The Sole of Seoul Saga Continues

Several of you may remember that I several blog postings ago, I talked about the shoes that many of the women wear here in Korea. I was told then and I can testify to it now that they do wear these beastly contraptions year round and in all kinds of weather. It is utterly amazing to watch the skill and ease at how they do this.
There are even signs on some escalators here that say no high heels. I kid you not. I bring this subject up again, not because I have decided to try and become of this select group of talented women. (That will never happen). I revisit the topic because of a comment made by one of my students just before this week of spring break. It was right at the end of my lecture and it caught me so off guard I just had to stop in wonderment. The question was "Miss Lyons, aren't your shoes uncomfortable?" Seriously. Now if I were sporting my narrow pointed red leather cowboy boots, I might have understood the question. No, I was wearing my most common footwear for the long hours of teaching. Many of you have already guessed by now.

Yup, my Dansko clogs. As you can see they are truly uncomfortable. I was never one to be a fan of these shoes until moving here. With the amount of walking and standing you do, it makes sense to have some decent, although not necessarily sexy, shoes to be walking around in. I just wonder what about these made them look remotely uncomfortable in comparison? Can you see and understand the confusion I had? Granted, I have two newer and more artistic looking pairs I wear from time to time now but it begs the question; what are the kids learning in my class? It also makes me wonder how long they have been pondering my choice in footwear.
I guess it is another perk of teaching in an IB school where we encourage active, and involved thinkers who are not afraid to ask questions. I just wonder what they may ask me next!