r/mildlyinteresting • u/testingtestingtestin • 14d ago
T-Shirts are sized way differently in the US compared to Europe and Australia.
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u/Squirrel_prince 13d ago
I wear L in France, XL sometimes. Everything I have bought in the US that fits me is M or even S.
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u/leapfrog2115 13d ago
They say it's ok cause they are old. They also don't go on walks or move in general. Just make fun of poor people like their kids
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u/DookieToe2 13d ago
This means in the EU and Australia they have a lot more increments of clothing sizes. We only get 3 levels before XL.
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u/RazzmatazzImportant 13d ago
This is why being 6ft and skinny in america sucks. Want a medium? T Good fit, too short. Want a large? Swimming in it. Still too short. Gotta buy special/eauropean brands to not look like a clown.
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u/ballsdeepisbest 13d ago
I once bought a shirt from FCUK and I had to buy a XXL and even then it was tight. I normally wear large. Six foot, 215lbs.
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u/m_adduci 13d ago
Also between Europe countries the sizes aren't the same. A "L" in Germany is equivalent to XL in Italy
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u/TheKobraSnake 13d ago
I bought a size 14-16 years old jersey and a normal tshirt that was XL in the U.S, several years later the 14-16 fit, although somewhat snugly, the XL looks like a cape on me lmao
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u/thatoneguyD13 13d ago
It's true. I went to Italy last year. Airline lost my luggage.
I am a big guy, a bit overweight, but not obese by any means. I went to four stores before I could find a pair of pants that fit. They were the second largest size that store carried. I bought extra large boxers and they were crazy tight. I wear large in US. Bought XL shirts and couldn't wear them they were so tight. Sucked
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u/freak-with-a-brain 13d ago
Recently bought a t-shirt of a website which apparently sells in Europe and Japan.
Japanese XL was European Medium.
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u/metalfabman 13d ago
No shit been seeing the same tags since i was 12. How tf is this interesting and upvoted so much? Simple minded, 1 braincell material
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u/MaizeAccomplished385 13d ago
All I know is in canada once u hit large the shirts stay the same length just get wider with every x. Sucks if u have wide shoulders and smaller waist looks good then turns into a parachute in the stomach
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u/Street_Hamster2219 13d ago
It’s because we’re trying to lie to the consumers about how fat they are
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u/mooseontherum 13d ago
I noticed this on a road trip from Canada to the US with a few friends. I forgot pyjamas, and since it was 4 guys sharing a room I kind of needed them. So we stopped into a Walmart. I just grabbed a pair of XL pyjama bottoms and went to the cash. That night when I put them on it was one of the funniest moments of the trip. We got me and another of the guys in the pants at the same time, we thought we might have been able to get a third skinny guy in there but we didn’t have one available. They are huge, definitely a 2XL or 3XL here in Canada.
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u/sterlinghday 13d ago
Considering im average for my area at 220 pounds (6ft for those wondering), it might be why.
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u/KlM-J0NG-UN 13d ago
I'm a L in my country and a XXXXXL in China lol (not even joking, I have a xxxxxl jacket from China).
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u/LaserGadgets 13d ago
Just found out they even faked the call of their beloved eagle, so this is not really a shocker. Fakers.
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u/whybother6767 13d ago
And even from brand to brand what is an xl might only be large in one brand but a 2xl in another. So annoying
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u/the_beered_life 13d ago
Curious if sizes start "smaller" than US sizes. Like an Aussie Small might be an equivalent US XXS (which basically doesn't exist, except for rare occasion).
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u/Designer-Mirror-7995 13d ago
Clothes are "sized" differently in different REGIONS of the US, too. If you're a '16' in Chicago, don't expect to wear a "16" in OKC or get the same '16' from OKC as a mall in MS. They Are Not The Same.
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u/kentaureus 13d ago
wasnt there also talk about increasing the size of medium bcs mefium american is like l-xl
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u/Jacob-DoubleYou 13d ago
Yeah well I’ve seen the way a lot of European men dress and it looks like they shop in the kids section. Their shirts are super tight and the sleeves barely cover their shoulders.
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u/CanaDoug420 13d ago
American T-shirt sizes aren’t even held to a standard so who knows what size that shirt actually is
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u/nocturnia94 13d ago
It reminds me of Onion movie 😅
"Government raises definition of obesity. This move reduces the number of obese individuals from 200 million to 185 million." 😂
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u/scoot2006 13d ago
This varies by brand and clothing type. I’m noticing soccer/football jerseys/kits are now matching American sizing when I order from European websites and they’re shipped over here to the US.
Then again, they’re all made in east Asia so 🤷♂️
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u/Old-Personality3629 13d ago
We're obviously fatter in the United States, but we're also like 2 inches taller than the average European
I am not trying to be rude, but our size difference between European and American men is the same size difference between women and men
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u/corium_2002 13d ago
Balkan and north Europe would like to have a word with you
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u/Old-Personality3629 13d ago
The word "average" would like to have a talk with you
Both to explain what it means and to reunite with your intelligence
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u/corium_2002 13d ago
Clearly you have no intelligence. Average European male is 5 feet 11 inches And Average American male is 5 feet 9 inches Google it smartass
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u/ntgco 13d ago
I'm a big guy...6'1" 256lbs. I have bit of a belly, but overall usually am one of the largest males in the room.
I drawfed everyone in Beijing by at least a 1 foot,
The "security height Ruler" in the subway stopped at my mouth.
People moved out of my way like parting a sea of people.
I could look down the subway car over everyone's heads, and could see nearly everyone looking at the huge white gorilla in the room.
I'll never forget the women who gasped at me as I entered the subway car, like a Yeti had just jumped aboard.
People have different scales and that's OK.
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u/AtlanticPortal 13d ago
Well, it's something common. US-S, EU-M, CN-S. Substitute CN with JP or any other East Asia country.
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u/HTZ7Miscellaneous 13d ago
Yeah. The size zero controversy was very confusing for us in the UK and Europe for a hot second there
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u/ILoveHorse69 13d ago
I have a Ric Flair style white fur coat off amazon and I had to buy it in like 4xl, I'm just an average XL American dude.
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u/cylordcenturion 13d ago
Honestly the small medium large thing needs to end.
Just use the measurements. X cm long y cm wide
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u/cmzraxsn 13d ago
I've found sizes in Japan tended to be 1 up from Europe - I was L in Europe and XL in Japan. So I did actually cry a little bit when I went to Korea and a guy took one look at me and went "oh hey we've got clothing in your size, XXL right?"
Actually I've fluctuated over the years between European L and XL size, and I've also found the biggest difference between Japanese and European sizes is the length rather than the girth. Because like, I have lost and gained weight several times and I have some L size Japanese clothes, and the main difference is they only just come down to my waist.
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u/Sandy_Quimby 13d ago
I haven't find this to be true. I've bought T shirts in Australia, USA, and Asia. I'm an L in all those places.
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u/wellthoughtplot 13d ago
I’ve bought a Korean shirt in medium before, not realizing it wasn’t going to be American medium… it was basically like a glove
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u/bow-to-england 13d ago
So americans can go to xxxxxl where in normal countrys that would be xxxxxxxxxxxxl. There's no xs in america it just starts at large.
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u/sarc-tastic 13d ago
Life hack. If the number of X is written as an actual number in your size then maybe consider your dietary intake.
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u/awesome12442 13d ago
Unless I get a breast reduction I don't have a choice. I actually don't eat a lot everyday and have been eating healthier and space it out, but the medication I'm on slows my metabolism. I definitely could exercise more that's no question. My boobs might shrink down to a 1X but the proportion will still be the same.
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u/hedgybaby 13d ago
Why are all the comments about asian sizing when that wasn‘t even part of the picture?
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u/hummuspretzle 13d ago
Because people are discussing clothing sizes and how they differ country to country? Like having an encompassing conversation?
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u/hedgybaby 13d ago
I just thought it was interesting that when I saw this post, the top 7 commente were exclusively about asian sizes lol
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u/Masaylighto 13d ago
People might think it's because of the usa use different measurements but its no that When this t-shirt enter the usa it magically change it size because of the difference in space time curvature in usa compared to other countries
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u/Ok_Training_2937 13d ago
It's so the Americans don't think they are as fat as they actually are.
Facts
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u/Luiaards 13d ago
Even within the EU the sizing is different. An M in Germany would be an L in France or Spain.
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u/dieselram24 13d ago
The US has a major obesity problem so instead of working on that we’ll just make the sizes not look so bad
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u/Banaanisade 13d ago
I've been burned so many times that I just don't order clothes from other countries. Even in Finland I tend to size up once or twice depending on what type of clothes I'm buying, because you can downsize your clothes but it's a massive pain to even attempt upsizing.
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u/kc0nkc1n 13d ago
That's because Americans are a lot larger than the rest of the world. This shouldn't be interesting, it should be worrying and maybe embarrassing.
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u/the_storm_rider 13d ago
I’m beginning to think Jack and the Beanstalk was just an allegory for a European boy who went to NYC and saw things being twice the size of what they normally are.
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u/CloakerJosh 13d ago
US sizes their clothing down, and their shoes up.
I genuinely think it’s an egotistical thing.
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u/TokathSorbet 13d ago
I remember when I went to a Skillet show in London, and I asked guy at the merch stand if they had any 2xl shirts and he goes “nah man, only 1xl - but it’s an American XL!”
He was so proud. And it fit me perfectly.
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u/JustAnotherCaribou 13d ago
My boyfriend is 6’4ft, 360lbs, 3XL-5XL (depending on brand) and is a decent powerlifter lifting a natural 277.5kg squat/ 187.5kg bench/240kg deadlift. His brother is 3 inches taller with similar proportions and lifts. I know it’s the minority, but healthy 3XL people do exist.
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u/YouLearnedNothing 14d ago
I wear an easy 2xl in the US.. a 4XL in the EU comes nowhere near to fitting me.
In the US as well, I can fit in an XL some times, depending on where it's made.. other times, good luck
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u/IndustryDry4607 14d ago
I realized that when I bought a t shirt from America (I am in Europe) and I usually wear S-M, the shirt I ordered in L because I read in the reviews that it would be a bit small. When it arrived it was equivalent to something like XL here in Germany. But hey I like oversized stuff so it’s still a win.
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u/SpecialMango3384 14d ago
Yes, we (Americans) are fat.
75% of us are overweight/obese. Technically I’m overweight too, but I work out
I’m genuinely sorry to the rest of the world that our fatness is spreading like a cancer.
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u/NoWingedHussarsToday 14d ago
That's standard. Sizing differs from country to country and also between brands.
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u/Cwbrownmufc 14d ago
Made this mistake when work got us some t-shirts from the US. I ordered a medium and it was like wearing a tent
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u/scots 14d ago
Stores in the EU do not have a fleet of "courtesy scooters" in the entryway for people who - for lack of a better term - simply ate themselves handicapped.
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u/Potential_Mammoth163 13d ago
Is this a thing in the US?
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u/pbnchick 13d ago
They aren’t just for the obese. They are also used by the elderly and those with mobility issues not caused by weight.
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u/scots 13d ago
It's really sad you have to ask. Yes. It's not uncommon to see morbidly obese people >300-400 pounds spilling out of little electric mobility scooters in shops in the US, especially WalMart. Almost every large grocery store, big box home & hardware store, variety store has anywhere from 3-6+ of these mobility scooters plugged in & charging somewhere near the entrance for patrons who are unable to walk.
TO BE FAIR, there ARE people with medical conditions, persons recovering from surgery, an in jury, what have you - But here in the States, far to often, the person you see riding on the scooter is doing so solely because their immense weight leaves them unable to walk.
Remember the movie "UP" with all the incredibly overweight people floating around on hover chairs? It's like that, minus the hovering.
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u/Bloated_Chunk 40m ago
Wasn't that WALL-E with the hover chairs? Pretty sure up is about the house with balloons
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u/Potential_Mammoth163 13d ago
Ugh, that is sad. I am about 45 pounds overweight (if using BMI as measure) which is a lot, but I am no where near immobile, getting my 10.000 steps almost every day. I am sad to hear this is frequent enough, so it is necessary.
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u/scots 13d ago
You got this. From years of my personal experience, the most crucial tool for your fitness journey is a calorie / macro tracking tool and CONSISTENCY. Whether your goal is gaining weight, losing weight, increasing protein, reducing carbs, I discovered after years of research and personal trials that there are 2 simple things that will help you achieve your goal:
1, Stop drinking your calories. Period. Water. Coffee. Tea. Powdered sugar-free drink flavorings. Lacroix carbonated flavored 0 calorie water. Avoid "Diet" drinks, they have chemical sweeteners in them that research has shown messes up your metabolism and sabotages your goals. The stevia natural sweetener works wonderfully.
2, Install the MyFitnessPal ap on your phone and use it for everything. The free version is fine. Log EVERYTHING. If it goes in your mouth and it has calories in it, LOG IT.
Good luck friend, you can do it.
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u/2ingredientexplosion 14d ago
depends on the shirt but im between xl and 2x U.S. not fat just kinda tall
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u/Blindfire2 14d ago
This has always been the case, every country is different because of different health practices, like how the US has so much damn sugar in just about EVERY piece of food that isn't actually homemade. Even things you don't THINK there's any sugar in, there is there. I guarantee it was allowed because it was addictive and the corporations lobbied the government back in the days (similar to cigarettes/tobacco in general to be aimed towards kids to get "customers at an early age" to increase profits by getting them addicted) to allow all this sugar to be used in order to get people addicted.
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14d ago
And Asia. I am a Sml-Med here in AU but Asian sizes I am L /XL !!!
Fuck that shit. I aint no fat cunt or tall cunt by any means.
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u/aptom203 14d ago
From my experience in Japan, in east Asia this size would be called something like "Mega Fat"
I bought a couple of "Super Fat" T-shirts for myself when I was there xD
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u/iridescentrae 14d ago
Funny how a 6X shirt turns into an XL after a run in the washer/dryer though. Can you fix that?
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u/oooooeeeeeoooooahah 14d ago
because americans are fat. a medium in america is the equivelant of an extra large/2xl from some countries
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u/SnooDonkeys3148 14d ago
When my sister died she weighed 98 pounds but she still wore a size 12 because of her frame. She had broad shoulders and a broad rib cage. She was never going to be tiny. Heavy bones are a thing.
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u/WNxWolfy 14d ago
I recently moved to Japan and buying shoes here as a 6'1'' man is rough. I'm an EU 46, which translates to a japanese "saizu 30", which stores often just.. don't have. Suits are a challenge as well
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u/Pluto0x0 14d ago
I’m M in the US. I was renting clothes and a lady who was helping me got me the clothes from the 3XXL section. 🫠
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u/hawk_199 14d ago
America like to use different measurements so other country 1 America size will double the size of anything. Food included.
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u/MooseBoys 14d ago
Same with Brazil, especially for pants. It’s the opposite for Japan which would be 5XL.
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u/ActionStill9843 11d ago
It's funny cause they're FAT