Quote Originally Posted by auld argonian View Post
Still, I guess that I don't get the whole thing about these sizes...if you measure your chest and it's 42 inches, what does that mean?
It means that you measured your chest and read 42 inches.

Why isn't a 42 a 42 in whatever country that it's sold in
It is. The question is, of course, one of style and design. I don't accept this stuff about American makers. A lot, granted, of the ready-to-wear lines are set for a bit more of a belly and rear but not all. Not everyone in the US is obese. While the majority are either obese or overweight its also the land of "Size 0" and "Sub-Size-Zero" culture, human growth hormones and liposuction. I should also point out that Scotland is not a slim nation these days with nearly 1/2 of all adult men considered overweight and a good 1/7 men are held to be obese.