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Just out of curiousity, after a discussion with Jamie after watching a TV show, what is it about uniforms that girls find sexy?
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You know that the person takes something seriously. There is a sense of humanity and responsiblity that comes along with a crisp uniform, I think, a sense that this person is a doer of deeds.
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The fact that the men wearing them actually keep them clean unlike the general men's atitude towards cloths... Posts: 4519 | Registered: Sep 2003
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Do you still have your uniform from the theater? Maybe mack's hinting that you should put it on.
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The only uniforms I tend to find attractive are athletic and military uniforms. Police, firemen, postal, McDonalds, etc. never do much for me. I think I like the athletic and military uniforms more for what's being hidden -or what I think is being hidden- behind them than for the uniforms themselves. Athletes and those in the military just tend to be in really good shape and physically, I'd say it's pretty normal to be attracted to those who are fit.
There's also the attitude athletes and those in the military convey to me. They seem to be confident and I really like that, sometimes to the point of liking arrogance. But I'm just weird like that.
So...it's not so much the uniform as it is the whole idea for me.
What I mean is this: I have known guys that might be total slobs around the house, lounge around in sweats, drink beer, yada yada .... but then when they get up and put on their uniform -- they change. They stand up straighter, walk more assuredly, talk with confidence. Like walking out on a stage and taking on a new role. Something about putting on that uniform, shining those shoes -- it does something INSIDE the guy..
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Military or police uniforms on men and women are somewhat appealing and attractive. I don't know why. They look better on women in my opinion. But, they are not as appealing as glasses or as a person who speaks more than one language fluently and plays a musical instrument. In fact they equal authority and I HATE authority.
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quote:They stand up straighter, walk more assuredly, talk with confidence.
Well, I have worn a few uniforms that were just so stiff that I was literally unable to slouch. It was like a yardstick that stretched from your butt to the top of your neck. The confidence is probably just a side effect of the uniform, as more blood can flow to the head.
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When I was in a high school production of South Pacific, some of the guys had to wear uniforms. The transformation was electric. Suddenly, even backstage, they moved purposefully, they stood up straighter.
A uniform means something, especially an army uniform. It's not the uniform that is attractive, it's the attitude a uniform gives to someone unaccostomed to wearing a uniform.
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In addition to me previous post: That's why it's the uniform of the powerful that's most attractive. The McDonald's uniform doesn't exactly say "power held in check."
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I think much of it comes down to that primal instinct of power and authority, as Mrs. M. said. When a man is in uniform he looks strong and capable. Think of what we associate uniforms with - danger, protection, masculinity, strength, bravery, etc. All that macho man stuff is pretty sexy, though it might not be politically correct.
quote: Well, I have worn a few uniforms that were just so stiff that I was literally unable to slouch. It was like a yardstick that stretched from your butt to the top of your neck. The confidence is probably just a side effect of the uniform, as more blood can flow to the head.
A really great example of this is from an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond. Robby always slouches around his parents house in sweatshirts and junk, but when he proposes to whats-her-face he's in his police dress blues and is much more straightened.
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As well, many high school guys are attracted to girls in private school uniforms, I find. When I'm out with my friends, we get hit on a lot when we're in our uniforms. I don't know why, though.
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quote: Frankly, uniforms don't do anything for me... so I guess I can't answer that.
Now foreign accents, on the other hand... THAT's sexy.
maui babe - I thought similarly, until I witnessed the devestating result of the two together.
I had a small car accident in Ireland and had to go to the Garda station to fill out a report. I'm not 100% on this, but I'm pretty sure the Garda are first chosen on ability to police and then on being habanero flaming hot.
To this day my friend Anna and I begin salivating everytime we think of the Garda.
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It's because we know that the dress uniform would go so well with a formal ball gown.
Actually, I have no idea. I generally find uniforms a bit of a turn off but that is most likely due to my aversion to all things involved with wars and guns.
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I think men look so good in uniforms because they actually FIT. Half the guys I know wear clothing a size or two too big for them. A uniform actually shows what's there, which is always hot. That's why a well fitting suit is so sexy, too.
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I echo the foreign accent thing. I am SO lucky I married a guy with an accent.
The unlucky part is that I still don't understand what he's saying all the time. But I still love him anyway. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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I get what you mean quid!! I had dinner with some friends tonight, including my friend and her Scottish husband. Holy moly, what a thick accent...and the accent isn't even from another language and I STILL had trouble understanding him!
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quote: I had a small car accident in Ireland and had to go to the Garda station to fill out a report. I'm not 100% on this, but I'm pretty sure the Garda are first chosen on ability to police and then on being habanero flaming hot.
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Bad Elizabeth, now you've got me daydreaming about my Will... hairy chest, long hair and tats... and he's a friggin thousand miles away... <pout>
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quote:"The fact that the men wearing them actually keep them clean unlike the general men's atitude towards cloths..."
OK, then explain why I think a man in a fire suit is just THE sexiest thing ever?
Trust me, and I'm in a position to know, they look much sexier after fighting a fire than they smell.
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Ah, so the theory is that the clothes make the man, eh?
Frankly, uniforms are a way of signalling a certain set of attitudes or values shared among those who put them on. So, the clothing serves as a shorthand for "this is who I am and what I believe in."
Guilds in London leap to mind, where a certain hat and a type of coat were all that were needed to signal ones occupation and status in the community.
People NOT in a uniform might be anything, but chances are they aren't "insiders." Perhaps this harkens back to something even primal in our natures. It's thought that women were the cohesive force in primitive societies (and still are today?) and that they exercised this control by selectively choosing as mates those men who were cooperative parts of the social grouping. Of course, the other way to look at this is that humans in a group have a higher survival rate than those outside of a group, especially in our pre-history. So, who survived but the joiners? Most of the rugged individualism was bred out of us, by our own consent.
Of course, in today's society we still retain vestiges of this prehistoric imperative toward group membership.
- the preference of women toward a man in uniform. - the use of well-cut suits to create a positive impression - the rush to mimic successful celebrities' clothing and hairstyles (Anyone remember power ties or Nancy Reagan's red dresses?) - the hanky-code among gay men
The main thing to remind ourselves when falling in love with the outer shell is that it's a disguise...a costume. It may signal an underlying truth, or it may hide a person who put on that attire in order to mislead.
I think Dana should be home soon. I need to go put on my pirate shirt.
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I googled "hanky code" and got a bunch of stuff I didn't know about various groups out there who wear hankies.
I'm not going to post any of the links because they are all basically sexual in nature.
But the general codes are:
Color of hanky indicates a TYPE of preference. Which rear pocke the hanky is in indicates whether you are interested in being the person who DOES that thing or has it done to you.
Apparently this has turned into codes for Christians, fetishists, gays, goths, and people with various sexually transmitted diseases.
All I can say is it's probably useful to know that an orange hanky in the right rear jeans pocket means "Nothing right now, thank you!"
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Perhaps a bit offensive to some Christians, but it's really sort of funny and not TOO offensive to share. I hope. Someone with better grounding in theology and a less snarky attitude about Christianity in general could've done an even funnier job of this. But there it is for our use in understanding "hanky codes" at any rate.
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Elizabeth. I have recently decided, on the advice of a friend from a State Patrol, to no longer sleep overnight in rest areas when I take road trips.
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