2006-07-23 15:13:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
If you think about it, in the UK you go out, drink beer, get merry and walk home with a traffic cone on your head.
With the amount of things that are legal in Holland it must be a constant suprise in what state they wake up in. Wearing clogs is the sign of a quiet night out. How else do you explain the whole windmill / tap dancing mice thing?
2006-07-23 17:32:53 · answer #1 · answered by ? 1 · 10⤊ 1⤋
I'm Dutch and I do wear clogs. I love them. I also live in a mill and I pluck tulips for a living.
The reason the Dutch wear clogs is because the Netherlands is below sea level. It's only a matter of time before the dams break and the whole country will be flooded. Because clogs are made out of wood, they will float so that the people wearing the clogs won't drown. Because of the clogs we can - as it were - walk on water.
2006-07-23 21:02:01 · answer #2 · answered by The Phantom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. Just something that was said and people think that. But some dutch people like other will wear clogs but not all the time.
2006-07-23 15:16:59 · answer #3 · answered by maxie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not dutch but i know it's a tradition. A ceremonial type thing. they don't walk around in them day to day
2006-07-23 15:16:52 · answer #4 · answered by Michael J with wings 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i visited a clog factory in denmark and there in the tour i was told that they use it( or used it..forgotten taht) only when they r working outside in the farms...it prevents the feet from getting wet.....
2006-07-23 15:20:32 · answer #5 · answered by dimensions 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean wodden shoes? When I was in Holland, I didn't see anyone wearing wooden shoes. They had one regular shoes like we wear. I think they do have wooden shoes that they wear for gardening though.
2006-07-23 15:17:52 · answer #6 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I KNEW it.
I knew you all lived in windmills.
2006-07-23 21:07:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋