On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:23:30 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Wow, that's interesting. I'd think that would be a bit awkward getting used to them. I know that at one time they were fairly popular in Germany as we'll.

I've never seen them in Germany, but maybe that's 'cause I spent most of my time in the southern
part of the country. I'd always thought they'd be uncomfortable as hell, but the folks over there
say they're not bad. Our 'souvenier' pair is the pair our friend's grandson wore as a kid. There's a
hole in the bottom of one, and almost in the other. So it's obvious they got a lot of wear.