On average, I have 5 inches taken off a pair of shorts when I buy a new pair Bretrick…
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Never thought of shorts having to be shortened. This is a new concept for me. 
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Don’t you like Bermuda shorts, Bob? 
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Here in the states, we order pants/jeans/khakis by the waist size and inseam.
Also, short/regular/tall… for example, Levi jeans in a 30/29, or 32/32 or 34/33…
Ladies can also get petite length for those of us 5’4" and shorter. I rarely have to hem my trousers.
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This thread is a “Turnup” for the books.
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Bermuda shorts are for those who are a bit modest perhaps? That’s also if you are one to sit with your legs apart, and don’t encourage peekers. 
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Levi’s still bog standard 32 inch waist - 30 inch leg!
Never raised eyebrows in the launderette…
Maybe that’s just as well…
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Don’t like denim Dachs… 
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That reminds me a Scotsman I saw who was wearing a kilt…
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I should’ve said Bermuda-style running shorts or sport shorts that are a bit longer but made of comfy lightweight and breathable material.
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I remember that one.
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I must not have been there. I’m sure I would have recalled the adventure, er…event,er…innocent meeting!
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You probably would since it couldn’t have been more explicit. It was a photo taken at the last soccer Euro Cup and went viral answering the question of what Scotsmen wear …once and for all. I just wondered how that guy could’ve been so oblivious of wearing a kilt. The answer might be that he presumably doesn’t do that often enough.
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The Royal Teens wrote a song about Foxy “Who wears Short Shorts” 
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It was usual for me to need an inch or two off new trousers. Just turn the bottoms up and re-sew rather than cut off them off if it wasn’t that much. Bottoms up! 
I sometimes wore shorts in my cycling/walking days but it was mostly tracksuit bottoms. Being fair-skinned, the tops of my legs would be quite sensitive to sunburn. I decided I’d rather be warm on the tops of the legs than burned, so it was tracksuit bottoms most of the time.
Edit: Mrs mart reminded me how many times the had to take the legs of tracksuit bottoms in (width-wise) so the leg on the chain side didn’t get caught between the chain and cog.
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Sally Carr didn’t seem to have issues
She had no reason for it either.
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I could really use that extra ten inches in the crotch.
Hey-oh!
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Sorry Dachs I’ve been meaning to answer your post for ages and then I couldn’t find it again… 
I think Bermuda Shorts are a bit of a fashion statement Dachs, and they are too long for me.
Being a smaller bloke, 5’ 7" but having a waist that is rapidly expanding since I had to stop running long distance, shorts and trousers are generally too long.
Back in the sixties and seventies football shorts were like this, and for some reason they went long…
I used to be self conscious about my thin legs before I became a runner, and wore tracksuit bottoms. Wearing covering on the legs soon became uncomfortable in the summer, and by the time I started running competitively on marathons and long fell runs, I would have been the odd one out wearing bottoms. I realised that it didn’t matter what other people thought, and just wore what was comfortable and practical.
While running, I didn’t like anything restricting my knees, and thousands of runners can’t be wrong, although there are a few these days who prefer lycra or longer shorts.
When I became a postman it just seemed natural to wear shorts all year round, but the official ones were too long, so mine got shorter and although it was noticed and commented on, as long as I got the post delivered ‘fast’ nobody cared, not even about the none standard running shoes I wore…but they were black…a colour I would never wear away from the job.
I still do a bit af running while out walking and feel good wearing my usual shorts, but with age comes joint problems and in the sub zero conditions I sometimes resort to tracky bottoms, but mostly I wear my shorts all the time.
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Thanks for your detailed reply, Bob… The shorts you’re wearing in the first photo look like being made of a thicker material if not denim. I was asking the question against the background of most shorts having become longer but not necessarily those worn by runners. Yet you see a number of them wearing knee length short tights and, to be precise, I was having those in mind when speaking of Bermudas.
Basically, every runner should wear what he feels most comfortable in like you do. In retrospect it took too long for me to discovered how comfy long winter tights worn under shorts are for me. Unfortunately, I’ve developed some hip problems lately which I fear might become chronic. That would mark the end of my life as a jogger. I’d be glad if I could still do other activities. I need to find out what is still possible.
As for finding the right length of trousers, I seem to have normal proportions. So, actually, that shouldn’t be a problem. What I didn’t know for some time was how many different combinations of inch and waist sizes there are. I thought that stores had all sizes on offer, at least when a new collection arrives. How naive. They order what sells best. Eventually, I found my perfectly fitting size which I order online if it’s not in stock. No shortening necessary .
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