How weird is it for an otherwise normal, well socialized, middle class man to have a hole in his sock? Not a threadbare, ratty sock…just a normal sock that happens to have a hole at the big toe or at the heel, which he does not throw out but continues to wear?
Poll to come, as well as an explanation.
I picked maybe a tad strange, but okay. I mean, I have holes in many of my socks that I continue to wear, and I’m a normal, well socialized man. I’m a poor college student though. My aspirations in life include eventually doing well enough for myself that I can afford an effectively unlimited supply of new socks.
So, assuming that by ‘middle class’ you mean ‘adult that can presumably afford socks without undue hardship’, I’d see that as a little strange. Not weird, and certainly not something I’d judge anyone on.
I ask because, yes, I am the guy with holes in his socks. Not every pair; just a hole here and there, and it doesn’t bother me - certainly not enough to throw the entire sock away. But some friends recently noticed my toe peeking out from a sock and I was amazed at how abnormal they claimed it to be. One claimed that if she didn’t know me, she’d think it was a sign of a mental health disorder.
I’m not normal or well socialized, but I see no reason to throw away perfectly good socks because of a hole in the toe. Just leave the sock a little long and fold the toe over.
Yes, exactly what I mean by middle class - that the person in question can afford new socks. Which is maybe a sad definition of middle class.
Not so much weird, but lazy, because he hasn’t bothered to buy some new pairs of socks.
Where does it say he hasn’t bought new socks?
Weird to me, because I can’t wear a sock with a hole in it. If I feel a hole with my toe or bottom of my foot, it annoys the hell out of me.
Hell this reminds me I really gotta get a new pair of shoes.
I’m a woman - Maybe a tad strange, but okay
I am really aware of when my socks are even thinning, so I think it’s strange that someone would continue to wear socks with holes, but I’m like “whatever” about it.
Darn it!
The way I look at it: why not just buy new socks? They aren’t expensive, sold everywhere, and come in a package so that person would get multiple new ones. I’d see them as either really cheap, lazy, or both. Wash the old ones and use them as dust rags or something if recycling is high on the list.
All of my socks have exactly one hole in them.
It’s how I get my foot inside.
Some people aren’t bothered by holes in the socks. What’s weird about that?
“Deciding if I need to do laundry tonight. Need answer fast.”
Topologically, a new sock doesn’t have a hole.
Topologically, a sock is the same as a handkerchief or a bowler hat, but none of that helps keep your feet warm.
I solve the holes-in-socks problem by wearing odd socks on purpose - that way, when one gets a hole, I only need throw away a single sock.
I’m always slightly embarrassed for a person when I see holes in their socks…not because I expect people to throw out their still usable socks with a hole in them, but because I expect they didn’t mean to wear them in a situation where they’d be seen by the public.
That’s how I am, anyhow. I have plenty of holey socks for schlubbing around the house. If I’m going somewhere I expect to take my shoes off around other people, I’ll try to find and wear an intact pair, though. When I forget or can’t find one or I’m surprised by a shoes-off situation I wasn’t expecting, I feel embarrassed by my holey socks.
And it’s not that I can’t afford new socks. Of course I can. I just can’t bring myself to throw out old ones more than once or twice a year, and I have no more room for new ones at the moment.
Those parts of the sock exist entirely for personal comfort and wouldn’t ordinarily be visible to the public, so if he’s fine with it, then I really don’t see how it says anything about him.