But these shoes I can at least be somewhat forgiving about, but the latest trend that I've seen in the last year and increasing more and more are these shoes with built in wheels at the heel. Basically you can walk with them like any regular shoe, but then lean of the heel and roll forward on them; here take a look
I just feel that anyone using these shoes are kinda begging to get off balance, fall backwards and crack their skulls on the sidewalk. I've seen plenty of kids (standard profile would be girl aged 8-12) rolling around on these nasty things, but don't think I've ever seen anyone wear a helmet... Are these type of shoes even available anywhere outside Japan? In my worst nightmares I see how someone starts combining the flashing lights, the squeaky noises and the wheels on the heel...
(Addition: It should be noted that some readers have brought it to my attention that these roller shoes actually have been around in the US for quite some years and might just have caught on in Japan recently, well I learnt something here then at least. But I still think we can feel pretty certain that the squeaky shoes are a local invention)
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Sounds like they're catching up to the US, then. Those wheelie shoes were all the rage here a few years back, and the lighted shoes a few years before them.
We'd never tolerate the noisy shoes, though.
Personally, I thought the wheelie shoes were neat and wished we'd had them when I was a kid.
This shoes have been around for the past 5 years.
The wheel is not completely at the end of the shoe, so if you lose your balance, your heel will actually make your trip forward.
Besides, it's not like they're doing 90 on those things. I'll be like falling while running.
You don't see kids running with helmets on.
Well, I don't.
I think.
Well, there you go, and I thought this was a Japanese invention.
That's apparently something that I have completely missed, I still feel like they seem dangerous, but I might just have to get some of my own to try out then instead!
We call the shoe skates wheelies in the states. They came in handy during my family reunion in Las Vegas. When my nephews were tired of walking, my sisters just pushed or pulled them along.XD The popular brand name are the heelys and they come in adult sizes. I said I was going to get a pair before my next family reunion in Los Angeles next year. Here is the site for the adult version. http://www.adultheelysshoes.com/?gkw=adult%20sized%20heelys
Hmm I have seen the squeaky shoes for toddlers in Australia too. Though as you mention, the average person would go insane listening to all that squeaking so they are not very popular.
I think they are supposed to be for kids who have just started to walk as a way of making walking more fun than crawling.
Now that you are married and house hunting, what is next is childrearing. It is full time ungratifying and basically unrewarding task that takes up the rest of your life with no end in sight.
However, you will feel some sadness when your child ages out of the shoes that light up, squeak, and roll.
Yes, all of this has been available for some time in the US and are must haves for the under 7 set.
We have them in England too, they're called Heelies here. I kids whizzing around on them in my local supermarket, getting in everyone's way and being a general nuicance.
I must say, although they look quite fun, they can't be any good for a child's developing feet. I'd much rather have a pair of retro roller skates!
Heh, sarariman-san, next time you go back to the motherland keep your eyes peeled. They've been around in Helsinki for a while, too. Would this be one of the first times when Finland has moved quicker than you guys?
Btw, all in good humour, go checky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNpT2u4cHkk&feature=player_embedded
Well, the only simple explanation must be that I've spent too much time in Japan now and am loosing touch with the outside world! But hey, I still think they seem pretty dangerous and get annoyed when those kids whiz by me on those wheelie... I'm probably getting old too...
Climate - Wow, that was extremely mild? I thought you finns were more into stories about Hakan and the general Swedish gayness in comparison with the finns :) All true as well
Heh, who said i was Finnish? :) I just got very Finnishified in the course of the many years i lived there, perkele! :D
Håkan? I only know Hägar the horrible, and he's awesome...
Squeaky shoes are cute. Maybe if I had to spend all day listening to them I would think otherwise, but I only see them once in a blue moon.
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