# Guys, put your thongs away and get some real shoes **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 19, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710 "2006-01-19T20:39:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/1 "2006-01-19T20:39:49Z")
I’m so sick of seeing so many damn people on this campus wearing flip-flops (or, as I will call them, thongs,) even when it’s 30 degrees outside. Is it that hard to put on a real pair of shoes or are you SO LAZY that you can’t even do that? (the fact that so many of these people are also wearing sweatpants seems to support the latter.) Man, isn’t there any sense of decorum for college students anymore? I wish there was an official dress code, and I swear I’m not even kidding. It de-hances my learning environment to see all these guys sitting around looking like they’re at summer camp. My girlfriend wears flip-flops all the time, and I sort of wish she wore real shoes more often, but it doesn’t bother me as much because girls’ feet are cute whereas guys’ feet are HAIRY AND DISGUSTING. You DON’T look good in those ugly, stupid flip-flops, you guys, so why can’t you get a real pair of shoes and look like a real man? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/2 "2006-01-19T21:53:16Z")
See, they do it purely to annoy you. ---
**Author:** ![Crab\_Rangoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Crab\_Rangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab_Rangoon)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/3 "2006-01-19T21:55:41Z")
Wow, I thought you were talking the underwear type thongs. Then I would have to agree with you. ::shiver:: ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/4 "2006-01-19T21:57:10Z")
Why are you staring at some dude’s feet? You one of them homersexuals? ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/5 "2006-01-19T21:58:27Z")
Why don’t you quit concerning yourself with what people who have no connection to you wear on their feet for whatever reasons that you don’t know about and find something worthwhile to do other than looking down your nose at people who don’t fit your oh-so-perfect image of what a “real man” is? ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/6 "2006-01-19T22:00:44Z")
I took my shoes off to type this just to annoy you. But, for the record I wear as little as I must on my feet at all times. I only wear shoes to work because I “have to”. Maybe they’re comfortable that way? ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/7 "2006-01-19T22:09:22Z")
I too think flip-flops look stupid on guys. However, seeing as they are the most comfortable possible shoes, especially in 30 degrees, I couldn’t possibly begrudge my brothers this enjoyment. (BTW, curse those of you currently enjoying 30 degree weather, and take some of our freezing rain while you’re at it.) My feet would never speak to me again if I shoved them into shoes and/or socks in the summer. The fact that they are cute girl-feet (although massive) doesn’t change this: if they were nasty hairy man-feet, I would feel precisely the same way and, like **mr bus guy** , never subject them to unnecessary sweltering. Sweatpants, I agree, are inexcusable. The degree to which flip-flops are more comfortable than regular shoes in the heat, is vastly greater than the degree to which sweatpants are more comfortable than regular pants. (Linen, people! Linen pants in the summer!) Flip-flops for everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/8 "2006-01-19T22:21:31Z")
psst… **cowgirl** … I think the OP meant “30 degrees Fahrenheit,” not those silly little overvalued Centigrade degrees you have up north. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/9 "2006-01-19T23:33:08Z")
I’m torn. On the one hand I like people to dress in such a way that their slovenliness doesn’t offend the professionals around them. But on the other hand, my hat’s off to anyone who can wear thongs and shorts when it’s 30 degrees F outside! I’m awed. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/10 "2006-01-19T23:33:46Z")
Guys’ feet are cute. I mean, not in like a foot fetish way, but they’re sexy. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/11 "2006-01-19T23:38:53Z")
I have shoes. I never wear them. I wear flip-flops and slides all year. Screw you if you don’t like it. ---
**Author:** ![Cherry2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cherry2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherry2000)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/12 "2006-01-19T23:46:57Z")
You’re right, **Argent** … guys feet _are_ hairy and disgurting and if they’re going to wear flip flops, they should definitely _do_ something about it. Like maybe, wear socks with those flip flops. Would that be better? _ducks and runs_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/13 "2006-01-19T23:51:08Z")
> [@bluethree](#): > > … my hat’s off to anyone who can wear thongs and shorts when it’s 30 degrees F outside! I’m awed. They’re usually called “Oregonians.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/14 "2006-01-19T23:56:10Z")
Er…but it’s _college_, isn’t it? Anyway, I wear sandals 10 months out of the year in Upstate NY. I hate shoes and socks…they make me feel claustrophic and uncomfortable. I wear them as little as possible. But no flip-flops. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/15 "2006-01-20T00:01:50Z")
I wear flip-flops. Sweatpants, too. And, sometimes, sandals with socks. _White_ socks. 😛 to anyone who doesn’t like it. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/16 "2006-01-20T00:12:35Z")
As long as a guy cuts his toenails and doesn’t have Frodo feet, I am fine with guys wearing flip flops. In fact, I think they often look cute on guys with the right outfit. But not when it’s cold. It has to be at least 70 degrees for me to wear them. But I do wear them almost constantly from April - October. I also hate when people wear shorts and t-shirts when it is cold outside. Or no coats with just a sweater on when it is 30 degrees outside. This campus is huge, you have to walk. And I wouldn’t call any of the classrooms particularly climate controlled either - they are always freezing. I’d cry if I tried to walk 10 minutes to class in shorts in winter. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/17 "2006-01-20T01:30:32Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > Why don’t you quit concerning yourself with what people who have no connection to you wear on their feet for whatever reasons that you don’t know about and find something worthwhile to do other than looking down your nose at people who don’t fit your oh-so-perfect image of what a “real man” is? Oohhhh…I obviously hit a nerve with someone… ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/18 "2006-01-20T02:36:23Z")
That you did. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/19 "2006-01-20T02:59:51Z")
I don’t get as worked up as the OP about it, but I just hate flip flops in general. I personally find them very uncomfortable because of that horrible bit that goes between the first two toes. I hate the swishing/slapping sound they make when lazy people wear them and can’t make themselves walk right in them. I think they look stupid unless you are near a body of water in warm weather. They are just a hideous fashion trend that I hope goes away. Whatever people want to do, hey, they can knock themselves out. I can’t stop people if they choose to look stupid. Yeah, I’m with you on this, **Argent Towers**. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710/20 "2006-01-20T03:54:46Z")
> [@YaWanna](#): > > They’re usually called “Oregonians.” 😃 Or Canadians. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-put-your-thongs-away-and-get-some-real-shoes/340710.md?page=2)