Hunglish.orgScott Savoie buys his underwear at Budapest's fantastic Chinese markets, and he's not afraid to admit he currently sports a size XXXXL -- but in a different sizing system.
written by Scott Savoie
I buy my underwear at the Chinese Market. I am not too proud to admit it.
I don’t mind saving on undies, because so few people get to see them. Even if someone is lucky enough to be seen in my briefs, they usually don’t stay on long. Maybe that’s why they call them briefs. It’s like, „I guess I dont need these…”
I was confused as to what size underwear to buy at the Chinese market. It seems the Chinese brands are ALL large. Perhaps this is designed to not damage fragile male egos. Perhaps some men would not be comfortable buying the small size or the extra small-sized tighty whiteys. So they change the scale, so that „large” becomes the new „small” and the number of Xs denotes how big you actually are.
For example I am a middleweight when I jog, so that makes me an XXXXL. If I stop jogging, I will become a XXXXXL or worse. Using this scale an actual „small” would be somewhere between the Tickle Me Elmo and GI Joe sizes.
I wish I had known this before my most recent trip to the market. I wound up with a pair of XXL underwear. These will be of no use to me whatsover unless I join a BeeGees tribute band.