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It’s snowing in Shanghai.
Snowing.
Sure, that might help hide the shit on the street and give the whole place a more scenic appearance, but the real question is:
WILL I HAVE TO WEAR SHOES TOMORROW!
I know … I know … if I was a real tough, Northern bastard it wouldn’t matter – but I’m half Italian and have spent the last 15 years living in anti-snow climates – so whilst I’m OK at walking in the cold and the rain [and in public] in my Birkenstocks, there’s a limit to how far my loyalty will stretch and that limit is walking around in fucking snow.
So find out tomorrow if I break almost 15 years of habit by wearing shoes to work – and more interestingly – find out if I actually have any bloody shoes to wear in the first place.
Thank God NIKE and Converse are my clients.
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I should sell advertising on this post because I just know you’re all on the edge of your seats. Cough Cough.
Comment by Rob January 18, 2011 @ 7:24 pmbuy pair of Adidas.
Comment by Dude January 18, 2011 @ 7:35 pmjust put on a pair of thick wool sox.
Comment by TOTOinTrouble January 18, 2011 @ 7:49 pmhttp://sandalwoodanglija.blogas.lt/files/2009/10/kl.jpg
Comment by TOTOinTrouble January 18, 2011 @ 7:51 pmJust wear 2 foot high brick piles under each foot.
Comment by Rob Mortimer January 18, 2011 @ 7:52 pmwimp
Comment by John January 18, 2011 @ 9:09 pmGlue some yellow pages to the bottom of them.
Comment by Will January 18, 2011 @ 9:54 pm1. Northern Bastards are sensible and would wear appropriate footwear
Comment by northern January 18, 2011 @ 9:57 pm2 Only as adman, or woman, would care about sartorial/personal identity issues over the demands of dressing appopriately for the climate
3. Combat wellies (bet Hunter do them)
and in other news, nobody gives a shit.
Comment by andy@cynic January 18, 2011 @ 10:29 pmgaloshes. Or spats.
Comment by Chris January 18, 2011 @ 11:27 pmso campbell, whats it going to be? are you going with the twat option or do you throw caution to the fucking snow and stick with the super fucking twat option? will anyone really be able to tell the difference? will any fucker actually give a shit?
Comment by andy@cynic January 19, 2011 @ 6:28 amIf you’re going to break the habit and wear shoes, it should at least be a special kind of shoe. I recommend you watch a few episodes of Sex & The City to get some tips. The mental anguish you’d get from that should theoretically reset your brain to factory settings, and we can then continue as if nothing ever happened
Comment by Simon Kendrick January 19, 2011 @ 7:52 amSo have you wimped out?
Comment by DH January 19, 2011 @ 8:04 amyou do know that birkenstock make closed-toe shoes too, don’t you.
Comment by lauren January 19, 2011 @ 8:26 amand unless you wear leather versions, converse aren’t snow-appropriate either. I’ve been wearing canvas shoes in berlin and they’re only for the foolhardy.
Did you use to work at Payless Shoes or something?
Your knowledge is alarming – but yes, I did know Birkenstocks make closed in shoes, but they are only slightly less ridiculous than adults wearing Crocs in the street, so I have happily been an ambassador for their sad, hippy sandal range instead.
As for Converse being snow magnets unless they’re in leather – I’ve found that out today, but given they were the only shoes I had in the house [I might of been able to steal Jill’s socks, but I couldn’t/wouldn’t want to be able to borrow her shoes] they’ll just have to do … though I do have the Converse guys coming in for a meeting in 10 mins so I’ll be dropping massive amounts of hints.
Comment by Rob January 19, 2011 @ 8:32 amha! payless shoes.. sadly, no. that would be pride and joy on the CV.
Comment by lauren January 19, 2011 @ 8:52 ami didn’t say birkenstocks were pretty..just not snow magnets 🙂
3 words Rob… “Nike Employee Store”
Comment by Age January 19, 2011 @ 9:23 am