Stop Wearing Flip Flops
Summary
A straphanger declares war on flip-flops in the city, insisting that anyone who wears them in a metropolitan area like New York is "a disgusting person who wants to get a toe infection." The logic? There are "20 different types of strains of fecal matter" in the city on any given day. Dog shit, human piss, vomit. Kareem tries to poke holes in the argument by pointing out that our hands are exposed too, so shouldn't we all wear gloves? The rider isn't having it. That's not practical, he says. The debate gets circular fast, with Kareem playing devil's advocate and the flip-flop opponent holding firm. No body of water nearby? Keep those toes covered.
Full Transcript
So what's your take? I don't think that people should wear flip-flops, specifically unless they're next to a body of water. I think if you wear flip-flops in a metropolitan area—uh, New York City especially, but like London, Paris—you're a disgusting person who wants to get a toe infection.
I 100% agree. Okay, except for that, I feel like it's a good opportunity to get a little glimpse of feet. Which—I—are you a feet guy? That means yes.
So why does this bother you? You know, on any given day there's like 20 different types of, like, strains of feal matter that are, like, in the city. You got dog shit, dog piss. You got human fees, you got—you got human piss, you got vomit. And you're like, "I think this is a safe place for my feet." Open—I mean, our hands are out, so different.
No, by this you're comparing feet to toes? No, no, yeah. By this logic, our hands are out. You think everyone should wear gloves?
Hell no, that's not practical. It's the same thing.
Now you're just being contrarian. No, hands are just feet on your—