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[24601]

I have two small tattoos, one on the exterior of each ankle. I was intelligent enough to get them somewhere they can be hidden, at least.

I'm going to assume this means I can never wear skirts to work, correct?

Also, how strict are they on that whole pantyhose thing? God I hate nylons with unbridled passion. Bless Melrose Place for knocking them out of fashion in North America. I know I could never get away with no pantyhose with a skirt, but if I'm wearing long business slacks, do they really care if the small bit of the top of my foot (not toes, I know no open toes) is visible?

24601 only wears heels, so "socks" aren't an option.

Second. I hate hate hate hate hate wearing Other People's Shoes. So I was planning to bring some slippers to wear indoors at work. I'm going to assume flip flops are a no no? Funny I ask as normally I abhor the things and find them an abberation to fashion, but they do seem simple enough to slip on and off.

Finally, what of mules? the shoes with no backs on the heels?

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Is that a no-no?

[Apsara]

The answers to a lot of what you ask depends on where you will be working- a high school? Nova? Aeon?

At eikaiwas you mostly wear shoes inside except for some kids classes where you go into a separate room and put on slippers. At high schools etc teachers and students usually change to indoor shoes going into the classroom. In these cases you can bring your own slippers or inddoe shoes.

I have a small tattoo on my left ankle and nobody ever said anything about it while I was teaching but I mostly wore trousers and it's pretty unobtrusive anyway.

I often wore mules, and with trousers I didn't wear pantyhose for the last couple of years but I pretty much got special dispensation because I had surgery for ingrown toenails 3 times before I realised that pantyhose were causing the problem- I told my manager that if I wore pantyhose I would have to go and have half my toenail ripped off yet again and I therefore wasn't wearing them any more.

I rarely wore a skirt at the eikaiwas I worked for because they were always airconditioned too cold for me, so trousers, no socks and mules became standard attire for me.

Let us know where you will be working and we can probably give you some more definite advice.

[24601]

I got picked by NOVA. Does that help?

[PAULH]

[24601]

[PAULH]

[D.O.S.]

[mrjohndub]

[Like a Rolling Stone]

[D.O.S.]

He's not cute enough.

And when I say soft (English lessons available for $300/hour) I mean:

Soft like a nice soft Minnie Mouse doll or a cuddly Doreamon.

[Ai]

[Apsara]

If you are at Nova you will be wearing your street shoes inside, one less thing to worry about. Mules will definitely be fine.

[24601]

[mrjohndub]

Yes, and he/she has been asked on numerous occasions to get rid of it. He/she apparently thinks it's funny.

[D.O.S.]