One of the things I try to impress on my English friends is that the Dutch don’t necessarily always conform 100% to the cartoon stereotype. They don’t eat cheese ALL the time, most of them don’t wear clogs and the vast majority of them have never been near a coffee shop that sells dope and they don’t visit the red light district in Amsterdam all the time.
They do however from time to time indulge in orange mania – particularly on or around major football tournaments. The aftermath of Euro 2008 is no different with a plethora of orange products in the sales. Orange radios, shovels, USB hubs, chocolate bars, etc, etc. The one that most caught my eye was orange Crocs sandals though. The model below was for sale in a shop window in Leiden this week.
These sandals have always intrigued me. They are expensive (at least at Millets Farm garden centre), they look like…rubber sandals and as far as I can judge from a quick try they are not particularly comfortable.
At least these orange ones look a little zippier than the mint green and pink models common in Oxfordshire. Perhaps if I got some my friends would think me more trendy. Hmmm…
