bjorri wrote:

Farmer John.

I'm not a native English speaker.
Is this the same as a long John? If not what is it?

It is a neoprene wetsuit without arms,
because a long-sleeve wetsuit makes it hard to paddle.
Pictu
http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=2215

Bill Tuthill wrote:
bjorri wrote:
Farmer John.
Is this the same as a long John? If not what is it?

It is a neoprene wetsuit without arms,

Thanks, we call it a long john.

bjorri

bjorri wrote:
Bill Tuthill wrote:
bjorri wrote:
Farmer John.
Is this the same as a long John? If not what is it?

It is a neoprene wetsuit without arms,

Thanks, we call it a long john.

bjorri

Bjorri, from my experience in talking to native English speakers, some
of them call it a farmer john, and some of them also call it a long
john. There's quite a bunch of native English speakers all over this
globe, many of whom use completely different expressions from one
another for exactly the same objects. IIRC Bill's a representative of
the Californian variety of native English speakers. :-)

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On Oct 18, 7:28 am, Wilko wrote:
Bjorri, from my experience in talking to native English speakers, some
of them call it a farmer john, and some of them also call it a long
john. There's quite a bunch of native English speakers all over this
globe, many of whom use completely different expressions from one
another for exactly the same objects.

In all NA English dialects I'm aware of, the term "long johns" (note
the "s") refers to full body underwear, usually with front buttons and
a trap seat. "Long john wetsuit" and "long johns" are not
interchangeable. The Farmer John expression arose from the resemblance
of a man in a wetsuit to a man in farmer's denim overalls.

Just to make things interesting, there are also Farmer Bills (roomier)
and Farmer Janes.

Steve