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    I don't understand the "wife beater" undershirt. The neck and pits are the part of my undershirts that get the sweatiest. I rock the v-neck so I don't look like a dweeb with a top button undone.

    What is the purpose of these shirts? To hide your nips? Seems pointless.

    • Tropical weather style. can be worn in conj w a "jacket layer".eddieScissors
    • The T-shirt is a fairly recent thing. The Sleeveless undershirt was a mobility thing. Everyone wore ‘undergarments’ not that long agoGnash
    • gets sweats from large surfaces of the body and gives you more freedom of movement and more air for neck and pits. they work.uan
    • My rain jacket gets wet in the rain. What's the point of wearing it?deadsperm
    • We have a national school uniform where I'm from. Dark grey trousers and white shirts. Back in the day we all wore wife beaters (bibiris = BVDs).deadsperm
    • The more thuggish would wear a handkerchief on their neck so they wouldn't have to wash their shirts as often. You knew not to fuck with those guys.deadsperm
    • Wife beaters are for the working man, they're not meant to keep you warm.deadsperm
    • I always thought of them as a more formal tshirt. Special occassion wear.Doris_McSquirter
    • when i was a teenager i used them to hide my nipssarahfailin

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