What is wrong with going Commando?
Posted by Netlifeathome@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 119 comments
I haven't worn any underwear since I was around 16 over 30 years ago. For me it's totally normal but anyone that finds out or that ever discussed the topic always seems to be on the side of 'Its not right'
Thoughts?
Gluebagger@reddit
so long as you change trousers daily and don't dribble after a wizz i guess so
Sage-Freke-@reddit
Even after wiping your arse properly there’s always bits of poo around there and when you fart there’s microscopic bits that come out too.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
How does underwear help in this situation?
Gluebagger@reddit
akin to sneezing with a face mask on i'd imagine lol
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
So to use your analogy, you have nothing over your mouth and you need to stop bodily fluids so you put a single layer over your mouth ( the mask) to stop this. So you agree a single layer is protection and yet a single layer of trousers is somehow different?
Gluebagger@reddit
1 mask vs 2 masks
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
But many have already said, underwear is only there to protect your trousers so you can wear them again and assume they are clean.
Gluebagger@reddit
so if you arent wearing a second layer, then the blast is going straight on to the trousers, with underwear you have a barrier (yes some miniscule amount of nasty is getting through but nowhere near as much as a commando shart)
Ill_Ad_791@reddit
Well it’s not as hygienic, that’s what people mean. Suit yourself if you want to be less hygienic
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
You will have to explain that one.
olivinebean@reddit
You're missing a crucial barrier layer
So your trousers are being used like underwear, that's why people make a weird face or act a bit off when they find out.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
So you mean they judge what they don't know or understand. that makes sense, its what most people seem to do.
Ill_Ad_791@reddit
No, they understand personal hygiene and therefore don’t agree with your lack of it
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
But there is the problem, they know nothing about my personal hygiene, they are all just making assumptions and judging me based on their own standards which is actually quite telling.
Ill_Ad_791@reddit
No. You are unhygienic if you won’t wear underwear. Whether you think you’re the cleanest person in the world or not, whether you choose to be in denial that bacteria exists there, or not
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
I am not disputing the bacteria or other bodily fluids. That has never been the case. You just seem to think that underwear is a magic 'get out of jail free' card when its not and makes very little difference to this discussion if you have all the facts
Ill_Ad_791@reddit
No, you’re wrong. It’s like a mask, or gloves, it forms a protective barrier. I’m not saying it’s airtight and flawless, but it’s a hell of a lot better than what you’re doing
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
Again, this is what you believe and is therefore opinion rather than fact.
When you can explain the difference between cotton underwear and cotton trousers then you might get a point but until then you are just letting your bias run away and hoping to feel right.
Mr_Bumcrest@reddit
No, it's a fact that not wearing underwear means your arsehole and genitals arerubbing on your trousers and you're sweating on whatever you sit on.
Wearing underwear means that there is a barrier between the two, which the previous poster made quite clear.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
He made it clear he wasn't prepared to consider any other opinion but his own regardless of the facts.
Mr_Bumcrest@reddit
What they stated isn't an opinion, it's fact. Two layers against the skin is more hygienic than one.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
But they only wash one layer so the hygiene argument falls over there.
Mr_Bumcrest@reddit
No it doesn't. Of course they wash their clothes. Their point is, throughout the day, you're spreading your sweaty stank all over the place because their is only one layer between your arsehole and the seat your sitting on.
Why do you think people wear thongs?
Ill_Ad_791@reddit
You haven’t actually made any case for why you’re right and everyone else is wrong. Everyone is telling you you’re removing a protective barrier (fact) and the best you can do is “you’re just letting your bias run away”. Why am I wasting my time with a brainless attention seeker
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
Oh, I like letting people dig themselves into a hole especially when they don't fact check anything first they just jump in and judge.
My trousers are changed everyday the same as you do with underwear, I use a douche when at home. I have toilet wipes for when I am not. I shower twice a day. Right now there is no physical difference between my trousers and your underwear.
Ill_Ad_791@reddit
Except the fact that I’m not wearing my underwear on the outside of my body like you are?
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
You are wearing your underwear internally?
Mr_Bumcrest@reddit
Everyone does, except superman
Ill_Ad_791@reddit
And OP
OptionalQuality789@reddit
Do you wash your trousers after every single wear?
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
Pretty much unless I have only had them on for a couple of hours.
spidertattootim@reddit
Just imagine what you could have done with all the time and energy you've wasted making this post and then arguing with all the replies to it.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
I could have been asleep or maybe gone back to work but where is the fun in that? Keeping you all entertained for 45 minutes so far doesn't seem like a bad trade.
olivinebean@reddit
I wouldn't bother. Probably fetish shit.
Beginning-Fun6616@reddit
Women leak Men leak, too. And not everyone wipes their bum cleanly.
Logical_Strain_6165@reddit
Never understood why don't embrace water more in the UK.
jimmybiggles@reddit
if you're talking about built-in bidets (like in many asian countries) it's because our water standards prevent this. they need a special set up to prevent poo water going down the hose and contaminating the clean water supply. definitely doable but still requires work, which TP does not :)
Logical_Strain_6165@reddit
I think it's a cultural thing, if there was demand, people would do it.
We didn't fit them, but our house came with one of them and a bidet and just seems better.
jimmybiggles@reddit
i had seen them on a few holidays (morocco, UAE, etc) but never tried it. went to vietnam and there was no TP in one of the toilets so finally gave it a go - bloody life changing! when i get my own place i'm 100% fitting one
SaltyName8341@reddit
Probably a space issue, we typically don't have big toilets
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
TBH, having a spray douche next to the toilet doesn't actually take up any space and you already have water there.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
Exactly. All these comments and no one actually asks any sensible questions.
Free-Ranger-6092@reddit
Piss drips arse shit and sweat particles building up all day
Neither_Process_7847@reddit
We need the rest of that poem! Actually on second thoughts, maybe not...
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
That still doesn't answer the question. Underwear makes no difference if you suffer from all those things.
BabynATrenchc0at@reddit
If you wear a freshly washed pair of trousers every single day without fail, then I actually think it's fine. But underwear creates a barrier which prevents any contamination (sweat, wee drips, poop if you're not wiping properly) from making contact with your trousers. This means you can wear trousers for multiple days while swapping out clean underwear every day. We can't wear the same underwear every day (or the same trousers without underwear) because constantly exposing our skin to a build up of that contamination will cause discomfort at best and skin infections at worse. In other news, whoever was meant to teach you this stuff as a kid failed you, badly.
Severe_Mastodon8072@reddit
Yes, it does.
People wear underwear because they want to change the layer that’s against their junk daily, but don’t want to wash jeans etc after one use.
yessirnosirmaybesirr@reddit
Wow. Don’t you have a way with words ;)
BasildonBond-Now56@reddit
Applications for poet laureate are now open
spidertattootim@reddit
Your arse has sweat and tiny shit particles around it. Poo is dirty.
ChelseaMourning@reddit
If you’re a man then your balls are sweating directly onto your clothes, your piss droplets are saturating them and the risk of getting caught in your zipper is high.
If you’re a woman then you’re gonna end up with some crusty musty clothes every single day. Underwear stops our natural secretions getting on our clothes.
I don’t know why we’re having to spell this out.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
Because you are looking at this from a very blinkered perspective and judging it based on what you believe to be true.
ChelseaMourning@reddit
This isn’t a case of what you believe. It’s a fact that humans leak in various ways and not putting a barrier there will lead to disgusting clothes. I feel like you’re kind of rage baiting here.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
No, you literally just made a judgement based on your own beliefs rather than fact. You believe that underwear keeps your clothes clean and that seems to give you the idea that you can wear your clothes more than once because of your underwear. You also don't know anything about my clothes but made assumptions.
ChelseaMourning@reddit
It’s not about belief. It’s based on fact. I’m a woman. My underwear gets dirty in the day from natural discharge. My clothes do not. You’re quite strange.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
But you wear that underwear all day and then wash it and all is right with the world in your mind, right? So if I only wore underwear all day like baggy boxers or some such, you would feel better and vindicated because there is something there to catch the bodily fluids?
ChelseaMourning@reddit
You’re making this into a way bigger thing than it needs to be, Mr Piss Trousers.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
No, you just can't think there is another way other than what you believe.
ChelseaMourning@reddit
This might be one of the weirdest hills I’ve seen someone die on.
Neither_Process_7847@reddit
Male, and can confirm underwear also gets dirty. Possibly except for Prince Andrew, but even then there's worse than sweat. Regularly...
Harvsnova3@reddit
Are you male or female? As an old man, I need underwear to keep my danglers in check, as they migrate to my knees. I can't imagine letting them roam free. Even pulling your zipper up must be like russian roulette, if your trousers are anyway tight. I suppose a woman wouldn't have that issue. Go for it, whatever floats your boat.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
Male, Can't say I have ever had an issue with a zipper although half my trousers are button fly. I can't imagine trying to keep my bollocks tucked away in my groin all day without the ability to move or breath.
Harvsnova3@reddit
I'm not judging by the way, I don't care about anyone's undercracker arrangements. The breathing I don't have a problem with, it's the moving that gets me. I "squash risk" averse. Like I say, life's short, do what's comfortable for yourself.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
Oh I didn't feel judged. Can't honestly say I have every had a squash risk. I guess if they get long enough I can sit on them I might have to consider a change.
Kyrptt@reddit
So a pair of jeans you will only wear once before washing?
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
That very much depends on many factors but I don't wear jeans that much.
Rich-Peak-3902@reddit
It should only depend on one factor: have you been wearing the jeans without underwear protecting them from your genitals and anus.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
if you wear underwear for an hour and then take them off, are you going to wash them every time same as if you have had them on for 12 hours? I sometimes only wear trousers for an hour or so so at that point I will consider other factors as to whether they need to be washed, like have I just got out of the shower before I put them on etc etc
Mr_Bumcrest@reddit
So you're wandering around like Winnie the Pooh most of the time?
PleasantCucumber2615@reddit
How do they find out?
Wet bits up front, or brown stains at the back?
spidertattootim@reddit
Cruising down the freeway in the hot, hot sun
Own_Shoulder_5785@reddit
Take the upvote and fucking leave. You ruined my favourite song.
fartingbeagle@reddit
How bizarre.
Phronesis2000@reddit
Parmesan, parmesan.
spidertattootim@reddit
Ooh Betty, it's making me sweaty.
kone29@reddit
The “anyone who finds out” has really made me cackle
jake_burger@reddit
I don’t want shit and piss all over the inside of my trousers because I don’t wash them daily unlike underwear
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
So its just about doing the washing then?
zephyrmox@reddit
100% a kink thread. No thank you.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
Definitely not a kink. Never posted in this sub before although I have been a lurker for the past week or so.
smellyfeet25@reddit
Nothing. I don't wear underpants anymore. saves on washing lol
sailorstew@reddit
I have only shat myself once in my lifetime... The thought of not having underwear on during that unfortunate encounter with fate feels me with more dread.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
Did the underwear make the experience any better? I carry underwear with me but that was just in case my trousers rip rather than an arse explosion.
egvp@reddit
Yep that's enough Reddit for today.
iamparky@reddit
Petition UK government to ban social media for everyone, not just under-16s.
Neither_Process_7847@reddit
Preferably retroactively.
SowwieWhopper@reddit
Where do I sign
BasildonBond-Now56@reddit
Forever I think
mxz117@reddit
How are jeans comfortable at all?
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
Far more comfortable without underwear and I have tried to wear underwear with jeans a couple of times and I just don't understand the attraction.
jimmybiggles@reddit
i mean this with absolutely 0 offense - are you autistic?
mxz117@reddit
Dude you’re insane
GeggingIn@reddit
What if you have an accident? There’s no emergency barrier.
Netlifeathome@reddit (OP)
If you have that sort of accident, I am not sure underwear is gonna help you. I do carry a new pair of underwear in my bag just in case but for me that has always been more about if I rip my trousers than anything else,
GeggingIn@reddit
In the most extreme and upsetting scenario, you’re right, but would still would prefer an extra layer.
sharkkallis@reddit
Today on why I don't by second-hand clothes...
Kooky-mutant@reddit
I have this really handy gadget in my kitchen thats so helpful with this situation 😉
R_110@reddit
1) it removes a barrier. If you're sweaty, that is just absorbing straight into your trousers.
2) it would be weird to know that if my trousers slipped down my dick would just be out with no contingency.
3) jeans and cargo trousers often have hard seams that wouldn't feel good on bare skin.
4) underwear provides support for you dick/balls. It adds comfort.
DisastrousPea123@reddit
alex8339@reddit
Your trousers don't benefit from sacrificial protection.
ThinkIshatmyself@reddit
I always go commando. Haven't yet had my pants fall down. Or a cheeky testicle slip.
AffectionateAd8377@reddit
Username suggests you might need nappies, never mind underwear...
ThinkIshatmyself@reddit
Struggle to get them in my size but Amazon comes in handy!
Sage-Freke-@reddit
If you think you what yourself that’s even more reason to wear kegs.
ThinkIshatmyself@reddit
Haha yes I would have to agree with that.
DisastrousPea123@reddit
Nothing, live your life ✌️
_Alek_Jay@reddit
Ahh a true Scotsman eh…?
GlueSniffingEnabler@reddit
I think it depends on how often you put on a new pair of trousers/shorts. So how often do you change them for a clean pair?
Weary_Bat2456@reddit
I knew I shouldn't have opened Reddit whilst eating.
Particular_Tune7990@reddit
fish pie for lunch?
LopsidedLegs@reddit
chipolata actually
Drath101@reddit
Nah, just a chocolate swirl as a snack
x3tx3t@reddit
Underwear is typically washed after every use, trousers are typically not.
I suspect you're not washing your trousers after every single wear, in which case you are walking around with however many days worth of shit and piss-laden arse and gooch sweat on your clothes.
If you are washing your trousers every single day then... ok, but that is absolutely mental and you are costing yourself so much time and money unnecessarily.
Either way, it's weird.
Zounds90@reddit
Do you wear clean trousers every day?
mistakenot51@reddit
Pfft, had a skid mark actually show through once.
maceion@reddit
No one is interested in your dress style.
Difficult_Bad1064@reddit
I don't want to get the beans above the frank.
charlottedoo@reddit
You must have to wash your trousers every wear. Thats some effort.
Agitated_Parsnip_178@reddit
Fairy Non-Bio working absolute overtime.