Hi everyone<BR><BR>My question has to do with the dress code for everyday in France. Guidebooks I read say that men there don't wear shorts and are always dressed up. Is that true what have you noticed when traveling there.<BR><BR>Thanks

Men wear shorts when they're on vacations.<BR><BR>

There is no dress code, but remember that wherever you travel, you are an unofficial ambassador for whatever country you live in. Dress and act accordingly.

Don't believe what you read in guide books: we wear shorts and sandals as soon as it gets warm, let's say from May to September.

&lt;&lt; Guidebooks I read say that men there don't wear shorts and are always dressed up.&gt;&gt;<BR>Well this was good for a giggle.... I live in Provence and I've rarely seen any men 'dressed up'unless they're going to some important function. And in the summer months everyone, including a lot of the local men, wears shorts. <BR><BR>PB

Whenever a question like this comes up it makes me chuckle a little. I always visualize a dusty bookcase crammed with thick official manuals:<BR>Building Codes<BR>Plumbing Codes<BR>Fire Codes<BR>Saftey Codes<BR>Electrical Codes<BR>Highway Codes<BR>ah yes, here we are --<BR>Dress Codes For South Of France<BR><BR>(page xxiii states: white patent leather<BR>shoes and belts for men are mandatory)

Hi<BR><BR>depends what you mean by dressed up.<BR><BR>I wear jeans in town, shorts at home.<BR><BR>Peter<BR>