Poll: How frequently do you change your pants?

[Kahunaburger]

Wait, there's people don't change their pants everyday? D:

I'm never shaking hands with anyone again.

Exactly this. Standards, people.

Are you saying you wash a pair of jeans after one day of wear?

You would wash your clothes pretty regularly too if you took the DC metro everywhere

 

[=y]

Jeans I'll wear three days in a row before washing[footnote]Of course if they get really dirty I'll change more frequently than that.[/footnote]. All other kinds I change daily.

 

[bobmus]

Wait, there's people don't change their pants everyday? D:

I'm never shaking hands with anyone again.

Exactly this. Standards, people.

Are you saying you wash a pair of jeans after one day of wear?

You would wash your clothes pretty regularly too if you took the DC metro everywhere

Take the London underground everywhere <.<
Was that a yes???

 

[Chemical Alia]

Wait, there's people don't change their pants everyday? D:

I'm never shaking hands with anyone again.

I assume you're referring to underpants, like I thought until I read the OP.
Unless, that is, you only wear jeans for a day at a time?
Also, always wanted to ask, how come your name's red?

No, I'm talking about pants. Why wear the same pants twice when you can just put on new ones?

Also, I dunno. It just turned magically red one day, haha.

 

[Phasmal]

Usually more than once a day.

Allow me to explain. I've got a skin condition, so wearing normal non-cotton trousers can be very uncomfortable. So usually I have two pairs of trousers for the day, one cotton and very chavvy-looking and one for going outside.

But I switch out the pairs every two or three days.

I did think you were talking about panties at first... ew.

 

[Dags90]

Clearly? How so?
I don't proclaim my nationality every chance I get. Only almost.

I wonder if I could pull off red pants.

I have both purple, blue, and green pants, but no red ones.

Think I could do it if they were skinny.

Seconds after writing that last sentence, it dawned on me that I've been wearing red overalls for the last 17 days... durrr

Spoiler: Like these, pretty much

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russefeiring]

Right, but you do it often enough, and your avatar is recognizable enough that you're "that crazy Norwegian guy" with wacky Norwegian customs, like wearing red overalls. Mostly it was just a "take that" for assuming American, there are a fair number of Canadians here and I'm pretty sure most Canucks call pants pants.

So after checking the Wikipedia on the "Russefeiring", I came across, "Promiscuous sex, drunkenness and public disturbance on a mass scale has been the most prominent impact of the celebration in recent decades."

So it's like prom, but 2+ weeks long and it comes with flamboyant overalls? Sign me up.

 

[bobmus]

Wait, there's people don't change their pants everyday? D:

I'm never shaking hands with anyone again.

I assume you're referring to underpants, like I thought until I read the OP.
Unless, that is, you only wear jeans for a day at a time?
Also, always wanted to ask, how come your name's red?

No, I'm talking about pants. Why wear the same pants twice when you can just put on new ones?

Also, I dunno. It just turned magically red one day, haha.

Why wash a pair of jeans after one wear? I just... I don't understand. Why would you buy that many pairs of jeans/do that much washing per week?

 

[Dags90]

Why wash a pair of jeans after one wear? I just... I don't understand. Why would you buy that many pairs of jeans/do that much washing per week?

She hates the environment, obviously. I bet she uses a tumble dryer, too.

Really though, this is a bit of an American thing, like with the naked children. A lot of Americans, especially those better off, are very anal about laundry/clothes. I remember in high school it was considered "gross" for anyone to wear anything more than once a week.

 

[bobmus]

Why wash a pair of jeans after one wear? I just... I don't understand. Why would you buy that many pairs of jeans/do that much washing per week?

She hates the environment, obviously. I bet she uses a tumble drier, too.

Really though, this is a bit of an American thing, like with the naked children. A lot of Americans, especially those better off, are very anal about laundry/clothes. I remember in high school it was considered "gross" for anyone to wear anything more than once a week.

That's bizarre! I don't know anyone that'd wash clean trousers after less than a week - even when we all wore suits it was just two suits alternated per fortnight. And after one day?! Wow.
As a student, that sounds like way too much effort.

 

[Jonluw]

Right, but you do it often enough, and your avatar is recognizable enough that you're "that crazy Norwegian guy" with wacky Norwegian customs, like wearing red overalls.

Pfweeh... I don't really get the impression that most people recognize me like that. Except for a choice few users of course.

So after checking the Wikipedia on the "Russefeiring", I came across, "Promiscuous sex, drunkenness and public disturbance on a mass scale has been the most prominent impact of the celebration in recent decades."

So it's like prom, but 2+ weeks long and it comes with flamboyant overalls? Sign me up.

I haven't been to a prom, but I'm assuming it requires some level of decency and pretty clothes.
If so, I would say it's a fair bit more entertaining than prom.
And I'm guessing the promiscuity is cranked up a bit compared to prom.
For example: the russ at each school appoint a couple of people to be responsible for contraceptives. Their job is basically to hand out condoms to everyone.

Also, the police is willing to ignore minor crimes, like public drinking, when it's the russ comitting them.

And achievement whoring is pretty fun.
If you perform certain tasks, you get to tie objects to your hat.
Stuff like "Sitting in a roundabout with a bunch of beer and a sign that says 'you honk, we drink'"
"Biting a first year in the leg"
"Consuming a cup of slushee in less than two minutes"
"Drinking a case of beer in 12 hours"
"Having sex outdoors"
"Not attending school for the entire russ period"

Spoiler: Oh, and in my particular region of the country it's tradition to wear a lab coat that you decorate with pop culture references

My coat.
"Katta" being the name of the school I go to.

 

[Dags90]

That's bizarre! I don't know anyone that'd wash clean trousers after less than a week - even when we all wore suits it was just two suits alternated per fortnight. And after one day?! Wow.
As a student, that sounds like way too much effort.

A fair amount of young Americans don't do their own laundry until their 20s. In every freshman college class, you'll hear wacky stories about people who "don't know how to do laundry". I heard one girl say that she just didn't do laundry the whole semester, and just kept wearing new things. I knew another girl who would drive back home to have her laundry done, and apparently her mom would also feed her while the laundry was going.

And achievement whoring is pretty fun.
If you perform certain tasks, you get to tie objects to your hat.
Stuff like "Sitting in a roundabout with a bunch of beer and a sign that says 'you honk, we drink'"
"Biting a first year in the leg"
"Consuming a cup of slushee in less than two minutes"
"Drinking a case of beer in 12 hours"
"Having sex outdoors"
"Not attending school for the entire russ period"

While I can still pass for being in high school, I need to fly to Norway and steal some russ' identity for two weeks. Of course, I don't speak Norwegian, that might get awkward...

 

[Jonluw]

While I can still pass for being in high school, I need to fly to Norway and steal some russ' identity for two weeks. Of course, I don't speak Norwegian, that might get awkward...

Hell yeah. Fly over here next may.
Not speaking the language isn't a problem. Pretty much everyone here around my age are decent speakers of English. In fact, I spent most of the last couple of weeks hanging out with an American dude and a Belgian. Neither of which bothered to speak much more than a sentence of Norwegian a day, so you won't look conspicuous sticking to English.

And hey, it's easy to just order the clothes online. That's all you need to convince people you're eighteen (drinking age is 18, age of consent is 16)

 

[ace_of_something]

Twice a day if I'm working since I don't want to wear suit pants while doing yardwork at home. JEANS and ONLY JEANS do I wear for more than 1 day in a row usually two days.

 

[Cakes]

I change my pants (jeans or chinos) daily, but there is almost never any reason to wash them after a single wear. Jeans really CAN go months without a wash unless you live like an animal, and in fact it's recommended that you go about six months before washing raw denim.

Really the only things that requires constant washing are underwear, tee-shirts and socks (which you can go without wearing half the year anyway). Things like cardigans, sweaters and button-ups should only be washed whenever it's really necessary, it would be absolute insanity to wash them after every use.

 

[mrdude2010]

I have a rotation of 4 pairs of jeans I regularly wear, plus a few other pairs of shorts/sweats/other pants that I throw in there. I do laundry every 2-4 weeks, so I guess I wear each pair of jeans around 3-7 times, but I don't wear the same pair 2 days in a row.

 

[EeveeElectro]

Do you mean underwear or pants as in jeans? >.< Cause I say pants to mean knickers sometimes.
Obviously I change my underwear everyday, I change/wash my jeans about once a week though. Cause it's quite thick and good material they don't seem to get mucky as easily.
I usually stick them in the 'darks' wash at the end of the week with all my towels and work uniform.

 

[Dags90]

That's bizarre! I don't know anyone that'd wash clean trousers after less than a week - even when we all wore suits it was just two suits alternated per fortnight. And after one day?! Wow.
As a student, that sounds like way too much effort.

There's an American stereotype of Europeans being less hygienic. I'm surprised you haven't heard of the reverse. When this popped up on another forum I heard a Briton say, 'Americans are too hygienic, continental Europeans aren't hygienic enough, and Britons are just right.'

Hell yeah. Fly over here next may.
Not speaking the language isn't a problem. Pretty much everyone here around my age are decent speakers of English. In fact, I spent most of the last couple of weeks hanging out with an American dude and a Belgian. Neither of which bothered to speak much more than a sentence of Norwegian a day, so you won't look conspicuous sticking to English.

And hey, it's easy to just order the clothes online. That's all you need to convince people you're eighteen (drinking age is 18, age of consent is 16)

Oh, I wasn't sure how you'd procure them. If you can buy them online, what's to stop underage people taking part in the fun?

Also, obligatory Norwegian sentence, "Jeg tror jeg mistet min gresskaret i buksa, la meg få det ut."

 

[Jonluw]

Hell yeah. Fly over here next may.
Not speaking the language isn't a problem. Pretty much everyone here around my age are decent speakers of English. In fact, I spent most of the last couple of weeks hanging out with an American dude and a Belgian. Neither of which bothered to speak much more than a sentence of Norwegian a day, so you won't look conspicuous sticking to English.

And hey, it's easy to just order the clothes online. That's all you need to convince people you're eighteen (drinking age is 18, age of consent is 16)

Oh, I wasn't sure how you'd procure them. If you can buy them online, what's to stop underage people taking part in the fun?

In theory, nothing. I've never been id'ed as frequently as when I wore my outfit.
The clothes and stuff can get quite expensive though.
Then there's the people who are graduating from vocational schools. They wear black overalls and are only 17...
During may a lot of people suddenly go all racist and shit, exclaiming things such as "Those fucking black guys. Can't they just leave us alone?" and "I went to that party, but it was packed with black people. Don't go there."

And of course, if you throw a large party in public space that isn't an enforced "russ only" party it'll be run over with annoying 14 year olds and shit.

And then there's the occasional weirdo who'll put his old overalls on and try to join the fun. That isn't very effective though, since the overalls have huge white writing on the legs saying stuff like "Russ 2012"
Not that drunk people really care about or notice that though.

Also, obligatory Norwegian sentence, "Jeg tror jeg mistet min gresskaret mitt i buksa, la meg få det ut."

Trenger du hjelp?
Så lenge du ikke har noe annet der nede skal jeg med glede rote rundt i buksene dine litt.

 

[bobmus]

That's bizarre! I don't know anyone that'd wash clean trousers after less than a week - even when we all wore suits it was just two suits alternated per fortnight. And after one day?! Wow.
As a student, that sounds like way too much effort.

There's an American stereotype of Europeans being less hygienic. I'm surprised you haven't heard of the reverse. When this popped up on another forum I heard a Briton say, 'Americans are too hygienic, continental Europeans aren't hygienic enough, and Britons are just right.'

Wow. Never heard of it before. I was surprised people were saying every few days, but every day is just ridiculous to me. I've joked about it with my friends before, jeans just don't get washed for weeks, it's the rule!
I pity how much washing these people must generate.

 

[wolf thing]

when you said pant i thought you meant underpants, what you call pant we in scotland call trouses. i guess i should have read the post, but that will forever be my cures.

any way i usally weare my jean for a week enless they get covered in mud or dirt. pants on the other hand (underpants) i ware a clear pain every day because im clean like thst