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mithridates · Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 5:56 am Post subject: Socks

Just regular socks...

They only seem to go up to 26; I've never been able to find bigger ones here. My feet are
310 mm / 31 cm / size 13

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

Maybe the Nike store in Itaewon?

Look for a Korean with big feet and ask him where he shops.

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

I can't stand the socks that don't go past the ankle. They're so girly, like something a ballet dancer would wear. And they're omnipresent.

I need a good calf-hugging sock. Know what I mean?

Sparkles*_*

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

I hate those bloody ankle socks but my honeybun just keeps on buying them for me. Now I've got a whole colection.

rudyflyer · Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Location: pacing the cage

sock shop in Itaewon near McDonalds have them. I have big feet (US size 11) and also despise ankle socks, they have mid calf socks there

hth

animalbirdfish · Joined: 04 Feb 2004

What about socks of a reasonable thickness? I can't stand that all the socks here are so thin. I've bought some of the wool ones from the Army surplus area at Namdaemun and their great but far too warm for summer. I'm looking for athletic socks of a normal thickness, preferably of the wool/cotton rag variety.

ulsanchris · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Location: take a wild guess

THose ankle socks are good in the summer if you are wearing shoes. IT feels a lot cooler when you wear them. I usually wear mine when i am jogging .

discostar23 · Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Location: getting the hell out of dodge

i find the thinner socks make my feet smell really bad!! So i went to itaewon and got some thinker socks unfortuneately for you guys out there looking for taller socks I don't think there was many...

chiaa · Joined: 23 Aug 2003

There is a guy that has a sock cart near the Itaewon McDonalds. At least he did last spring. If I recall, he wanted 14.000 for a bag of socks (like one of the bags you would get at Wal-Mart). I cant say anything on the quality as I still have my mommy send me socks and underwear.

http://www.whatthebook.com

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

I'd like to know, how many of y'all wear socks at home?

I don't.

Sparkles*_*

phaedrus · Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Location: I'm comin' to get ya.

I think the ankle socks are great, especially with sandals....

seoulmon · Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Location: Seoul

Have you tried Mr.Kim's 310 mm / 31 cm / size 13 shop. He sometimes has them in stock....

ThePoet · Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 3:49 am Post subject:

OK, as for socks...I get them sent to me from home as well... I also have a 310 size foot. Although, for teachers day I got 5 pairs from the director of the school, so I can ask where they got them for you. However, I live in Daegu.

Now, where does a guy in Daegu with size 310 feet get shoes????

Thanks

mithridates · Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 8:06 am Post subject:

I wear socks when doing anything except sleeping. It's like a layer of comfortable armour that stays with you throughout the whole day...I can't stand cold feet. And I know what you mean about those ankle-huggers.
I'm going back to Canada for a bit in July...maybe I'll pick up some socks for some of the people here.