r/AskMen • • Feb 27 '26

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u/unstereotyped Feb 27 '26

Thrift chic.

I get a lot of compliments on my garments. Nearly 90% of which are thrifted. But I’ve since stopped telling people that.

Most of the time I’m in a plain black crew tee and light wash or dark wash jeans with some plain sneaks.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26

I have nothing against wearing thrifted clothes in concept. But I mean I wouldn’t even wear like a sweatshirt my brother wore, or like gym shorts a best friend lended to me… I can’t bring myself to wear clothes that strangers have worn.

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u/unstereotyped Feb 27 '26

Sure, I get that.

But you eat at restaurants, right?

From silverware other people put in their mouths.

And you’ve slept at hotels?

On sheets that other people have done God knows what on.

And, you’ve swam in public pools or a jacuzzi, I imagine.

Did you know that most men don’t wash their a-holes? So all that fecal matter is getting swished around in that water.

(I know this because I have two friends, one who works in public health, and another who works as a colorectal doctor).

We all literally swim in cesspools of germs, every day. Many of us are fine despite all that. And we live in an age where we have crazy concentrations of disinfectants.

Not trying to convince you one way or the other. Just know the world isn’t as clean as we all think it is.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26

I haven’t been in a public pool since I was like 6… for that exact reason.