Why do some men’s pants have an opening in the front?
Why do some men’s pants have an opening in the front?
Wow… You are not the leanest piece of General Tao Chicken, are you?
The opening, or fly, has been around since the 1650’s. Men had to get completely naked in order to take a leak before the advent of pants with easily reached openings. This used to cause a lot of awkward moments, and confusion, in many street corners, and on many village main roads.
An interesting note: you were not allowed in to London’s many drinking establishments in the mid 1800s if you didn’t have a fly on your pants. There simply used to be too many bathroom accidents back then, and the smell of urine soaked pants was often prevalent.
The biggest drinkers in the world are the Scottish… Why you might ask? Well, you don’t need a fly on a kilt, and it also customary not to wear any underwear with a kilt, which enables you to pee where you stand!
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