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Originally Posted by lio45
That's hilarious. Urban women with rubber boots in the city...
FWIW, I had rubber boots on all day yesterday, working in a cooling tower basin that had about a foot left of water at the bottom that we couldn't manage to pump out. I sometimes have them when going to my land depending on what I intend to do over there (if it doesn't involve the beaver ponds, usually I don't bother and stick with my usual running shoes). The thought of putting rubber boots on on a morning when I'm in the city and knowing I'll be in the city all day, is incredibly alien. Though, the part of me that refuses to admit it could be just for show kinda likes the idea of cute St. John's women in rubber boots and plaid... 
(edit - learning such strange things about other places from locals of these places is one of the things I love about SSP) |
It may be somewhat climate related, as well off women wearing rubber boots is a thing in the UK too, though nice ones not like those depicted on the man in the picture. It also carries over from horse riding - some days it is probably easier to wear some (nicer) rubber boots when it's sloppy out and eventually everyone does it.