Travel survey: men wear dirty underwear on vacation

Guys wear dirty undies. Photo by Getty Images.Guys wear dirty undies. Photo by Getty Images.It's summer vacation time, and if you have travel plans you'll have to do one of my least favorite activities: packing. Deciding what to bring can be tough, especially when you're not 100% sure of the weather or your itinerary. I'll admit it: I overpack. I'd like to think I've gotten better over the years, but I like to be prepared for anything, and I like to have variety. (At least that was my rationale for bringing five pairs of shoes to Las Vegas last weekend. I wore four of them.)

The Sunshine Travel Agency in the UK recently conducted a survey of 1,294 people about what they pack in their suitcases, and has shared the results. Everyone polled had been on a week-long vacation during the past year. The men polled use an average of 98% of what they pack. Pretty efficient, but not so fast! When asked about their undergarments, guys said they bring an average of three pairs of underwear for seven days. Say what? Three pairs?! These dudes are all wearing dirty undies! Apparently 12% of these men said they planned to do laundry during their vacation (year right) and 37% said they don't need to pack a lot of underwear because they "mostly wear swimming trunks" on vacation. Oh, so you wear bathing suits to dinner? To bed? All day long?! Yeah, I didn't think so.

The women polled, as pretty much expected, only wear about 62% of what they crammed into their suitcases. But at least they were prepared! Ladies who traveled for the same seven-day amount of time packed 10 pairs of underwear. You know, because you don't want to wear used panties or put dirty ones back on after you swim or shower. Is this not common sense?

So, men, you may think you're so clever with your lackadaisical five-minute packing job, but now we know the truth. That we'll have loads of pretty dresses, cute tops, and comfy shorts to choose from on vacation and you'll be there wearing dirty underwear. But we like you (especially when you're clean) so we'll try and sneak some extra boxers in your carry-on when you're not looking.

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