These shorts are a great buy. Well made, ready to wear and well worth the money. One reviewer ordered a medium and wrote they were way to large for his 34 waist. I also have a 34 waist and a medium runs up to 35 but they were about in inch too tight. This may be a QC problem at the factory. Wrong size label or something.
I'm going to return my pair and order a large and hope they are a better fit.
Still a four star buy but it appears you take your chances with size.