I went shoe-shopping yesterday.
(Roommate, I got two pairs of super-cute flats. One has an Indian-mango-paisley design and the other has huge blue flowers, and you are more than welcome to try them, haha)
As I was browsing the displays of shoes, the attendant pointed out the many shoes they had: heels, flats, flip-flops. Shoes made of leather, shoes made of cloth, or plastic. Floaties.
Floaties?
I turned as he picked up a horrendous pair of plastic-looking, Velcro-strapping sandals.
They were ghastly.
And they are the newest addition to the disturbing trend of Indians wearing ugly chappals.
If you’ve never been to India – or if you’ve just never bothered to notice – all Indians wear chappals. They’re horrible. They’re big and plastic-looking, and they never ever match anything. They’re usually old and dirty. And they look ready to fall apart.
It doesn’t matter what clothes they’re wearing, people always accessorize with chappals.
Wearing a lungi? Add some chappals.
Chudidar? Chappals.
Brown workers uniform? Pants and a T-Shirt? Jeans and a button-down?
All chappals.
Fancy Sari, covered in gold embroidery? She’s still wearing chappals.
I once saw a man in a full suit wearing chappals.
Even my dad, who normally refuses to wear tennis shoes, pulls out the chappals when he comes to India.
Ugh, I can’t stand chappals. I will continue to wear my cute flats, thank you very much.
I refuse to succumb to the chappal.
-June 14th
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