the combination never stops to amaze me.
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you just donāt understand TaiKe culture.
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My favorite though is walking in the rain without an umbrella and covering the head with one hand.
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Then the acid rain gets your hand instead of your hair. Yeah, thatās just stupid right there, man!
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Itās like shampoos have no acids in the ingredients.
I didnāt manage to get a picture of āfurā flip-flops yet. Who comes up with this shit and calls it fashion.
When i first got here i thought it was ignorance, this is a hot country, hence people dont know how to stay warm, then i thought it was poverty, those people probably cant afford shoes, then i realized its probably laziness, people cant be bothered putting shoes on and then taking them off again.
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Just make sure you take those flip flops off when you go in the house, while walking around in dirty stinky feet from being out on the roads, put your feet up on the chairs while you pick your toes, but then of course put on flip flops when you go into the toilet.
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ā¦ and be sure to touch everything with your hands that picked your toes.
Itās not a toilet in Taiwan, itās a wetlet.
Cāmon, out of anyone here surely you can respect thermoregulation amongst animals!
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I posted about this in the Wack Things in Taiwan thread. Very strange as I think most of us tend to do things exactly opposite: keep your feet warm first then slowly add on layers to your upper body as needed. Regular long pants or jeans are usually sufficient for the lower body in Taiwan.
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Why flip flops in inclement weather?
- Easy to slip on and off (lazyish)ā¦this reason applies no matter the weather.
- Keeps your good shoes from being ruined by the rain, especially scootering.
- There is no number three.
Soā¦if there is no rain, and its just damn cold outside, then only number one applies.
Ok, ok, okā¦maybe there is a number three.
- Easy to slip off and smack your misbehaving kid on the rear. Also doubles as a mosquito / roach swatter.
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Donāt forget that the pants must be rolled up, too. The tide is coming in.
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A wet hand is easier to dry than wet hair
plus more often than not people wearing flip flops arent normally being physically active, thus producing less body heat. Quite a lot of Taiwanese have real issues with heating their extremities I have noticed. it requires a fairly active body, and perhaps their claim of genetics has some merit too. so they wear heavy upper levels to insulate and the feet are literally a way of thermoregulation (wasnt a joke above). I do it now too because it is a really fast and easy way to maintain body temperature. changes when one is stationary and doing nothing but it is still easier than changing jackets constantly.
head and feet are the key, somewhat hands. keep everything insulated and you are golden here.
plus, stinky feet in shoes when hot with winter clothes. feet are easier to rinse than removing an putting on shoes all the time for those on the move. dirty shoes are expensive to replace or a pain.to clean etc
I for one totally agree with the flip flop culture in regards to thermoregulation. they are shit because they completely fuck up your joints and posture and we see untold old people with medical conditions related to shit foot ware, flat feet and everything stemming from such. but for temperature, I am all in 
Yeah, but they make you look like a twat.
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Sounds like something that a person that looks like a twat in shoes in summer might say 
harden up snowflake. dont let the locals beat you at the cold game!
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Whatās a āharden up snowflakeā?