British people have very strong opinions when it comes to men in flip flops
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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.
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It may be fun to say the word "flip-flops" -- but they sure aren't everybody's cup of tea.
Not by a long way.
Normally the weather in Britain is far too terrible to merit their use, but over the past few days there's been a random hot spell. According to the Met Office, Thursday was the warmest April day in the UK for "nearly 70 years".
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Unfortunately for some, the weather brought an inevitable side effect.
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That's an impressive hashtag game, right there.
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Jax wasn't the only person who felt that way, either.
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Apparently it's not just Britain that isn't sure about flip flops.
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Despite the criticism, though, others have sprung passionately to their defence.
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Flip flops truly are the Marmite of the footwear world.
[H/T Twitter Moments.]
