What Colour Flip-flops Do You Wear

[ScubaBuddha]

No it's been a fine sunny day but I think we are getting a bit tired of the umteen treads on where can I find a dentist,hairdresser and 25 pages of the best place to buy a crapburger

Bingo!

Give that man a cigar!

Oh thank God, It's sarcasm. I thought someone had hijacked Sir Burr's account.

From were I'm from we call them thongs, so here you go:

Edited May 16, 2009 by LivinginKata

[LivinLOS]

No it's been a fine sunny day but I think we are getting a bit tired of the umteen treads on where can I find a dentist,hairdresser and 25 pages of the best place to buy a crapburger

Bingo!

Give that man a cigar!

Oh thank God, It's sarcasm. I thought someone had hijacked Sir Burr's account.

From were I'm from we call them thongs, so here you go:

Thats a mankini !!

[Valentine]

Scubabudda's thongs do not look very comfortable but quite a few have been spotted on Patong Beach many worn by middle aged men with pot bellies. They do appear more suited to the denizens of Bangla's night life.

During the rain yesterday I discovered the radial treads on my jandals were not as good in the wet as I thought them to be but still better than anything else I have tried in the past.

[sorensen]

I wear a pair of high visibility orange when I'm on the beach with deep treads for traction. When I'm not on the beach, I wear formal looking black flip-flops.

What colours do other Phuketians wear?

This is a joke right?

The guy with the nicest house have the weirdest flip-flops.....what has the world come to?

[pagallim]

In recognition of Mancherster United just winning the English Premier League for the 3rd successive year, I'm certainly in the market for a pair of red, white and black jangals, suitably discreet, subtle, and with sufficient tread to meet the hardest turn in the most difficult of circumstances. Please advise if something suitable is seen. Otherwise SB, enjoy your tour, I appreciate your humour and sardonic wit. As for those who don't get it, the old adage of 'if you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have joined' is probably the most appropriate.

[Zpete]

In recognition of Mancherster United just winning the English Premier League for the 3rd successive year, I'm certainly in the market for a pair of red, white and black jangals, suitably discreet, subtle, and with sufficient tread to meet the hardest turn in the most difficult of circumstances. Please advise if something suitable is seen. Otherwise SB, enjoy your tour, I appreciate your humour and sardonic wit. As for those who don't get it, the old adage of 'if you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have joined' is probably the most appropriate.

pagallim, do you mean 'jandals'?

Possibly you are a Kiwi, where jandals come from.

NZ footware company.

[Zpete]

There is not any intent on my part to create humour but I always thought wellies were for good Kiwi boys in case a pretty one passed by.

C'mon Val, not 'wellies' in Aotearoa.

Kwi kids wear, 'gummies', gumboots.

You should know better.

[pagallim]

In recognition of Mancherster United just winning the English Premier League for the 3rd successive year, I'm certainly in the market for a pair of red, white and black jangals, suitably discreet, subtle, and with sufficient tread to meet the hardest turn in the most difficult of circumstances. Please advise if something suitable is seen. Otherwise SB, enjoy your tour, I appreciate your humour and sardonic wit. As for those who don't get it, the old adage of 'if you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have joined' is probably the most appropriate.

pagallim, do you mean 'jandals'?

Possibly you are a Kiwi, where jandals come from.

NZ footware company.

Yes, you're right, meant to write 'jandals' (though in truth I don't even know what they are!). No, am not a Kiwi, the only sheep that I eat is usually prepared with rosemary, sometimes with cloves of garlic embedded in the leg, and comes complete with roast potatoes and assorted vegetables!

[Valentine]

There is not any intent on my part to create humour but I always thought wellies were for good Kiwi boys in case a pretty one passed by.

C'mon Val, not 'wellies' in Aotearoa.

Kwi kids wear, 'gummies', gumboots.

You should know better.

My only excuse is that I lived in Scotland for a while where gumboots were called wellies & definitely the preferred mode of footwear. Jandals were not at all suitable for the climate. The house we stayed in was so cold I often woke up with hoar frost on the top blanket & everyone would stay in bed hoping someone else would get up first & light the fire. So glad to be living the summer in Phuket lifestyle where jandals can be worn everyday.

[LivinginKata]

A number of off topic posts have been cleaned out.

[Sir Burr]

We have to stay strictly on topic on a flip-flop thread?

[LivinginKata]

We have to stay strictly on topic on a flip-flop thread?

Yes. We all know it's just a troll for your amusement, so I will strictly enforce an on-topic rule which was - 'What colour of flip-flops do you wear' ....

[HDRIDER]

HI

I know what i would like to do with my orange ones

[starkey_rich]

Look at these rascal's I purchased today

very interesting thread to us flip flop wearing members .Keep up the good work SB

[geriatrickid]

HI

I know what i would like to do with my orange ones

Celebrate national flip flop day with Nederlanders?

[JetsetBkk]

We have to stay strictly on topic on a flip-flop thread?

Yes. We all know it's just a troll for your amusement, so I will strictly enforce an on-topic rule which was - 'What colour of flip-flops do you wear' ....

I'll put my hand up - I'm amused, too.

As for these from HDRider...

and these from ozimandious:

- they are totally unsuitable for Thailand. How on earth can you kick them off when you enter someone's house or those shops where you're supposed to leave your footwear outside? Do you just walk straight in, dropping bits of dirt and dog poo all over the place for everyone else to walk on? Or stand there on one leg struggling to undo all the laces, straps and buckles, blocking the doorway while Thais squeeze past leaving their flip-flops perfectly positioned outside ready for them to step into on their way out?

Edited May 19, 2009 by JetsetBkk

[HDRIDER]

Hi

I dont use them, i just wanted them because they are ugly

[JetsetBkk]

Hi

I dont use them, i just wanted them because they are ugly

Perhaps I should start a poll: "Do you take your footwear off when entering an establishment where everyone else leaves theirs outside the door...."

Nah. I'll let Jingthing think of it.

[viciouskitty74]

I am looking for those. Where can I buy them?

And to continue feeding this thread...I own about er hem.....60 pairs of heels, another 80 in crocs, flip flops, birkies, nike, new balance, hush puppies police shoes, heels, riding boots, ladies heeled boots & somewhat two pairs of combat boots.

In Phuket Thailand, I have a pair of thongs at the front of the house, for when I am watering the plants, washing the pick up truck or simply washing the loaned scooter. Bought in USA for USD2.50. Served me very well.

A pair of wedgie like slipper at the back, leading to the shower room, its high enough so that dirty water that pool up from the choked drainage wont 'rape' my toes completely. Maybe just 'molest'. Bought in Malaysia for 7.99 ringgit.

A old 6 year old pair of new balance sports shoes for when I go riding on the scoot or need to walk home from Tesco Lotus.

A new pair of fake birkie which give me blisters, but are okay for wearing out on hot weather. Except it makes my feet smells after a while.

[LeungKen]

This thread could also be known as the Sir Burr Memorial, and I'm considering renaming my thongs (flip-flops) "Burrs"............

[Ping]

^He lives on elsewhere...

Standard black B250 Diesel thongs/flip flops. Wear them every day and they last an average of about three months a pair. Good all-purpose thongs that are just fine for fast corners, beaches and shiny surfaces. Complete with the point and kick off quick release and remount system that are ideal for those rapid departures from places in which one's welcome has suddenly expired. They also have the advantage of leaving the highly sought after white strap marks on the top of the foot.

[BEENTHEREDONETHAT]

Can't wear flipflops. My feet have a minor design flaw which causes them to be half on half off after about three steps. I believed the name for it is halfshud. Sad story isn't it. :D

[sadman]

For everyday wear I wear brown Birkenstocks, but I have black ones for wearing after dark or in town, as I have always been taught. I bought 3 absolutely genuine pairs for 300 baht off a stall. Great value - it just shows how much tax we pay on footwear in the UK, where the prices are 30 times that!

On the beach, I like wearing different coloured ones so that I know which are mine. I wear one yellow one and one red one. They cost me a fortune and were put together specially by the stallholder, so imagine my surprise and disappointment when I saw that he'd sold an almost identical pair to someone else as well! At least they weren't quite identical - I have a yellow left one, but he's got a yellow right one.

[viciouskitty74]

- I have a yellow left one, but he's got a yellow right one.

This got me suddenly craving for a pair of a left green and a right red.

Or at least a purple & a pink......

Or a gold & a silver......

This is starting a trend?

[LeungKen]

These come by the kilo.....

[TaiTaihkt66]

Whatever colour i can got, not over than 199 baht.

[Zpete]

THE BEST OF FLIP FLOPS

I think this has been done before, but.............

These are my favourite style.

Looks like that plastic coil mat stuff, but very hard wearing.

Bought 2 pair in "Target" Melbs sumplace, 2004.

Brilliant, they breath, keep feet cool, no slipping off caused by perspiration.

Sand and all small gritty stuff falls thru', as does water.

Big bonus is the 'give' and how they massage the soles of ones feet.

They have lasted 5 years, every annual trip to LoS, Philippines and places in between.

I wear them constantly here in Aotearoa, the home of JANDALS, named after the company that made them.

The name is now generic.

Also known as Samoan Safety Boots.

[LeungKen]

The sad side of the flip-flop story....

Coming to a beach near you.

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[chuppachops]

I have 2 pairs of reef flip flops which i bought from ebay. they have an air bubble in tha sole to accomidate my 18 stone frame

an additional bonus is the bottle opener also in the sole of the shoe which comes in handy sometimes when i remember its there hehe. black, and tan are the colours i have.

groovey

[LeungKen]

Has anyone seen these on sale ?