Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!
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Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.
So, how’s it going?
Well it turns out I’m poor, because I’ve never heard of any of those brands 🤷
Really? You haven’t heard of those brands? I find that astonishing.
Not even a tiny bit! I have no recognition of those names at all. I can’t say I know much about shoes though.
For fancy (or at least non-budget) shoe brands, I can think of Nike, New Balance, I think there’s one called Ecco (might have that wrong, but the brand I’m thinking of has a store in Wellington). There’s a fancy boot store in Wellington too (not work boots, but boots a person might wear to work in an office). I can’t remember what it’s called though. Someone’s name. Robert? Oh, and Sketchers, though I don’t think I’ve ever owned any.
And that’s about the end of the list of shoe brands I can name.
It’s not like I buy super cheap shoes, I buy shoes that last me a few years or more. But normally sneakers TBH. I’m guessing I’d recognise a few more sneaker brands if I heard them.
Merrell, Teva, Keen are more outdoors brands. They do a lot of shoes, boots and sandals for walking, hiking and such.
Birkenstock not so much, but has been around a long time and known for quality and comfort (and price). I remember my sister getting gifted some from my grandparents when we were kids. An expensive sandal for kids for sure.
Honestly I probably still won’t remember these brands even after having a conversation about them!
Birkenstocks were seen as hippie sandals or dad sandals, but have become really popular in the last few years. You might recognise them if you saw a pic of them
Probably not, how often do you look at a man’s shoes?
Maybe it’s me then, but I do notice peoples shoes/clothes, particularly if it’s something popular.
Birkenstocks are pretty obvious for the cork soles and chunky leather straps, unlike most regular jandals/sandals people wear.
It was a Shawshank Redemption reference but I also don’t notice these things. I don’t pay much attention to clothing.