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Here's What the Girls of London Think of Your Underwear
Pants? Boxers? Kecks? Grundies? No matter what you call your underpants, we’ll bet that – like us – you’ve got a pair hanging around your top drawer that should’ve been thrown out a long time ago. Holding on to your hole-ridden old faithfuls would be absolutely fine if you were the only one who had to look at them. Unfortunatley, that’s not the case. That special lady in your life has to play witness to your undie abominations, too.
That’s why we felt it was time to get the inside intel on what girls really think of the state of male underwear. What are their favourite kind? What turns them off? Does she really hate your novelty Christmas Y-fronts? (We can answer that: yes, she does.) Here's what we learned when we took to the streets of London to ask the fairer sex what they think of our underpants...
1. Become a Boxer Man
Almost every girl we spoke to revealed that, of all your underwear options, boxers were their top choice, with “white” and “tight” being their colour and fit of choice. That’s not so say patterns and colours are out of the question, though.
2. Throw Out the Thong
What we definitely didn’t expect to hear was at least four of the girls revealing how they’ve met guys who’ve owned a man-thong. It goes without saying that these went down like lead balloons. What you might think of as quirky, she’ll inevitably see as totally freaky. And that’s a Norman Bates freaky, not Another Level freaky.
3. Learn to Let Go
Unsurprisingly, we learned that all women hate washed-out underwear with holes or stains. So even if your “lucky” pants have helped you ace date nights, job interviews and footy matches, it’s time to relegate them to the little underwear drawer in the sky if they’ve started to resemble edam cheese.
4. Buy into Brands
It appears that ladies have expensive taste when it comes to your undies – they love to see a great brand covering your delicates. In the same way women put effort into theirs, it’s only fair we put effort into ours. “We can’t be dealing with Primark,” one girl told us. Here’s five of our favourite underwear brands for men. Take your pick.
Calvin Klein
Magnetic Cotton Trunks, £23 asos.com
Lousy Livin’
Flamingos, €12.90 (around £9.50) lousylivin.com
Sunspel
Classic Boxer Short, £30 sunspel.com
Björn Borg
Space Dye, £25 bjornborg.com
DaDa
Polka/Cyan Trunk, £18 dadaunderwear.com
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Coach Manly Mixes: Master a Margarita in Under 60 Seconds
Here at Coach, we’re all about inspiring men to do something brilliant. Be it running that half-marathon at the end of the year, nailing that boardroom pitch at the end of the week, or just getting your blood pumping while watching a brilliant documentary on Netflix at the end of the day, we’re here to help you achieve your goals. And achieving your goals becomes a whole lot easier when you can reward youself with something excellent at the end of the whole process... like this delicious cocktail, as made by Rich Woods from Duck and Waffle in London. Go on, mix one up yourself. It only takes a minute, and we’re damn sure you deserve it.
How to make the perfect margarita
1. Dust off your metal cocktail shaker, or “tin” as Woods calls them. “Always make sure they’re tins. They insulate and keep the cocktail cold," he says.
2. Next up, pull our your best tequila – Woods reckons Patron Silver is best for this. Pour out 50ml of the firewater and into your shaker.
3. Pull out a lime from your fruit bowl and juice it. “This is important: always use fresh juice, never bottled,” instructs Woods. Pour it in with your tequila.
4. Agave syrup has a low GI, meaning it won’t cause a horrendous sugar crash after you consume it. Add four teaspoonfuls of the stuff.
5. Give it a quick mix, and throw in as much ice as your shaker can handle.
6. Pop your shaker’s top on, and shake it up. You’re aiming to break down the ice to help dilute the drink.
7. Time to strain into your glass. “You don’t want any flecks of ice in the drink,” says Woods. That’s why he passes the liquid through two strainers.
8. Find your favourite chair, kick back and drink up. Enjoy.
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