Wearing Flip Flops in the Winter in North Carolina - Explain
Does this happen all over America, or just here?
With the surge in popularity here of the ubiquitous leather Rainbow flip-flops, I've noticed they stay on the feet of many North Carolinians year round.(full disclosure: I own a pair. Haven't left the closet since Sept.) Yes we have warmer weather than most, but on the rare occasions we have normal winter temps, the flip flops stay on. I have not figured this out in my 10 plus years of residence. The one common thread of logic seems to be this: if the sun's out, I can wear sandals. No matter the wind chill is 15 degrees, hey its sunny, so sandals on. If these optimists rocked full summer regalia - shorts, short sleeves, tanks - then I could make sense out of this phenomenon. But no, usually at least there's a sweater, fleece pullover, or winter jacket in the ensemble. Young people have never dressed as warmly as their parents would like because, well, it's in their parent antagonism contract. I get adolescent and pre-adolescent rebellion. College students and adults, not so much.
Okay North Kak, help me out here.
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Back in the dark ages, say about 1969 I was touring Hamline University in Mineapolis, MN in February. There was a student there that was originally from somewhere in Canada who navigated the campus and the citys wearing sandles exclusively. This included the four foot high snow drifts that were common sidewalk coverings. Go figure.
@Jim: Indeed, go figure.
Anyone else from the old North state want to try and enlighten us?
@Steve: Thanks for this information Steve. Are you guys affiliated with Crocs by any chance? I'm also in grad school and we are studying them this semester.
I live in Texas and the winters are mild, even milder than yours. Just wondering, what's "normal winter temps" for you? Ours are usually high 50's to low 60's during the day and 40's at night.
I wear flip flops all the time, even when it's in the 30's. My rule of thumb is as long as I don't have to wear gloves, I can wear flip flops. Yes, I also wear jacket/sweater to keep the rest of my body warm but my hands and feet remain uncovered, and I'm fine.
I have to admit I'm a bit rebellious but that's not the main reason I wear flip flops in winter. It's just that I HATE wearing shoes. My feet get hot and sweaty even in winter. Yuck! With flip flops they're cool and dry. I'm sure there're others who do it for the same reason. In summer even the flip flops come off and I go barefoot :)
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