Would you use long sleeves to work?

@terrych (1227)
United States
October 3, 2007 11:04am CST
I work in agriculture, so I am always in the field, so I am exposed to sunlight somedays all day. I use suncreen... but a lot of people who work in the field do not use sunscreen, they use long sleeves and hut... What do you think? what would you use?
6 responses
@spoiled311 (5500)
• Philippines
11 Oct 07
well as for me, i work freelance and have a lot of errands. i, too, am exposed to the sun sometimes, but the heat is just too much for me. i would rather wear sleeveless shirts and shorts if these aren't too informal. so i just wear jeans, a casual shirt, and a pair of light sandals just so i could stand the heat. and i bring water with me, too.
@terrych (1227)
• United States
11 Oct 07
to me it also more confortable short sleeves, and jeans...but not sndals for the field...
@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
11 Oct 07
well when its that hot i dont think i would be able to wear long sleeves,i would rather glob up on the sunscreen the best i can and just keep applying it thrugh the day.
@terrych (1227)
• United States
11 Oct 07
Yeah, it is really hot here... speacially when you are all day outside... so I wear sunscreen... but reapply it is the problem, because with the dirt and the sunscreen...
@runsgame (2031)
• India
4 Oct 07
yes, i agree to your views and i also use long sleeves in my works. it is more comfortable and cool too. sunscreen is not advisable as it may spoil your skin .
@terrych (1227)
• United States
4 Oct 07
Thanks for your answer... but do you mean with that suncreen can spoil your skin?
@swatig (1183)
• India
4 Oct 07
I prefer to wear full sleeves if going for the work or for any occassion while in home i mostly wear t-shirts, or half-sleeves shirts.
@terrych (1227)
• United States
4 Oct 07
If you ask me to be inside long sleeves are fine for me, because I usually get cold for the A/C, but outside it is hot... so I like to wear tshirt... but I am also worried for the sun...
@mykmari_08 (2464)
• Philippines
5 Oct 07
I can't figure out if I got the correct impression about your work. Are you a farmer or not exactly a farmer? My relatives who are in the province are farmers. When they go to the fields to plant rice, corn, sugarcane, and other sorts of vegetables, they do wear long sleeves. Sunscreens are okay but it's not a common practice in here for farmers to use sunscreen. Also, it's very costly for them to use sunscreen for extended periods of time. I guess wearing long sleeves is better for added protection of our skin.
@terrych (1227)
• United States
6 Oct 07
I am not exactly a farmer, actually now I am a student, but my mayor is horticulture, so I do a lot of field work... basicly experiments, now I am working with strawberries...we are going to plant in a couple of weeks...
@gradyslady (4054)
• United States
12 Oct 07
At my job, I can't really, because I work in a hot hot kitchen and it's bad enough we have to wear aprons and hats. We all wear short sleeved shirts, but we still all get hot and sweaty and it's not attractive.