Tragedies in Tiki Fashion - General Tiki

I ikitnrev Tiki Socialite D.C. / Virginia Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1325	I ikitnrev Posted posted on Sun, Oct 15, 2006 9:59 AM About 10 years ago, while in Graduate School, one of the students said that her first judgement, when meeting a person for the first time, was often based on what type of shoes that person wore. It would make a big difference to her on whether the shoes were polished or not. I was quite surprised, as I had never heard this statement before, and surprised that someone would admit to it. I was even more surprised when some of the other students nodded their heads, and said that they also judged people by the shoes they wore. I felt the above was somewhat of a class statement, as this was a somewhat expensive university, and I am sure several of the students regularly bought the higher-end fashion magazines, and were able to afford the latest fashions. That is fine, but they have to remember that other students may not be able to afford both good fashion and the high tuition .... and in their case, the tuition is more important. Two years ago, while at work, a co-worker came up to me, and mentioned that he kept a can of shoe polish in his desk, and that I was welcome to borrow it if I needed to. I kind of laughed at this - my shoes were not flithy, just not as sharply polished as he deemed necessary. This guy was an ex-Marine, so that explained some it. I did admire the people who dressed nicely for the recent Hukilau Mai Kai event, as they greatly added to the visual pleasures of the evening. But I didn't look down on those who were not dressed as formally. I was impressed that all of the people deemed the event worthy to attend, and many used valuable vacation time and money for airfare/hotels/other trip expenses. They made the choice to attend this event, and that is what should be deemed most important. As a counterpoint to the shoe argument, the following is a link to an on-line book, titled 'The Barefoot Hiker' I present this to remind us that there are many pleasures that can be gained by wearing no shoewear at all, and that by going barefoot one gains a betters sense for the real feel of one's environment. Go native! http://members.aol.com/bhthom/hikertxt.htm Vern

About 10 years ago, while in Graduate School, one of the students said that her first judgement, when meeting a person for the first time, was often based on what type of shoes that person wore. It would make a big difference to her on whether the shoes were polished or not. I was quite surprised, as I had never heard this statement before, and surprised that someone would admit to it. I was even more surprised when some of the other students nodded their heads, and said that they also judged people by the shoes they wore.

I felt the above was somewhat of a class statement, as this was a somewhat expensive university, and I am sure several of the students regularly bought the higher-end fashion magazines, and were able to afford the latest fashions. That is fine, but they have to remember that other students may not be able to afford both good fashion and the high tuition .... and in their case, the tuition is more important.

Two years ago, while at work, a co-worker came up to me, and mentioned that he kept a can of shoe polish in his desk, and that I was welcome to borrow it if I needed to. I kind of laughed at this - my shoes were not flithy, just not as sharply polished as he deemed necessary. This guy was an ex-Marine, so that explained some it.

I did admire the people who dressed nicely for the recent Hukilau Mai Kai event, as they greatly added to the visual pleasures of the evening. But I didn't look down on those who were not dressed as formally. I was impressed that all of the people deemed the event worthy to attend, and many used valuable vacation time and money for airfare/hotels/other trip expenses. They made the choice to attend this event, and that is what should be deemed most important.

As a counterpoint to the shoe argument, the following is a link to an on-line book, titled 'The Barefoot Hiker' I present this to remind us that there are many pleasures that can be gained by wearing no shoewear at all, and that by going barefoot one gains a betters sense for the real feel of one's environment. Go native! http://members.aol.com/bhthom/hikertxt.htm

Vern

Post #260884 by ikitnrev on Sun, Oct 15, 2006 9:59 AM