I can't speak for all Americans, but for me, its two fold. First, they're comfortable. My wife likes seeing me in things with buttons but I can't fathom why anyone likes wearing that stuff. Second, a good t-shirt gives you a way to walk around shoving your opinion down everyone else's throat without actually having to expend any energy on communication. A TextMate shirt allows me to walk around saying "I use TextMate and if you don't you're a moron and I'm better than you".
As an american I get to be both obscenely opinionated and lazy at the same time. Tee-shirts ARE the american dream!
- Cliff
P.S. This really shouldn't be taken literally or be taken as a slam on the American world view. I love our way of life (and, truth be told, I can be pretty stinkin opinionated) but if you can't poke fun at yourself you're just too stuffy for your own good. :-)
On May 21, 2007, at 8:25 PM, Tim Mansour wrote:
Having said my piece, I would like someone to tell me: what is it with Americans' obsession with T-shirts?