Apparently my shoes are Northern wtf

[MrsGaryLightbody]

Am a southerner who lived up north for quite a few years , am back down and because of the gorgeous weather have worn my sandals.. two comments today .. one work colleague said oh dear do you have bad feet ? My gran has and she wears those kinda shoes second colleague said nah she's got her Northern shoes on !!!
Really ? That's a thing?
Is there a divide in what's suitable.. btw I'm not changing cos they they may be fugley but sooo comfy !

I need to see the shoes.

It’s a compliment obs.

Lol ok

Excuse the crappy nail polish etc obviously wasn't expecting sunshine!

I assume its a comment of function over form? That they aren't pretty enough to be "nice" Southern Shoes?

I had some similar, literally wore them til they died they were so comfy

Oh god def not pretty ! Functional and comfy plus great for walking I've turned into my mother shoot me now

Northern?

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I hate sandals. Any kind. Especially with long trousers 😁

So all I can say is that they’re ‘outdoor sandals’ for walking etc so it depends what you do for a job how appropriate they are for work & the sort of comment you’re likely to get.

But ‘Northern’. Nope.

the only thing that is northern is that you've whipped out your sandals at the first glimpse of sunshine .

I think that the person was just looking to have a random jibe at Northerners and found a convenient and rather pathetic way to do it. The sandals are just sandals. The friend needs to get a life.

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They look like orthopaedic shoes...Sorry

Northerner here. I’m pretty sure it’s because you’re wearing sandals in February. It’s like the thing of Northerners not wearing coats, particularly on a night out, unless it is below zero.
Obviously it’s a cliche and a stereotype, but having lived in London, Oxfordshire and back up here again, it is based on truth!

They look very comfortable. Eminently suitable for a day walking about or being your feet all day when the wearisome warm
Who cares what anyone else thinks? They are your feet!

I'm sure it wasn't a really mean jab but as an honorary Northern lass I'm happy to wear them them for walking the lakes etc but should they only be seen North of Brum lol
Oh well it's the only pair I have at mo so they'll have to get used it , shall wear a flat cap and bring my whippets tomorrow

I have a couple pairs of those sandals but I tend to wear them for outdoor activity type stuff eg kayaking, being on a beach, changing into after taking hiking boots etc.
I work with teenagers and has them on one day last year. O e of the kids came chatting and suddenly went ' what the fuck are they!! I hadn't a clue what she was on about but she was referring to my sandals which were approximately the same age as her!🤣🤣

I am Northern!

I have some very similar. Do a lot of walking so teetering around in silly sandles is consigned to history when I was 17 and daft or when I’m not doing much walking. The ones you have are very like my professional and expensive walking sandles.

Your colleague sounds like a tit.

Aah I see. I was expecting clogs.

shall wear a flat cap and bring my whippets tomorrow

For your bait, take a ham and pease pudding stottie as well. That'll learn them

You'd get frostbite wearing them up north!

Oh for goodness sake, it was just a daft joke, why do some people over analyse stuff to this degree.

We’re a hardier lot in the north. Wearing sandles at the moment.

Sorry, but I agree with your workmate. I'm afraid they're definitely nana sandals.

I’m going to have to bite and say that I haven’t seen anyone in my Northern city either wearing sandals in February or wearing such fugly shoes. Sorry.

Record breaking Fugly Sandals thread in February.

I cannot get the teva sandal hate on SnB. They're just trainers for hot weather.

Can't imagine any Northern girl wearing sandals like that OP - we tend to be a lot more glamorous than our southern counterparts!

When you said Northern sandals I was imagining perilously high strappy stilletoes - worn whilst wobbling through the Bigg Market in a blizzard...