What an Odd Fella

You want to draw some peculiar stares? Come to Copenhagen and go for a skate on a longboard in flip-flops (sandals for those of you not down with the American vernacular). I noticed this in Nice too...if you walk around in sandals people look at you like you forgot to put your pants on before stepping out.

I am actually sensitive to this community sensibility, I am a much snappier dresser since moving to Denmark (I have not done much shaving and any cutting of my hair though)...of course, there is nowhere to go but up when you come from southern Californian attire...got to go to the grocery store, the bank, church, for a surf? Just slip on your favorite pair of boardshorts and you are good to go. I suspect I would be thrown in jail or an insane asylum here if I stepped out wearing nothing but a pair of boardshorts and skated to the local grocery store...

But I am in a bind with the flip flops. My normal shoes are terrible skating shoes and my running shoes will be ruined in one month of skating. So the Danes are going to have to really work with me on this one, its out of necessity, otherwise I conform as far as possible...I will even stand inside the yellow boxes painted on the ground at the Metro station from now on...

Otherwise I will move to Sweden, and don't make me do it...I like it there anyway...and Denmark will lose a real asset in this ex-pat!

P.S....you don't need to ring that cute little bell when you are passing me on your bike and I am skating...I know your there!