Not sandals.
I don’t wear them though you probably do. Flip flops, flaps, slaps, sandals, thongs, jandals, plakkies, slops, toe-splitters, honey-bunnies, li’l foot friends, deep south jonks. Each and every nomenclature juvenile or stupid, like the footwear itself, unless one lives on the islands, is Hawaiian, and is allowed to call them “slippahs” which is cool and ok.
The footwear choice of surfers since time immemorial circa ancient Egypt. Those bros wore them, Japanese Samurai wore them, Brazilians wear them as do you.
But, again, each descriptor a foolish and silly word.
How can a grown man step outside the house in thongs?
In toe-tanners?
He cannot, nor can a grown woman, but thankfully this issue has finally risen to a head.
David Lee Scales and I get together, now twice weekly, for chats and today’s might be the most important of all. I, if you somehow forgot, have my master’s degree in Applied Linguistics.
Jongs?
No.
Listen to the proper locution for those non-island born/bred here.
And enjoy.
Understanding the Influence of BeachGrit in Surf Culture
In the evolving landscape of surf culture, the discussions around footwear and style often intersect with the ethos of beachgrit.