Mainland scorn, suspicion dog trusty rubber slippers

By Lee Cataluna

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 10, 2012

~~<p>People on the mainland have a thing about rubber slippers, a general dislike that borders on bias. It starts with their refusal to call them rubber slippers, insisting instead on the pejorative term "flip-flops." Just from that name, you can tell they don't trust them.</p>
<p>According to the haters, slippers are dirty, dangerous and bordering on lewd. The latest angle is that rubber slippers are no longer acceptable to wear to the beach or the pool. Instead, you're supposed to buy "water shoes" — rubber-soled, mesh booties that might as well be called "sand sacks" because just a short walk across to the water collects about a pound of beach in each side.</p>
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People on the mainland have a thing about rubber slippers, a general dislike that borders on bias. It starts with their refusal to call them rubber slippers, insisting instead on the pejorative term "flip-flops." Just from that name, you can tell they don't trust them.

According to the haters, slippers are dirty, dangerous and bordering on lewd. The latest angle is that rubber slippers are no longer acceptable to wear to the beach or the pool. Instead, you're supposed to buy "water shoes" — rubber-soled, mesh booties that might as well be called "sand sacks" because just a short walk across to the water collects about a pound of beach in each side. Login for more...