No blog about Sweden would be complete without an entry about tradies' pants. "What are tradies' pants?" you may ask. Tradie Pants (as named by Dr M) are the pants worn by just about every industrial type worker in Stockholm.
They are like cargo pants, but extreme cargo pants. They have pockets all over them. What takes them to the next level beyond cargo pants are the outside pockets. They also have pockets in the knee so that you can slip you knee pads in them. they come in several lengths (long, 3/4, and shorts). They come in all different colours/fabrics - hi-vis, denim, white, blues, camo etc. There is even a matching vest (I've only seen one of them though - in white on a builder).
These pants are worn by so many people - gardeners, street cleaners, surveyors, construction workers, garbage collectors, builders, electricians, - really anyone in a job that involves some kind of tool or getting dirty. Females wear them too (there are a lot more female tradies in Sweden than at home). Apparently when you go to a hardware shop everyone checks out everyone else's pants to see how they utilise their many pockets. Even visiting engineering professionals wear them - yes, Dr M has a pair to wear to work.
Your mother wants some. She also wants to know if you've bought yourself some.
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