A postal worker has shared the simple reason why they wear shorts in winter.
Temperatures have plummeted across the UK as freezing temperatures have arrived. The dip in temperatures will influence many people to layer their outfits to keep warm.
However, a Reddit user sparked debate when they asked why postal worked continue to wear shorts. According to our sister, Mirror Online, it said: "Postmen/women of the UK, why do you wear shorts all year round?"
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A user responded: "Yeah I've seen them last week in shorts and a Royal Mail pastel blue short sleeve shirt. Hardcore. None of this […] skinny joggers and overcoat nonsense."
A postal worker cleared up the confusion and shared the incredibly simple reason why. They said: "It really is just because it gets hot doing the job. One round I wear trousers just because of the wind but it's that particular village that happens to be the highest point of the town and is a massive wind tunnel. All other rounds I'm in shorts pretty much all year."
Another agreed, saying that they didn't want to be "sweating" all day, writing: "If it was an extreme day I might throw on waterproofs over my shorts, something I can easily slip on and off as the need arose."
Someone in the industry told a shorts-related anecdote and said: "The depot had a running bet where everyone paid £1 a week into a pot, with the winner got to give the entire fund to a charity of their choice. The competition was to see who could go furthest into the winter in shorts. As the snow kicked in during January it was down to two die-hards.
"Eventually as spring kicked in it was deemed a tie, the pot was split between the two, raising several hundred each. At the end of the competition, a supervisor also added to the pot out of his own pocket and both got a free cooked breakfast from the work's canteen for a week in recognition of their efforts!"
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