Getting tired of looking at people's dirty feet, shorts, flip flops and stinky tee-shirts.

 

Anyone missing being able to wear regular clothing? Yearning to wear some nice long pants, closed toe shoes and an undershirt, but it looks strange when everyone else is dressed in cheap clothes with dirty feet.

 

I guess the closest place to get away with it would be Bangkok, but even then would look strange unless I was at work.

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Why so many strange people on the forum these days? ????

16 minutes ago, NextG said:

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Why so many strange people on the forum these days? ????

Yes, I could name a few. But don't want to get banned by the Mods

12 hours ago, JimTripper said:

Anyone missing being able to wear regular clothing? Yearning to wear some nice long pants, closed toe shoes and an undershirt, but it looks strange when everyone else is dressed in cheap clothes with dirty feet.

You're a farang in Thailand. You already "look strange". If you really want to dress up, then just do it!

 

Also plenty of my Thai friends wear closed toe shoes, as do a few my friends from my birthplace when they visit. ????‍♂️

On of the pleasures of living in a warm climate is wearing casual cool clothing. If the poster wants to wear undershirts, longsleeves and a tie he is in the wrong location. 

On 10/12/2023 at 1:21 AM, JimTripper said:

Yearning to wear some nice long pants, closed toe shoes and an undershirt

An American buddy of mine wears that type of clothing all the time regardless of where he goes, be it Pattaya or elsewhere. Nothing stopping you doing the same except your own mind.

It's always best to just follow what everyone else is doing...

 

or just live your own life and do what makes you happy...

Dirty feet, stinky tee-shirts,  not on the people I am around.  I see men wearing long pants and closed toe shoes often everywhere I go.

 

OP sick?

On 10/12/2023 at 5:16 AM, NextG said:

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Why so many strange people on the forum these days? ????

Foot fetish guy

On 10/12/2023 at 4:21 AM, JimTripper said:

Getting tired of looking at people's dirty feet, shorts, flip flops and stinky tee-shirts.

 

Anyone missing being able to wear regular clothing? Yearning to wear some nice long pants, closed toe shoes and an undershirt, but it looks strange when everyone else is dressed in cheap clothes with dirty feet.

 

I guess the closest place to get away with it would be Bangkok, but even then would look strange unless I was at work.

Who is everyone else? 70m Thais. Lots dress well. Your life must be strange.

On 10/12/2023 at 1:21 AM, JimTripper said:

Yearning to wear some nice long pants, closed toe shoes and an undershirt,

Don't forget the useless tie!

1 minute ago, 2baht said:

Don't forget the useless tie!

ie the noose around your neck

Just now, save the frogs said:

ie the noose around your neck

Is it not the most useless piece of apparel ever invented, I don't trust people who wear black shoes and ties! Don't get me started with suits! ????

1 minute ago, 2baht said:

Is it not the most useless piece of apparel ever invented, I don't trust people who wear black shoes and ties! Don't get me started with suits! ????

 

1 minute ago, 2baht said:

Is it not the most useless piece of apparel ever invented, I don't trust people who wear black shoes and ties! Don't get me started with suits! ????

Retired football players working on tv were suits and ties sometimes. Why?

 

I agree suits and ties look stupid.

 

Just wear normal clothes.

Collar shirt, nice shorts, sandals (no socks), hat.

 

Normal clothes!

1 minute ago, Crossy said:

 

Yes, even over paid pretenders wear them! 

Just now, bignok said:

Collar shirt, nice shorts, sandals (no socks), hat.

 

Normal clothes!

Nooo! Sandals and long socks, Pommy standard! ????

Just now, 2baht said:

Nooo! Sandals and long socks, Pommy standard! ????

Dorky

Right now

Cargo Shorts, no shirt, no shoes.

 

Weekend out and about (not in Bangkok)

Cargo shorts, T (clean every day), no socks, sports sandals.

 

Weekday in the office

"Pilot" shirt (collar, short sleeve) or company polo, chinos, socks, sports sandals (site boots in the car).

 

I get terrible sweaty (and stinky) feet hence the sandals, closed shoes get nasty, fast!! And, of course, my feet get cleaned thoroughly at least twice a day (in the shower).

 

I do own a suit and I do still fit in it!! Very, very rarely worn. If the deputy director of SRT can wear a polo to a meeting ...

 

 

 

18 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Is it not the most useless piece of apparel ever invented

Well it wasn't so useless at the time it was invented, but it's amazing how long it's managed to stay around even after shirts got collar buttons.

 

I mean I know there's usually some kind of transition period when a new technology emerges, but it's starting to get a little silly now!

On 10/12/2023 at 1:21 AM, JimTripper said:

Getting tired of looking at people's dirty feet, shorts, flip flops and stinky tee-shirts.

Go to Gogo bars, look at the stage, problem solved. 

On 10/12/2023 at 1:21 AM, JimTripper said:

Getting tired of looking at people's dirty feet, shorts, flip flops and stinky tee-shirts.

Stop staring at other people.

5 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Go to Gogo bars, look at the stage, problem solved. 

1,3,4,6,9

37 minutes ago, bignok said:

Collar shirt, nice shorts, sandals (no socks), hat.

 

Normal clothes!

Agreed.  Although I must confess—more than once I’ve worn black socks with my black sandals and long pants,  Kinda looks like shoes…

I hate them and think they are stinky, dangerous, noisy, and low class.  I know people over the years who have suffered some fairly serious injuries due to lack of proper foot cover.

I wonder if people wear them possibly because they cannot afford a decent pair of shoes or possibly never learned to tie shoelaces.

On 10/12/2023 at 2:16 AM, NextG said:

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Why so many strange people on the forum these days? ????

It is one of the glories of the internet.

It gives a global reach to those of us previously confined to sitting at the back of the bus muttering to ourselves!

1 hour ago, Isaan sailor said:

Agreed.  Although I must confess—more than once I’ve worn black socks with my black sandals and long pants,  Kinda looks like shoes…

I used to wear "matching coloured" socks with sandals instead of shoes when at work (teacher). Mind you I always wore proper shirts (double cuff, silk knots securing the cuffs, tie) instead of the garish "colour of the day" polo shirts. Maybe they left me alone because they thought I was weird?

He is right about the feet. Most of the people I've seen here in Isaan wear pretty much the same kind of clothes ,unless they're going to temple or town, parties, weddings etc. Comfortable clothes just like most farangs wear, including me. Doesn't really matter because most are going to farm to work. If you look at the feet, and now you will because it's now been put into your mind, you will see many, many with foot damage, especially around the nails. This is of course because most wear open toe sandals and flip flops, and work in fields with not only mud, but sticks, rocks, and of course, water. I noticed this early on, that my ex, who is very pretty with a nice shape, had toes that looked like they were in a war. Her mom, brothers, sisters and most everyone else I saw in our village, and then in other places afterwards had the same kind of damage. After I saw her feet, it got me to look at others, just to see, and it confirmed it. Back home, most don't wear anything besides shoes, besides the women with their open toed shoes and heels, but they aren't working in fields. When you're with women, of course you will notice their feet, and although some had big, or long toes, or big feet, they weren't damaged. My ex's brother here, who has brain damage, walks everywhere looking for firewood for mom, because that's about all he can do due to a scooter accident where he hit his head, and his feet are as bad as I've ever seen. Almost no nails, and cuts everywhere. He uses sandals, but walks everywhere, meaning everywhere, looking for firewood. People do look at other's feet. This is why there are so many nice shoes out there. It's not a fetish, as it doesn't do anything for me. Just an observation, like all deer hunters have. (no, i don't look at the hooves of deer)

42 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

I hate them and think they are stinky, dangerous, noisy, and low class.  I know people over the years who have suffered some fairly serious injuries due to lack of proper foot cover.

I wonder if people wear them possibly because they cannot afford a decent pair of shoes or possibly never learned to tie shoelaces.

....or even for comfort! ????