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Originally Posted by kool maudit
in winter, you wear overshoes or heavy boots, and keep your office shoes in your bag.
as for walking or biking long distances, i mean, where are these marathons taking place? most people don't walk to work if it takes more than like a half an hour - they metro or cab. biking is similar.
an ordinary pair of oxfords or desert boots or wingtips or whatever are comfortable enough to do most urban walking or biking in. i bixi'd around the plateau all yesterday in a pair of clarks -- it was fine.
it's not the culture here to wear outdoor-sports-type gear in one's daily life.
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Overshoes are something I haven't seen since my dad wore them in the 70s and desert boots since my very early university days in the late 80s.
Guess my feet are different. If I were to were oxfords to work or walk half an hour in them every day, my feet would be covered in blisters and the shoes would need new soles in a month. I cycle to one of my jobs and it would be hazardous to wear non-cycling shoes.