XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: a24061@ducksburg.com   
      
   On 2024-07-04, Sam Plusnet wrote:   
      
   > On 04/07/2024 09:57, Adam Funk wrote:   
   >> On 2024-07-04, Hibou wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Le 03/07/2024 à 14:09, Antonio Marques a écrit :   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   From what I can tell, skirts and dresses were the standard garments for   
   >>>> blokes pretty much everywhere until very recently. It was women with   
   >>>> trousers that were considered unnatural.   
   >>>   
   >>> I suspect it's a matter of technology. A skirt is simpler to make than a   
   >>> pair of trousers, so would be the natural choice for primitive Man.   
   >>> We've now reached the point where we can make sophisticated Woman's   
   >>> synthetic elastic leggings.   
   >>   
   >> The Romans, however, thought they were sophisticated with their   
   >> tunics, & that only barbarians wore trousers.   
   >>   
   >   
   > But those who (for example) guarded Hadrian's Wall soon discovered why   
   > trousers were a Good Thing.   
      
   And they sent letters home requesting warm socks.   
      
      
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