Nazi shoes
An American friend of mine stationed in South Korea was in an underground shopping mall in Uijungbu, when he found a pair of bootleg converse shoes spraypainted camouflage with Nazi swastikas on them.

Korea is a weird place for Nazism, but they enjoy the fashion of it. When you talk about WW2, they have a lot more problems with Japan than Nazi Germany. For a while there were a few Third-Reich-themed bars, but the Israeli embassy petitioned to have them change their names. Still, you can find swastika accessories in most markets, and I'm not talking about the Buddhist swastika.

When my friend told me about the shoes, I sent him back there to buy them for me. I told him it didn't matter how much they cost, just to get them.

Good thing they were cheap, because they sure didn't fit. I managed to squeeze them on, but they're about four sizes too small.

Here's a picture of some Korean friends chasing me to the top of a basketball net.

www.indecline.net/korea/crazynazi/nazishoes.jpg

Anyway, I had them in my front door for the longest time until a pizza delivery man spotted them. I'll probably never wear them again unless I want a good way to commit suicide.
(racetraitor has an alibi for, Tue 9 Nov 2004, 12:22, Reply)