# Worst sandal crime? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 19, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437 "2011-05-19T13:15:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/41 "2011-05-20T03:36:51Z")
I wear socks with sandals. Never understood the hate for it. I think that’s the only “fashion crime” that I commit. And I have absolutely zero interest in what people think of me. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/42 "2011-05-20T04:25:54Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > They’re designed to allow air to circulate around hot feet; wearing socks negates that design feature. Demonstrably untrue. Socks breathe reasonably well in sandals, but not shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/43 "2011-05-20T04:29:44Z")
Personally I find the nasty fritos toe nails are only marginally worse than long nails (and don’t get me started on toenails painted in the french manicure style. bleh!) The worst crimes for me are audio: 1. sonic boom flip flops. There are when you hear the THAP THAP THAP of the shoe. 2. Sandals that are slides - the person walking has to shuffle in them. shuffleshuffleshuffle - For the love of God, pick up your feet! ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/44 "2011-05-20T08:14:08Z")
[Here’s a bad mobile pic I sneaked](http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=152383&l=d028758154&id=100000770884074) while I was getting my address changed on my driver’s license last summer. This is a perfect example of feet that should never see the light of day. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/45 "2011-05-20T09:19:50Z")
I voted overhang, but that sidecar bullshit is just as annoying. Just because your feet perch on the sandal without breaking your ankle doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/46 "2011-05-20T10:50:26Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > Fat feet sausaged into strappy sandals. Where the fat gets all swollen over the strap? GAH! I was thinking about socks, but, yes, that is far worse. As for Pleonast’s question, I covered it already in another thread. Socks defeat the purpose of sandals. They keep feet warm, don’t show the feet, and defeat the slip-on nature of sandals. Oh, and they get rather dirty. Clothing isn’t supposed to get that dirty and still be worn. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/47 "2011-05-20T11:02:51Z")
> [@lobstermobster](#): > > This thread is making me pretty nauseous. > > I’m of the opinion that unless standing on a beach, at a swimming pool or reasonably water adjacent men have absolutely no business wearing sandals. > > It’s not a just world. Society expects me to keep my breasts covered in public at (almost) all times. It’s considered obscene. I wish that men would keep their feet covered in public for the same reason. > > On a related note, I want to find the person who designed Tevas. Round them up with all the designers of horrible strappy nature sandals and then I don’t know what I would do. I’m upset and shakey just thinking about it. Surely creating the Teva is a crime against humanity. Hey you! I feel like you haven’t been around in a while. Men rarely have pretty feet but I’ll forgive them for sandals as long as their toenails are clean and trimmed. ---
**Author:** ![Amasia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Amasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amasia)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/48 "2011-05-20T11:12:09Z")
blah… every post in this thread sends chills down my spine. “Sidecar toe” is the most accurate & disturbing term I’ve heard in a while… shiver. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/49 "2011-05-20T11:53:12Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > [Here’s a bad mobile pic I sneaked](http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=152383&l=d028758154&id=100000770884074) while I was getting my address changed on my driver’s license last summer. This is a perfect example of feet that should never see the light of day. Gaaaaah! Brain bleach, please! ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/50 "2011-05-20T12:16:53Z")
[Overhang just plain scares Diddy.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hMqMcLWpwA) (2nd half of clip) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/51 "2011-05-20T12:20:16Z")
> [@gwendee](#): > > All of the ones included in this [Summer Sandal Pledge](http://knitfloozy.blogspot.com/2007/07/sandla-pledge.html) Where on earth is a $15 pedicure available? ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/52 "2011-05-20T13:17:09Z")
> [@StuffLikeThatThere](#): > > Where on earth is a $15 pedicure available? Ohio State University cosmetology training spa. I love that place. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/53 "2011-05-20T14:23:13Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I am bravely coming out in favor of the sock/Birkinstock combination. True, I haven’t worn them in several years … but still. When I want to look like a hippy, I need the matching footwear. You are not alone in this. I don’t wear white socks with them, though. I have some heathered wool ones for winter, and some tie dyed ones for cool summer evenings. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/54 "2011-05-20T14:41:30Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I was thinking about socks, but, yes, that is far worse. > > As for Pleonast’s question, I covered it already in another thread. Socks defeat the purpose of sandals. They keep feet warm, don’t show the feet, and defeat the slip-on nature of sandals. > > Oh, and they get rather dirty. Clothing isn’t supposed to get that dirty and still be worn. I’m not sure what socks you wear, but mine breathe well enough to keep my feet cool. I’m not sure why you call sandals slip on, none of mine are; there’s always a strap that needs to be buckled or velcro’d. And one of the main points of wearing socks in sandals is to keep my feet clean–better the sock collect dust than my skin. And based on this thread, not showing feet is a good thing. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/55 "2011-05-20T17:30:08Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > [Overhang just plain scares Diddy.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hMqMcLWpwA) (2nd half of clip) 😃 Hee - those are funny. “Take the picture.” 😃 Those of you who want to wear socks with your sandals, knock yourselves out. Just know that everywhere you go, there are people judging you as someone who doesn’t know better than to wear socks with sandals. If you want to date, you might want to keep this in mind on a date - women judge men by their foot coverings (among other things). ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/56 "2011-05-20T19:08:13Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Those of you who want to wear socks with your sandals, knock yourselves out. Just know that everywhere you go, there are people judging you as someone who doesn’t know better than to wear socks with sandals. If you want to date, you might want to keep this in mind on a date - women judge men by their foot coverings (among other things). This is a typical complaint of the fashion police. But most people don’t really care, especially those of us who prefer being practical over being fashionable. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/57 "2011-05-20T19:23:08Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [http://www.x17online.com/images/photo-sets/conv/SMonkShoeProblem09\_X17/SMonkShoeProblem09\_03-full.jpg](http://www.x17online.com/images/photo-sets/conv/SMonkShoeProblem09_X17/SMonkShoeProblem09_03-full.jpg) > > An example of sidecar toe. What the hell is this?? Apparently I’ve been spared by the gods from ever seeing such a sight in real life. Those shoes are cute, but goddamn, that girl needs to go up a size/width or three before she could ever fit into them properly. That totally negates and in fact overwhelms the cuteness of the shoe. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/58 "2011-05-20T20:13:43Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > I’m not sure what socks you wear, but mine breathe well enough to keep my feet cool. I’m not sure why you call sandals slip on, none of mine are; there’s always a strap that needs to be buckled or velcro’d. And one of the main points of wearing socks in sandals is to keep my feet clean–better the sock collect dust than my skin. > > And based on this thread, not showing feet is a good thing. :eek: The three reasons I gave are the reasons sandals are generally worn. They take less time to put on, allow your feet to breathe, and show off a pedicure or something like that. I’m not saying people wear them necessarily for all three reasons. And I don’t know what types of socks you are wearing, either. Socks are so hot that they had to create a special variation to let them breathe. Unless you are maybe talking dress socks, but then that’s “wrong” for a different reason: the clash of casual with formal. And I do know quite a few women who talk about how bad it looks–how do you think I learned it? Sandals with socks is far enough out that even non-fashionistas think it bad. Sure, there may be some people who accept it, but, in my estimation, they are the minority. At least in my age group. Socks with sandals can only be pulled off as a hipster–bad fashion worn deliberately and over the top. ---
**Author:** ![lshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lshaw)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/59 "2011-05-20T21:57:55Z")
Some sandals look fine. It’s those flip flops that look disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437/60 "2011-05-21T03:08:30Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > This is a typical complaint of the fashion police. But most people don’t really care, especially those of us who prefer being practical over being fashionable. Well, no one’s going to throw you down on the ground and rip the socks off your feet, but people notice (like pajamas in public - I’ll never approve of them, but I’m not the one wearing them). If you don’t care, then wear them in good health. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437.md?page=4)