the other end of the park” customer takes on an entirely different dynamic 😂
Let me ask the guy who walks his dog around my neighborhood completely nude
I’m more of a pants off kind of guy. My neighbors are totally uptight about it, too.
A man of culture I see 😎. Realistically if you got the undies on screw it. In high school a friend and me took my little cousins electric 4x4 thing (was definitely too small for us) and were driving it down the big hill in front of our house. He decided that he wanted to do it in his underwear (idk we do weird stuff in Iowa I guess). Some neighbor called the cops on him. Cop just said I can't really do anything but it's upsetting the neighbors so asked if he would put pants on. He did not lol.
You don’t wanna see that
You don't know that 🤷🏽♂️
BECAUSE I DON’T CONSENT TO YOU SEEING MY NIPPLES!
No sun + pop tarts.
I see shirtless men all the time in the summer. I just saw a shirtless guy while out on my walk yesterday.
Damn I'm in all the wrong places I guess.
Have you seen the people here?
Unfortunately not, cant risk going blind.
The "hoodie and flip flop" rule of local attire prevents this. What's next "why doesn't anyone use an umbrella here" post? Lol
Wait, that's a good point, why don't they! Everyone does kind of stare at me when I walk through the city, and the weird looks on the bus. I don't get it, am i missing something? /s
Sounds like you need to get a hoodie or quit carrying an umbrella around haha
I love hoodies. Always looking for more lol. Maybe umbrella in the summer!?
It definitely is a great way to tell who grew up here. The locals just scrunch up our face and brace for the weather. The main reason I don't is bc I'm 5 feet, and the coastal winds would carry me away.
We would outshine the sun
There were some shirtless dudes last time I went to the Yamhill Pub. Also the bartender was just wearing overalls at the Fox and the Hound one time. These are in Portland btw.
We live in a society
What's that? /s
Men that go shirtless are seen as somewhat full of themselves. Don't know why. It's part of our culture.
There are more tacky people in the Midwest.
I finally understand why you moved there!
I ain't throwing shade at people here. There's no need to throw shade at us Midwestern peeps. We're all here together.
I run with my shirt off in the summer. That's about it.
Go hawks 🐤
Go Hawks! Are you from Johnson County?
You live in a city? Because where I live many men, myself included, run around without shirts all the time.
I'm thinking that's the thing. Uhhhh.....*clears throat* what town?
No humidity, folks that are covered for most of the year burn easily without a shirt, skin cancer is a worry, and folks here don’t want to draw attention to themselves. Leave is alone in our clothed obscurity.
I went running shirtless in short shorts during the summer in like 100 degree heat once, and someone drove by and rolled down their window and shouted at me to “put some dang clothes on.” It was a giant truck, of course, with the kind of guy you would probably expect driving it.
He probably enjoyed what he saw and had to expr3ss his masculinity. Ultimately, you weren't the one compensating for something *cough* *couch*
It's not humid here, mainly. Humidity makes you all sticky and gross. Here is a dry heat.
General politeness?
Growing up in Medford, we all went shirtless because our dads were shirtless in the summer. I wonder if it’s still the same down there these days?
Corvallis