Look boys, no one wants to see your scrany, hairy to the extent of your ape heritage legs. Have some self-respect and cover up. And if you must wear shorts during sporting activities, please wear a jock strap.\u00a0 It is generally in poor taste for men to wear shorts in public in Mexico, except at the swimming pool, gym, bicycling, or in beach towns. And even then, men should change into shorts upon arrival and return to slacks before going out in public afterward. In urban cities like Mexico City and Cuernavaca, and in the countryside, men typically wear long pants, as shorts are often considered very casual or gym attire.<\/p>\n
People generally consider a man who wears shorts in public to be immature, rude, and inconsiderate. While some may view it as harmless, lowbrow behavior to be ignored, many see it as a lack of self-awareness and respect for others.<\/p>\n
Location Matters:<\/strong> In coastal areas (Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Merida, etc.) and beach resorts, shorts are normally acceptable. However in urban cities formal settings, long trousers are more common for men.<\/p>\n Context:<\/strong> Avoid shorts at nicer restaurants, bars, or when attending church, as these often require more formal attire.<\/p>\n Cultural Perspective:<\/strong> While not taboo, local men in cities tend to reserve shorts for informal occasions at home, sports or at the gym.<\/p>\n Alternatives:<\/strong> Consider wearing lighter-weight long pants, linen pants, or “guayaberas” to stay cool while dressing more like a local.<\/p>\n Ultimately, men can wear shorts in public as a tourist without issue, but they will likely stick out (pun intended<\/em>) and will need to contend with more respectful people staring and whispering about their attire in more traditional or urban areas.<\/p>\n Se\u00f1ora Abuela<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Look boys, no one wants to see your scrany, hairy to the extent of your ape heritage legs. Have some self-respect and cover up. And if you must wear shorts during sporting activities, please wear a jock strap.\u00a0 It is generally in poor taste for men to wear shorts in public in Mexico, except at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":7106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[343],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-from-abuela","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universaldomainexchange.com\/vcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universaldomainexchange.com\/vcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universaldomainexchange.com\/vcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universaldomainexchange.com\/vcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universaldomainexchange.com\/vcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/universaldomainexchange.com\/vcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universaldomainexchange.com\/vcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universaldomainexchange.com\/vcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universaldomainexchange.com\/vcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universaldomainexchange.com\/vcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}