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I am in sweat pants or pj pants every second I am not required to be in public. Also denim sucks but I find it more tolerable if I get the jeans that have a decent percentage of elastic, those are just way more comfortable but still look the part.
Also nothing can touch my forearms. I don’t like wearing short sleeve shirts because they are too breezy, but I absolutely must roll up the sleeves of any long sleeve shirts so they aren’t touching my forearms. I live in a place where 0°F (-18°C) isn’t uncommon during the winter, so I will tolerate a coat because it’s more painful to be cold but if I’m shoveling snow or whatever, you bet you’re gonna see some weirdo with his coat sleeves mashed up over his elbows but also wearing gloves… I’ve gotten more than a few comments about that look.
Holy shit this is me to a T.