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[–] edinbruh@feddit.it 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Name something more German than wearing socks with Birkenstocks

[–] Rumo161@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

oh gosh we were in a danish themed tourist town. my wife did that because of sunburn. were we going to start a war?

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I've tried that, I find the socks make them too likely to slip when I walk. Don't understand it.

(edit: correcting phone typos)

[–] bobbyfiend@retrolemmy.com 3 points 2 days ago

I have poor circulation (possibly Raynaud's Disease) so sandals without extra insulation have been a painful prospecr for two decades.

[–] monotremata@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For me, Birkenstocks slip a little bit no matter what. If I don't wear socks, the rubbing eventually makes me bleed (usually just under the ankle). If I wear socks, that doesn't happen.

I'm not sure why that happens to me and not to most people. Maybe my skin is too dry? But yeah. When I wore Birkenstocks, it was with socks. These days I just don't wear sandals.

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

I can see that. My feet take a few days of careful husbanding before they develop the callouses for a new pair of sandals, and there's gonna be some sore spots. It helps to stick a bandaid over the sore spots to give them a chance to toughen up.

I can well imagine that some people might take longer or develop blisters more easily, preventing the skin from getting to that point. Dry skin is a good hypothesis.

Socks are a totally decent option. If it's not going to happen, don't try to force it. /nod