Maybe I'm not one to talk here. My friends are always making fun of my completely inappropriate and impractical sartorial choices, especially when it comes to footwear. I understand that people want to dress for comfort and practicality, but this is surely a step too far! I'm talking about CROCS. Those brightly coloured plastic shoes that are so inexplicably popular here in Berkeley! I see whole families wearing them, and admittedly they are quite adorable on babies and little kids, but I don't understand why any self-respecting adult would allow themselves to be seen out and about in these. I really do not get it! Are they really that comfortable? And what is the point of the plastic? It can't be to keep water out because they are full of holes and open at the back. I have spotted the odd pair of CROCS back in Ireland but it's nowhere near as widespread as in Berkeley, where it's an epidemic! What do you think - am I missing something here? Will they ever catch on in Europe, or have they already done so while I've been away?!