Flip Flops: A Review
Sunday, 13 February 2005
Flip Flops, or Thongs as the Australians mistakenly call them (possible confusion here, may arise from the Aussies being unable to distinguish between big toe and second toe and left and right butt cheeks - more later), are indeed a versatile piece of foot wear. However during the four month period of almost constantly wearing them I have discovered a number of situations for which they are not suitable.
Here are my pearls of wisdom:
Flip Flops are not good for the following:
1. Wading through rivers
2. Saving your feet from making contact with sewage if it is more than 3cm deep
3. Dancing vigourously
4. Climbing along precarious mountainside paths
5. Protecting your feet from the sun or mosquitos
6. Clambering around boulders or up extremely steep steps.
7. Running. *
However they are good for:
1. Taking off quickly in temples.
All in all I am pleased with my footwear choice.
As yet no-one has ascertained whether the Australians thought that Sisco was a foot fetishist or not...
* I haven't actually tried this, but after some extremely careful calculations I reckon that they would be an encumberance.
On February 14, 2005, J.R. Hartley said:
A flip flop may indeed be a practical piece of foot ware, but a young lady should not forget that they are not appropriate for the more formal of one’s social occasions.
On February 14, 2005, bryony said:
Ah, the trusty flip-flop! my faithful friend and constant companion. should i liken you to a sumers day, you are more breazy and made of plastic!
i would like to heartily agree to all said, and add that you can happily wash off the raw sewage very easily instead of smelling it days later as it eminates from the seams in your trainers. and you dont get sweaty feet. Hurrah.
On February 15, 2005, Dad and Barb said:
Hi there...
Well... another name for the trusty flip-flop here in New Zealand is "jandals", make what you will of that! you've forgotten about the nice stripes they make on your feet.... like a Zebra.....
On February 15, 2005, Catherine said:
Ah, Bryony you are indeed correct, as are you Mr Hartley. One Can not wear flip flops as day wear in Hong Kong either. Not the done thing apparently.