Published by Swiss James on 20 Sep 2007 at 11:54 am
Bring back National Service
Kids get the cutest shoes these days, Pokemon trainers with LEDs that flash when you walk, wheels in the heels for tubby teenagers to glide along without breaking a sweat, or squeakers in the toes so you don’t lose your toddler (very clever).
For me though, there will never, ever be a time when it is appropriate for a full grown man to wear lime Green rubber Crocs, studded with little lovehearts and Starfish badges. Typhoon false alarm or not.
I believe there’s a Chinese phrase- “There’s nothing the Cantonese won’t eat, or the Shanghainese won’t wear” so maybe he’s OK here- but try sporting those shoes with your pink shirt and Ladies handbag (no it wasn’t a ‘manbag’, I checked) in Beijing sunshine, and you’ll have Chairman Mao spinning in his mausoleum.
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To be very honest, I think there’s NEVER a good time to wear Crocs of ANY colour, but that goes doubly for the lime green variety. I’d also point out that the Shanghainese men do appear to be more comfortable in their femininity than their Beijing northern brothers – quite the opposite to the UK where it’s the northerners who are pansies while the real men come from the south!
That’s just disturbing.
You know he’s not gay, because any gay man wouldn’t be caught dead in such a get-up.
Which means he’s just one fashion-confused guy.
That saying must be true.
Looks better than that Argentina shirt.
Yeah I’m betting against gay too, I think he just wants to express himself. I feel quite bad about having a go at him, but then again I’m not the one who dresses like a Tellytubby on ‘casual Friday’.
So much to comment so little time…well he/she was sensible enough to bring an umbrella. By the way what is that brown thing coming out of his handbag? Looks like poo on a string.
Two new commenters, oh happy day!
I’m not sure what that thing is, but here’s the big version, maybe you can see for yourself:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1410041389&size=o
Oh my God when you look at the enlarged version he becomes even more gay – there’s a duck thing on a string attached to his handbag as well as what looks alarmingly like anal beads! At least he’s wearing a manly watch!
Who uses those handfree things anyway? Not I, holding a phone up to my face is the closest I get to lifting weights.
maybe he was really a superbly (sp?) ugly woman? (no way s/he is gay. gay men would *never* be caught dead dressed like that!)
It could be worse – he could be using one of those bluetooth headsets that morons walk around all day in. They’re extremely useful IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING but not to wear by default.
I thought these ‘Crocs’ were invented for walking in shallow water. Has the typhoon confused all these loons? I’m hoping that’s a walking stick he’s gripping in his right hand, because if he’s planning on hiking up mountains in those green things…
Did you know that the famous Swedish hocley player invented them, they are called Foppa-tofflor here in SWE
well, they are the worst fashion statement ever
Angie- again, I had the same thought, but when face to face, I was 80-85% sure it was a man.
WoAi- I assumed that those bluetooth headsets were compulsory when you got further South than Birmingham? You try walking around Doncaster town centre with one of those things on and I guarantee someone will have a quiet word with you before you walk a full furlong.
Scarletti- I saw an Indian / Pakistani guy the other day wearing a bright orange pair to match his orange t-shirt and black trousers. It’s rife up here, bloody rife.
Shopgirl- there are famous Swedish hockey players? It’ll be famous Portugese Lacrosse referees next. Anyway yeah- they’re up there with wicker shoes and soul patches in my book.
I’m not shaving off my soul patch, but you’ve crushed my desire for peach crocs. Now where was I….
Enlighten me. What is a “reverse greek with wet pocket”?
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=542076370&context=set-72057594108510342&size=o
Uncle Richie- You could dye the soul patch peach, and buy some green ones? As for the RGwWP, it’s really one of those things you have to experience to understand, much like Barnsley.
them shoes’d go down well in donny mate. probably go down about 6 feet. Like the rest of him…