ok I screwed up the phrasing, "should be wearing shoes even with shorts" "or that we should at least take care of our feet and toenails if we do" .
I agree it's hard though to find decent sandals, i.e. personally speaking not flip flops, not throwing those under the bus, many women wear those too, but they are clearly more casual and less smart casual.

I'm a man, though European and, not sure, as sandals are generally worn with shorts, are you saying we should wear shoes that even with shorts, maybe with socks too, and that we simply should take care of our toenails at least, which I'm all for, to return the effort, higher on average of women to look good, though I'm not one of those asking the women to be all heeled and dolled up.
And the male version of capri pants I thought would be capri pants or maybe cargo baggy shorts

Anonymous wrote:Sandals are the male version of capri pants and long shorts.

Oh lord don't even get me started on those things.
Reminds me of that old "Dorf" comedian skit, or of the grandpa Cotton on "King of the Hill" when see dorky guys wearing those.

Men should never wear sandals. It looks gross.

Even in Greece, it just looks weird and try-hard for westerners to wear them even in the Mediterranean area.

Now if you are living in a tropical area, that necessitates sandals to keep your feet from rotting off due to the humidity and fungus, sure, that's necessary. Otherwise no.

Dudes have gnarly feet and nobody wants to see them.

To be fair and non-sexist, ssme women have gnarly paws also, and they shouldn't wear sandals or anything like that either.

Anonymous wrote:So what do men wear to the pool- beach -hot tub ?

Nothing.

So what do men wear to the pool- beach -hot tub ?

No man should ever wear sandals.

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Anonymous wrote:DH wore these, brown on brown style, today with nice jeans and a white pique polo. He looked hot.

No he did not! Major ick!

If the DH is super hot already and has good feet, I can see this as having a cool vibe. But this could look terrible real easily on an overweight and creepy looking foot guy.

DH is 6'4", with a great body, abs/defined muscles. nice facial features and great style. We do pedicures every other week on date night, feel are always "presentable".

I honestly can’t think of a worse way to spend “date night.”

I’ve never even noticed a man’s foot. This thread is weird.

Sandals are the male version of capri pants and long shorts.

Anonymous wrote:lol tell me you didn’t go to an elite SLAC without telling me

College kids can get away with a lot. Rolling out of bed and going to class in Birks is perfectly fine. When you're 45, nobody wants to see you prancing around with your "dogs" out.

Anonymous wrote:I'm with you, OP. Men in sandals (outside the beach/pool) are a turn-off to me. I don't care if they are well taken care of and manicured feet; I do not like a man in sandals. I know it's petty, but I can't help it.

It's not petty, it triggers the ick because it's effeminate. And also slob/gross/lazy vibes.

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Anonymous wrote:DH wore these, brown on brown style, today with nice jeans and a white pique polo. He looked hot.

No he did not! Major ick!

If the DH is super hot already and has good feet, I can see this as having a cool vibe. But this could look terrible real easily on an overweight and creepy looking foot guy.

No one is looking hot in a white pique polo. lol. I do like men in flip flops. Huraches too. Dh does barefoot a ton but he grew up in south Florida.

Anonymous wrote:This article picked the dorkiest of dorky sandals. Some sandals look fine on your average guy.

I actually think the foam/fabric Tevas are quite acceptable. They're for being outdoors in the summer. They're not a fashion item.

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Anonymous wrote:DH wore these, brown on brown style, today with nice jeans and a white pique polo. He looked hot.

No he did not! Major ick!

If the DH is super hot already and has good feet, I can see this as having a cool vibe. But this could look terrible real easily on an overweight and creepy looking foot guy.

DH is 6'4", with a great body, abs/defined muscles. nice facial features and great style. We do pedicures every other week on date night, feel are always "presentable".