Quote Originally Posted by kiltedsawyer View Post
So......
UK US
Vest Wife-beater

Does it carry the same connotation in the UK?
Not really. Wearing what we call a vest under your shirt is associated with older men and being a bit straight-laced and old-fashioned. Wearing a vest without a shirt is associated a bit with skaters, punks and surfers (depending on physique and context!), but not especially with any social class. wearing a string vest without a shirt is associated with older men on the beach or possibly very disreputable and scruffy older men. Wearing a string vest without a shirt is also fashionable for younger Afro-Carribean men in the UK.