>>>Other people use waistband, belt and a pair of braces together - this only defines them as overcautious
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>>Some folks in the USA may be unfamiliar with the term "braces" -- they are apt to call them "suspenders"
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>I know. While using a dialect one should be able to use standard language. ;)

At least the situation didn't involve a potentially embarrassing misinterpretation with term like "fag"
(American slang "fag" = a homosexual, British slang "fag" = cigarette)
I did see such a situation at a hotel once before