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[jdubble]

i once had a friend who caused quite a bit of a confusion at a pub when she declared that she really liked guys in suspenders, not realizing that suspenders in the UK = garter belts in the US.

[stella2]

i once had a friend who caused quite a bit of a confusion at a pub when she declared that she really liked guys in suspenders, not realizing that suspenders in the UK = garter belts in the US.

I'm sure some British men may wear suspenders, but not in public. Are US suspenders what we call braces? i.e. Straps over the shoulders, holding up pants?

[Catrin]

I'm sure some British men may wear suspenders, but not in public. Are US suspenders what we call braces? i.e. Straps over the shoulders, holding up pants?

Yes, that is what suspenders are - and I've known some women to wear them as well. They are not always hidden under clothes.