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[iguana_tonante]

Great under jackets, because they don't add bulk to your arms.

This is the reason they are one of my favourite items as well. Sometimes you want a bit more warmth, but you can't wear a sweater under many jackets (depending on cut).

And I'm the gay one ...

I'm Italian and Holdfast is British. We get a pass for talking about clothes.

 

[captcalhoun]

i'm British and i STILL don't know what a sweatervest is...

*looks it up on wikipedia*

IT'S A FREAKING TANK TOP!

A sweatervest (known as a tank top in the United Kingdom)is an item of knitwearthat is similar to a sweater, but without sleeves.

 

[RoJoHen]

Then what do you call this? This is an actual tank top.

 

[captcalhoun]

a vest.

 

[Gepard]

a vest.

*brain asplodes*

In the US, this is a vest. What do you guys call it?

 

[RoJoHen]

Spaghetti straps.

 

[donners22]

'Tis me at a (relatively) local beach. Taken by my lovely girlfriend.

 

[TheSeeker]

a vest.

*brain asplodes*

In the US, this is a vest. What do you guys call it?

I love how the british have such different names than we do here in North America. Jumper, Anorak etc.

 

[SmoothieX]

Anorak sounds like some sort of liquer.

Would you care for some brandy or anorak after dinner old chap?

 

[Gepard]

Anorak sounds like some sort of liquer.

Or a Star Trek: Voyager villain.

 

[TrekkieMonster]

Then what do you call this? This is an actual tank top.

Um ..., do you really think it was a good idea to post that picture of you with Shameless around? I'm just sayin' ....

 

[RoJoHen]

Meh, I already posted it a few pages back.

 

[An Officer]

In the US, this is a vest. What do you guys call it?

I would call that a waistcoat.

 

[KimMH]

^is that different from a weskit?

 

[M'Sharak]

^is that different from a weskit?

Only in the spelling.

 

[KJbushway]

We know vast areas of science and science fiction, we can beat most people in an intellectual arguement(debate) about anything, yet we get stuck on a sweater vest(tank top). Gosh we are a unique bunch.

 

[RoJoHen]

I have said it before, and I'll say it again. We need representatives from all the English-speaking nations to get together and have a huge language summit to figure this shit out. We have too many spellings and too many words that mean different things depending on where you are. We need one universal English Language.

 

[KJbushway]

Well I can tell you from what america looks like it won't be English, it will be Spanish.

 

[RoJoHen]

Well I can tell you from what america looks like it won't be English, it will be Spanish.

Um...no. Spanish will not be discussed at the English Language summit. Spanish speakers can have their own summit.

 

[KJbushway]

It was mostly a truthful joke, but ok we are going the no girls club house route.