Large cities tend to me dirty places. Given the high concentration of people in a condensed area, it is inevitable that there will be less than pristine conditions in commonly traversed areas such as subway platforms. Since New York is the biggest city in the country, it only makes sense that we are probably one of the messiest.
The common occurance of random acts of grossness is a big reason why I cannot understand why women here wear sandals with very thin soles. When the ground is often covered with things you do not want on your toes or feet, how is a barrier of no more than a few centimeters adequate protection? I'm not just talking about general grime. I'm thinking about the various neon green puddles that I observe regularly, food, dog (or worse, human) crap and piss, and vomit.
Last night as I was returning home, I found myself skirting a small pile of puke on the uptown 1,2, and 3 train platform. Unfortunately, a woman wearing strappy sandals was not as astute as I. Before I could shout, "Watch out!," she dragged her foot onto the beige mess. The barf hung just over the lip of the sandal, taunting her big toe. She didn't seem to notice the danger that lurked just at the tip of her pedicure, but it was enough to make me want to vomit.
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Hi Suzanne!
ReplyDeletelol. that is too funny. I agree. I love flip-flops yet I wear them with discretion because of the dirt and stuff that always ends up attached to my feet. especially in NYC.
ReplyDeleteI often wore flip flops or sandals in NYC. But I also watched where I walked. However, my feet were still yucky at the end of the day.
ReplyDeleteI'm a total puke-a-phobic and this post just totally freaked me out.
ReplyDeleteI have to take Xanax on airplanes because I'm totally worried that someone will throw-up. Yes, I'm disturbed.
This post "grossed me out to the max" (since we are reliving our jr. high years a bit.)
I have to say though that it seems like whenever I wear any kind of sandal or Crocs, my feet get dirty. In fact yesterday a wood chip went into the bottom of my foot when I was wearing sandals making me wonder if the next time that I take my kids to the petting farm if I should wear gym shoes, but those are just so hot and then there's the splash pad. I wouldn't wear flip flops though because that would make it easier to get a wood chip again.
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