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To keep my socks on during a smear?

254 replies

HappeeInParis · 10/03/2022 13:21

YANBU- yes, keep them on, you’re not there for a shag.

YABU- take them off, you look ridiculous.

OP posts:
girlmom21 · 10/03/2022 16:24

[quote PinaColada123456]**@girlmom21* What an absolutely bonkers response. I don't think I've worn any shoes with socks for the last, perhaps, 4 years...*

So you agree with me then? So why is my post bonkers?[/quote]
Ha no I meant without socks and I meant to quote your original post about men and runners too Grin

TheKeatingFive · 10/03/2022 16:25

What sensible shoes would women wear socks with? And I've never heard of wearing socks with boots.

Have you drifted in from another planet?

Your never heard of wearing socks with boots? 🤣

PinaColada123456 · 10/03/2022 16:27

Last time I wore socks with shoes was in high school 31 years ago. I don't know any women that own socks other than bed socks. Most women's shoes socks don't go with them, even sensible ones. You'd wear pantyhose maybe but that's it.

girlmom21 · 10/03/2022 16:28

@PinaColada123456

Last time I wore socks with shoes was in high school 31 years ago. I don't know any women that own socks other than bed socks. Most women's shoes socks don't go with them, even sensible ones. You'd wear pantyhose maybe but that's it.
You're not in the UK are you?
PinaColada123456 · 10/03/2022 16:28

@TheKeatingFive

What sensible shoes would women wear socks with? And I've never heard of wearing socks with boots.

Have you drifted in from another planet?

Your never heard of wearing socks with boots? 🤣

@TheKeatingFive Yes, I'm serious. I own 2 pairs of boots, and have never worn socks with them. It never even would occur to me to. Confused
PinaColada123456 · 10/03/2022 16:29

@girlmom21 No, Australia.

DameHelena · 10/03/2022 16:29

@PinaColada123456

Last time I wore socks with shoes was in high school 31 years ago. I don't know any women that own socks other than bed socks. Most women's shoes socks don't go with them, even sensible ones. You'd wear pantyhose maybe but that's it.
Are you having a laugh? Trainers? Brogues? Boots? I'm sorry but 'And I've never heard of wearing socks with boots' must be a flat-out lie.
Justme10 · 10/03/2022 16:30

Unless I'm wearing sandals I've always got socks on.
Surely you just end up with sweaty feet sliding about in boots if you don't wear socks Confused

TheKeatingFive · 10/03/2022 16:31

Yes, I'm serious. I own 2 pairs of boots, and have never worn socks with them. It never even would occur to me to.

So jeans, ankle boots - what would you wear with that?

TheKeatingFive · 10/03/2022 16:32

I get that the climate of Aus is different but really? You can't conceive of it?

PinaColada123456 · 10/03/2022 16:32

@DameHelena We don't wear socks with trainers, and most definitely NOT with boots, lol. I had to look up what 'brogues' were, I thought it was an ancient Uk type of hat? Saw it was a typical comfortable shoe, and no, women don't wear socks with them. And it certainly would clash with the shoe anyway.

TheKeatingFive · 10/03/2022 16:33

What DO you wear with boots?

TheOGWanKenobi · 10/03/2022 16:34

[quote girlmom21]@TheOGWanKenobi didn't you question why she wanted you half naked? 😂[/quote]
It was a midwife appointment, for PFB, so I didn't really know what to expect, I think I just assumed she'd want to have a rummage around Grin

PinaColada123456 · 10/03/2022 16:35

@Justme10

Unless I'm wearing sandals I've always got socks on. Surely you just end up with sweaty feet sliding about in boots if you don't wear socks Confused
Socks make your feet sweaty, so it's better without them. Especially with boots that can get hot and sweaty. Your socks would just end up getting damp. Last pair of socks I owned were in high school. I've got several warm winter thick bed socks though.
MintyFreshBreath · 10/03/2022 16:35

I’d literally never thought about this until now.

DameHelena · 10/03/2022 16:36

[quote PinaColada123456]@DameHelena We don't wear socks with trainers, and most definitely NOT with boots, lol. I had to look up what 'brogues' were, I thought it was an ancient Uk type of hat? Saw it was a typical comfortable shoe, and no, women don't wear socks with them. And it certainly would clash with the shoe anyway.[/quote]
YOU may not wear socks with trainers, but many women do. Hate to break it to you, but I've seen with my own eyes women in Australia doing it.

And OK, you may not wear socks with boots, but you've never even heard of it? Do you have your head in a paper bag most of the time?

Brogues and socks is a great look, incidentally, and you can use a 'clash' deliberately.

PinaColada123456 · 10/03/2022 16:36

@TheKeatingFive

What DO you wear with boots?
Nothing. You're not actually supposed to wear anything with them. I never even imagined that anyone would wear socks with boots. I can't get my head around that image even. Pantyhose maybe, depending on the outfit, but definitely not socks.
DameHelena · 10/03/2022 16:36

Also, I don't know what 'a typical comfortable shoe' is. You sound a bit like a travelogue.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 10/03/2022 16:37

Ok! We’ve reached peak insanity here. Women apparently never wear socks.

TheKeatingFive · 10/03/2022 16:38

Nothing. You're not actually supposed to wear anything with them.

What the actual fuck? Says who?

Awful chaffed feet you'll be going around with if so.

TheKeatingFive · 10/03/2022 16:38

I never even imagined that anyone would wear socks with boots. I can't get my head around that image even

Just open your eyes love, it's everywhere 😉

PinaColada123456 · 10/03/2022 16:40

@TheKeatingFive

Nothing. You're not actually supposed to wear anything with them.

What the actual fuck? Says who?

Awful chaffed feet you'll be going around with if so.

What sort of shoes do you wear that you get 'chaffed' feet if you don't wear socks?
TheKeatingFive · 10/03/2022 16:42

What sort of shoes do you wear that you get 'chaffed' feet if you don't wear socks?

Pretty much everything that isn't a sandal in fairness

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 10/03/2022 16:43

Socks make your feet sweaty, so it's better without them. Especially with boots that can get hot and sweaty. Your socks would just end up getting damp.

Socks do not make my feet sweaty. I hate wearing shoes without socks because that’s when my feet feel sweaty.

Unless I’ve stood in a deep puddle or worn snow boots in a heatwave, my socks aren’t damp.

AryaStarkWolf · 10/03/2022 16:45

Is that all it takes it your house? Socks off, lets go

I can't help that my feet are irresistible Wink