WS # 30: Klompen or wooden shoes

Klompen or wooden shoes.
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You might not believe this but wooden shoes are still worn everyday by some dutch people, particularly farmers. They say that these shoes are warm in the winter and cold in the summer. They claim that due to the orthopedic shape -wooden shoes support your feet, ensuring optimum use of foot muscles. This also ensures a child will obtain a good posture if he starts wearing it early.

Hmmm, I don’t know about that, but I tried wearing them and I did not last a minute because they really are hard!
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15 Comments

  1. wends says:

    Nice shot!

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  2. SandyCarlson says:

    I’d be willing to give them a try. My Dr. Scholl’s were always comfy!

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  3. rino says:

    Hi Thess, right now I am training a new Dutch guy for our account and he tells me he has never tried wearing klompens. :mydance:

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  4. Reflexes says:

    i might try it. it’s cool just like our ‘bakya’

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  5. gengen says:

    Thats cool i bit you thats heavy. Happy WS! mine is up also…

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  6. abie says:

    i don’t think i will last a minute too, with these shoes…

    mine is up. hope you can drop by:

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  7. mousey says:

    ginagamit pa pala yan. kala ko pang deco na lang.

    beautiful shot!

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  8. Jayred says:

    Those wooden shoes don’t look comfy to me — not at all (LOL).

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  9. bw says:

    Reminds me of the song “Ang Bakaya mo Neneng, luma at kupas na “… :lol:

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  10. rhada says:

    anong panama nyan sa “bakya ni neneng”? hehehe

    sa Germany uso ang Birkenstock, pero ewan ko ba hindi feel ng tootsies ko ;-)

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  11. I don’t think I can last in those too! It looks so hard and uncomfortable. It’s nice for picture purposes, though.

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  12. ces says:

    uy! authentic wooden shoes! kanino ba ito?

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  13. tin says:

    thanks thess for featuring my blog!! hugs!

    about the wooden shoes, i think i’ll pass. i don’t my back pains to get worse.. ha ha. :)

    hope you’re having a good week, dear!

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  14. Meeya says:

    uy nakakita rin ako ng authentic na bakya! :D dati nasubukan kong magsuot ng clogs, nung nauso. pinamigay ko rin after a while, hehe.

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