Flip flops/ Sandals?

Otherwise known as "thongs" sometimes  .  Do people wear these very much over in the UK?  My DF hated them until I finally got him to buy a cheap pair at Old Navy and he grew to love them. 

I can see that it would not be a very good environment to wear flip flops if it rains all the time.  I'm just asking because I know that over here in the US everyone seems to wear them!  Most of my friends will pull them out as soon as it hits 50F over here. 

Do Brits wear flip flops/ sandals in general as much as Americans?  What does everyone think?

In general Americans tend to wear them more than Brits, but they are worn here.  Though, those I see, could be Americans on holiday.   

bvamin

Everyone owns a pair, but most people only wear them when they go away to someplace hot and sunny for their holidays.  I am eternally grateful for this, as i HATE seeing other people's feet!  

well i have my brit wearing his reefs all the time. 

but they seem to be an america/aussie thing......

i wear mine all the time.  the best is with jeans

It's too cold to wear flip flops up here much.  I have some to use around the house and packed them in my hospital bag when I went to have a baby so I could use them as shower shoes.

That's about it.

I see people all over my town wearing them when it's hot out.  I wear them all the time in the summer.

It's too cold to wear flip flops up here much. 

Noooo!!!  Don't say that!!!  I LOVE my flip flops!!!

Noooo!!!  Don't say that!!!  I LOVE my flip flops!!!

You can wear them around the house.  It's about 55 degrees here right now and a bit . . .'blowy'.

I've worn my Roxy flip flops all summer to the point the soles are worn down. You hardly see anyone else wearing them, which is probably wise of them, living in this climate -- but that won't stop me! They look great with my cropped jeans. The only problem is, you really can't predict when it's going to rain next, and when it rains, it gets cold, and my feet are suddenly freezing! For now, it's been pretty cold lately (despite the fact it's August  :\\\'() so I'm back to just long jeans and boots again.

One thing you really DON'T see people wearing is shorts. You see alot of miniskirts, but shorts are extremely rare. So if you're moving over, leave the shorts at home! It's usually too cool for them anyway.

I have a few pair but I don't wear them often.  It's too cold... and rainy.. and all the other things people already said. 

One thing you really DON'T see people wearing is shorts. You see alot of miniskirts, but shorts are extremely rare. So if you're moving over, leave the shorts at home! It's usually too cool for them anyway.

Sounds like heaven to me!  I'm totally NOT a fan of shorts.  Too much skin down there for me to be showing off (for everyday ware at least).  Now holidays I make an exception 

The girls (who are mostly in their twenties) all wore them at work as soon as it got warm.

I wear them all the time around London and I'm not alone in wearing flipflops or sandal equivalents.  And no, it's not too cold to wear them all summer...Even if it's 'cool' out I wear them with jeans.

I never wore them in the US, but they're part of my summer uniform here. It's all I wear on my feet during the summer. As onetiger said, it's never too cold for them (unless you have some weird circulation problem!), even if you do have to pair them with jeans once in a while. I have dressy flip-flops, beach flip-flops, etc. A whole range! Love 'em!

I wear flip flops all the time in summer, hate my feet feeling constricted or hot, I even used to wear them to work.  I have some "ordinary" ones (plain, rubber, flat) and some very fancy (high wedge heel, pink metallic thong bit).  Flip flops for all occasions. They are great so cheap so you can have a pair to match all your outfits!