I notice when I was in Newton( a rich suburb), Dedham(rich suburb) and Wellesly( rich suburb). I seen a lot of whites wearing sandals in light rain. They wore flip-flops in drizzling rain
IS IT A RICH KID THING OR A RACE THING?
I have NEVER seen blacks, asians or latinos do that!
2007-01-13 03:38:29 · 10 answers · asked by ¡El lobo del norte del fuego! 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I am not rich, but I love the feeling of a gentle rain on my feet, So flip-fops it is!
2007-01-13 03:43:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
That's actually what flip-flops are for. A lot of people will wear them to shower in a gym after working out so they don't catch athlete's foot. I'm guessing the people you've seen are doing the same.
I wear zori (the Japanese ones with the perfectly rounded toe and fabric strap called a hanao) instead. But I'm Cherokee, so I don't think it's a race thing, rather a foot thing. Don't want to get my shoes all icky and wet.
2007-01-13 03:50:28 · answer #2 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
OOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhh youre sterotyping, .................. yea its true i see alot of white people wearing flip flops in the rain, but have you not ever left the house without a jacket and it start to pour down outside, or think its gonna be cold and wear a turtle neck and its 90 degrees outiside............weather is unprediactable.....
but on the other side people who leave the house and they know its gonna rain, or they see it raining and still wear them are crazy, but not necesarily white, there just commonly white
2007-01-13 03:46:04 · answer #3 · answered by Im that girl! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm white and I would never do that. It's cold and wet!
But my Filipino friend wears flip flops rain or shine 24/7.
2007-01-13 03:49:06 · answer #4 · answered by jus meeee :) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the spring and summer I wear flip flops when it rains!
It's not a race thing!
It's a personal preference.
I'm black.
2007-01-13 03:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
I've seen Chinese do this in the snow. Probably the area, I only do it during the summer when I wanna waltz around in the rain and not soak my shoes.
Also, my toes demand freedom.
2007-01-13 03:42:52 · answer #6 · answered by Kali 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i do that all the time! my friends and i once went to the park in flip flops and it was raining-none of us are ricn and 2 of them are asian!
2007-01-13 03:43:41 · answer #7 · answered by SILVER 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because flip flops dry faster than sneakers = less stinky foot fungi.
2007-01-13 03:43:02 · answer #8 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Probably for the same reason I see them wear them in cold weather, lilke below 50 degrees.
When asked. "Why are you wearing flip flops? Aren't your feet cold?" they all have said no, that their feet are hot.
2007-01-13 03:52:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
JUst waiting for a flood, and being redneck helps also!
2007-01-13 03:50:06 · answer #10 · answered by Poker Face 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋