This confirms what I thought. Years ago I worked in clothing recycling, making cleaning rags for mechanics and such. American sizes were always one smaller than Australian sizes. A size 10 Aussie would be an 8 American. 8 Australian being the smallest, anything less was children's sizes. Basically it went; 8 = tiny, 10 = hot, 12 = WB, 14 = bit porky, 16 = serious fatty, 18+ = obese.
Then I noticed people talking about "size four" and I thought what the fuck is a size four? That's like a little girl.
Then I hear people talking (in American movies, TV, etc) about "size zero"" which used to be babywear, but they mean a ladies "10"... I think "What is going on here?"
From what I can gather, an American woman could have gone from a thin teenager in 1999-2000 to an obese landwhale today, and still claim to wear the same size clothes as when she left school.
Then I noticed people talking about "size four" and I thought what the fuck is a size four? That's like a little girl.
Then I hear people talking (in American movies, TV, etc) about "size zero"" which used to be babywear, but they mean a ladies "10"... I think "What is going on here?"
From what I can gather, an American woman could have gone from a thin teenager in 1999-2000 to an obese landwhale today, and still claim to wear the same size clothes as when she left school.