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[yiskah]

I have no idea what to post about on LJ at the moment (everything seems to involve too much background and context), and am having a slow Friday (day-off plans foiled by ill couchsurfer, though I may go out shortly to read a book in a cafe or similar), so I am going to do this meme. I always assume that everyone knows everything about me, but maybe you don't.

The problem with LJ: We all think we are so close, but really we know nothing about one another. So I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away. Then post this in your LJ and find out what people don't know about you.

Have at it!

Hm, I will even make this post public, so that you can ASK ANONYMOUSLY if you want. Don't be evil though.

Comments

Re: Shoes

[yiskah.livejournal.com]

Ha! Funnily enough I was just thinking about this the other day. Yes, I am an owner of multiple shoes, but Sudan is hard on clothes and shoes, what with the sand and the dust and the lack of pavements and sealed roads, and the preponderance of random pools of water and piles of rubbish everywhere, and so I only brought with me shoes that I can afford to destroy. So with me I have: black one-strap Birkenstock sandals; a pair of silver leather ballet flats; a pair of pink patent mary-janes; and one blue and one green pair of fake leather ballet flats from Peacocks. The Birks were £20, and I don't think I paid more than a fiver for any of the others. I wear the Birks and the silver flats the most; the green and blue ones are already on their way out, and I don't expect them, or the silver ones, to make it back to the UK with me.

Re: Shoes

[shermarama]

See, this is kind of fascinating to me; if the conditions are hard on shoes, why not bring sturdier shoes? But then the world of shoes which cost a fiver is closed to me (on account of having huge feet) so I'm not used to them being something I can use and throw away.

Additional question, then, what shoes are there available to buy locally?

Re: Shoes

[yiskah.livejournal.com]

why not bring sturdier shoes?

The heat! Boots would be impossible here - I find having my feet enclosed in 45 degree weather is absolutely horrendous; I like to be able to slip my shoes off under my desk in the office - and trainers, as they're largely fabric, get absolutely filthy very quickly. I did have a pair of fake leather trainers last time I was here, but I found I never wore them because they were way too hot.

In terms of shoes available here, it's mostly leather sandals and ballet flats for women, and leather sandals or leather slip-ons for men. I've seen trainers in shops but no one other than my students wears them (and my students seem impervious to heat - many of the girls wear skinny jeans even in the mid-40s, which is unimaginable to me).