Quote Originally Posted by O'Callaghan View Post
A word of caution to our American friends. Yes, we know you call your waistcoat a vest, but did you know that in the British Isles a vest is what you might call an undershirt? If you said that you wore your vest outside your shirt people might think that you dress like some sort of comic book superhero, or that you are simply a bit eccentric.
Why are watches called watches, and not "wrist clocks" or "pocket clocks"?

Since the original question has been answered (and quite peaceably, at that), I'll respond to my cousin here and say that the garment which is called a vest in the UK is, in some parts of the US (and I hate this name and please don't think I made it up), called a "wife-beater". I wish that name had never been created, and I try to discourage anyone I hear using it from repeating it, but for the edification of our members in various locations, I'm presenting it here for general education.