Sunday, June 09, 2013

Stockholm Male Train Drivers Get Around Shorts Ban in Hot Weather by Wearing Skirts

THE INDEPENDENT: One driver said 'Of course people stare at you a little when you are on the platform'

Male train drivers in Stockholm have rebelled against a ban on wearing shorts by turning up for work in skirts.

Temperatures in the train cab can reach 35C during the summer, and now a group of 13 employees working for the Roslagsbanan railway system have ditched trousers for skirts to keep cool.

According to Sweden’s The Local website, the train company Arriva reportedly insists that staff cannot wear shorts. » | Liam O’Brien | Saturday, June 08, 2013