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Stagnant Axon Terminal wrote:

Kannap wrote:
Exactly! Men can be sexy without pants and I prefer women wearing pants or some kind of pants substitute like a skirt or dress.

My gay ass disagrees.

My gay ass disagrees with your disagreement.

Stagnant Axon Terminal wrote:

New haven america wrote:Men's fashion has been stagnant for ~100 years, pants are oppression.

And you can thank that douche nozzle named Beau Brummel for that.

Men In Skirts 2020
Im very serious. Skirts are a m a z i n g
Pants are prison.

Honestly, not a big fan of skirts myself. Freeing, sure, but they make me feel vulnerable.

Cekoviu wrote:

Stagnant Axon Terminal wrote:Men In Skirts 2020
Im very serious. Skirts are a m a z i n g
Pants are prison.

Honestly, not a big fan of skirts myself. Freeing, sure, but they make me feel vulnerable.

I mean I guess wear what you want. But I love skirts and dresses. pants hurt.

Right handed, clockwise, and it literally has never occurred to me that someone would do it another way.

Cisairse wrote:Right handed, clockwise, and it literally has never occurred to me that someone would do it another way.

To me anti-clockwise (left from the front) is the natural and unquestionable way. Clockwise seems "backhanded": pulling the belt into the first loop to the right, rather than pushing it into the first loop to the left. At some point you have to push not pull, why not start with the push?

I do however switch to my left hand when the belt gets out of reach for my right. I presume that is normal?

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:

Cisairse wrote:Right handed, clockwise, and it literally has never occurred to me that someone would do it another way.

To me anti-clockwise (left from the front) is the natural and unquestionable way. Clockwise seems "backhanded": pulling the belt into the first loop to the right, rather than pushing it into the first loop to the left. At some point you have to push not pull, why not start with the push?

I do however switch to my left hand when the belt gets out of reach for my right. I presume that is normal?

That's how I do it. Of course, I use a Pratt know when tying my tie so I might be an outsider to begin with.

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:

Cisairse wrote:Right handed, clockwise, and it literally has never occurred to me that someone would do it another way.

To me anti-clockwise (left from the front) is the natural and unquestionable way. Clockwise seems "backhanded": pulling the belt into the first loop to the right, rather than pushing it into the first loop to the left. At some point you have to push not pull, why not start with the push?

I do however switch to my left hand when the belt gets out of reach for my right. I presume that is normal?

Surely it's easier to start with one's dominant hand? For someone who's right handed, that implies clockwise.

So people put their trousers on and then try and thread their belt through the loops? That hadn't occurred to me either. It's hell of a lot easier to thread the belt first.

Kind of like the people I see start driving out of their driveway while putting on their seat belt. Why the hell do it that way?

Forsher wrote:

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:
To me anti-clockwise (left from the front) is the natural and unquestionable way. Clockwise seems "backhanded": pulling the belt into the first loop to the right, rather than pushing it into the first loop to the left. At some point you have to push not pull, why not start with the push?

I do however switch to my left hand when the belt gets out of reach for my right. I presume that is normal?

Surely it's easier to start with one's dominant hand? For someone who's right handed, that implies clockwise.

Are we talking about the same thing? If your waist is a clock dial and you're looking down on it, clockwise is to the right at the front.

Counter-clockwise, right handed. The buckle belongs to the left side of the trousers.

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:

Forsher wrote:
Surely it's easier to start with one's dominant hand? For someone who's right handed, that implies clockwise.

Are we talking about the same thing? If your waist is a clock dial and you're looking down on it, clockwise is to the right at the front.

Pretty sure, yeah.

Put the, er, pointy bit/non-buckle end in the first loop to the right, push/pull it through using the dominant (i.e. right hand) 12, 1, 2, 3 etc. etc., get about half-way through, unbunch, push/pull it through the left side 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and do it up. This also means the dominant/more dextrous hand is on the same side as the buckle itself.

As I said I don't wear belts all that often so I'm not sure at which points I'm pushing and/or pulling, but that's definitely clockwise and I'm very right handed.

Just for this thread, yesterday I tried it the wrong (counterclockwise) way.

Honestly one of the worst experiences of my life. How do you guys live like this?

Cisairse wrote:Just for this thread, yesterday I tried it the wrong (counterclockwise) way.

Honestly one of the worst experiences of my life. How do you guys live like this?

+10 points for the effort. Maybe some day the others will come to their senses and join us.

Cisairse wrote:Just for this thread, yesterday I tried it the wrong (counterclockwise) way.

Honestly one of the worst experiences of my life. How do you guys live like this?

What I learned from this thread is that neither way is the best. Put the belt through the loops THEN put the pants on.

Clocks are like belts, people wear them tight.
Clockwise obv, it's logic.

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:

Cisairse wrote:Just for this thread, yesterday I tried it the wrong (counterclockwise) way.

Honestly one of the worst experiences of my life. How do you guys live like this?

What I learned from this thread is that neither way is the best. Put the belt through the loops THEN put the pants on.

But which way 'round? In the end, once the pants are on, you still have to fasten the belt. I like having the buckle in my dominant hand, as it's much better at finagling that small piece of metal through the little hole.

...Huh. I never thought about it, I guess, but I'm left handed, and I always put it on clockwise.

Assert dominance; use it as a weapon, not a piece of clothing.

Cekoviu wrote:

Dumb Ideologies wrote:I check the light fitting can take it then wrap it around my neck and kick the chair away.

Jesus

Trust me, she can do so much worse.

Around my neck tightened however the poor soul I convinced to try new thing in the bedroom with does it.

Toxic Masculinia wrote:Assert dominance; use it as a weapon, not a piece of clothing.

There better be mutual consent, otherwise the authorities shall have to be notified.

Everyone is not only a filthy casual, but uncultured swine:

Andsed wrote:Around my neck tightened however the poor soul I convinced to try new thing in the bedroom with does it.

This is the correct answer.

Right-handed.

Start at the left, loop it counter-clockwise buckleless end first.

Forsher wrote:

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:
Are we talking about the same thing? If your waist is a clock dial and you're looking down on it, clockwise is to the right at the front.

Pretty sure, yeah.

Put the, er, pointy bit/non-buckle end in the first loop to the right, push/pull it through using the dominant (i.e. right hand) 12, 1, 2, 3 etc. etc., get about half-way through, unbunch, push/pull it through the left side 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and do it up. This also means the dominant/more dextrous hand is on the same side as the buckle itself.

As I said I don't wear belts all that often so I'm not sure at which points I'm pushing and/or pulling, but that's definitely clockwise and I'm very right handed.

I'd say it's more logical to do it the opposite way, so that way when you buckle/unbuckle it your dominant hand is pulling it taut/threading it through the buckle while your non-dominant hand just holds the buckle steady.