Some people change their socks every single day, to me that’s a little to much. I’m more of a 2-3days kinda guy. Is changing socks each day absolutely necessary?
Edit: Obviously something is wrong with me, I’ll take some time to rethink my life decisions and buy more socks! 😅 Edit2: I mostly wear wool socks, I hope that justifies this a bit…
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People don’t change their sock daily? Do you use the same underwear too? Am I abnormal-er?
Anyone who says more than a day is more beast than man. That said we are on lemmy, so yes you are likely abnormal.
I’ve never in my life been on the more hygienic side of things. I’m a barely functional mess of adhd and autism that launched itself into grad school in a new country. I don’t wear socks more than 36 hours (if I put them on at 4pm, I’ll still wear them the next day, but otherwise no).
So, probably do every day if you want to be on the safe side
What countries did you move from and to?
From the US to Germany. I think daily sock changes are standard in both places
Hey I’m looking at doing the same- what’d you go to grad school for?
German as a foreign language instruction, so I can teach integration courses. I’ve been here for several years (including some during my undergrad), and am really integrated and fluent (C2, with a bachelors in German) though, so that won’t work for most people right away 😅
What did you do your bachelors in?
Socks and underwear are single-use items. Even if it’s the same day, if they come off, freshies go on. This thread is ridiculous.
I have to get up early once a week to drop my kid off at a before school activity. I put on a fresh pair of socks before I go. Then I come back home, shower, and put on a new fresh pair of socks. Putting on a pair of socks that have been on dirty feet would just be weird.
If I leave the house, I’ll change my socks and undies.
If I don’t leave the house for a few days (my partner and I work from home) I’ll wear the same socks and undies for a few days. If I’m mostly inert nothing gets messy!
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Agreed with you at least on inert -> won’t change tee shirts.
I changed undies more before I got a bidet, that’s for sure.
Classy interrobang!
Never notice those! (Maybe due to the font on Voyager iOS‽)
One you fucking heathen
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You’re that stinky guy, still in his 20’s, who doesn’t think he stinks right?
Pfft…
Too close to the bone?
I agree.
OP, do you also only shower once every couple days, and maybe use deodorant that same amount?
The only clothes I wear multiple days are pants and sweaters. Only on days when I barely used socks I may wear them two days in a row.
Wearing socks two days in a row is insane behaviour. Depending on the day, I might go through multiple pairs.
Yeah. Can’t believe people actually wait 2 days before changing them. I try to go for at least 2 weeks.
yeah. its just like underwear and you don’t even need to change them out, but just flip them inside out.
I think they have this joke in Big Hero 6. 4 days, forwards, backwards, and inside out for two more!
Its in my head from an old national lampoon radio hour.
Athlete’s foot?
Material makes a big difference. I was with you when I wore synthetic and cotton socks. Cotton is such a terrible sock material.
Wearing socks more than 1 day in a row means you’ve failed to uphold the social contract.
Once the socks come off, they go through the laundry before I put them on again. They’re just not comfortable unless they’re fresh.
Same. Back when I wasnt remote working, I’d carry two pairs of socks because I’d go to the gym in the middle of the day, shower, then when I went back to work, new socks.
One day only! Trust me, you can’t smell old socks but everyone else can! They also make your shoes stink. In the same vein, never wear closed shoes without socks unless you want them to be eternally smelly
Hello from people with very sensitive skin who also sweat a lot: if I wear shoes the whole day it might not suffice to change the socks daily to avoid fungal infections…
Meaning changing more than once per day?
Sometimes, yes.
My socks smell like cheese after a single day, and I can wash a month’s worth of them in a single load of laundry, what am I gaining by wearing them multiple days in a row?
Changing socks is like changing undies. Daily at minimum. Don’t see how being woolen changes anything. Wool socks absorb sweat and bacteria just as much as anything else
Wool makes a massive difference and it isn’t even close.
For one, it has an uncanny ability to wick away moisture from the surface of your skin, away from your body. As it reaches the outside, it more easily evaporates away and minimizes the amount of absorbed and thus odorous sweat.
Skin also maintains “comfort” at a larger range of temperatures with wool. I have thicker wool socks I wear in summer with tall leather work boots and after 12-16 hours straight of wear my socks typically have virtually no smell and they’re dry to the touch. Synthetic socks like Dickies absorb the sweat and cause the fibers to break down terribly. You end up with crusty, worthless socks.
Sorry, I wasn’t saying that wool socks aren’t better than synthetic - they definitely are. But IMO wool socks should still be washed daily 'cos they are still absorbing sweat. “wicking” keeps you dry, sure, it doesn’t make the sweat disappear
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Not quite like changing undies, which cover open orifices.
My butt closes. You have my condolences :o)
It doesn’t. It’s an unsealed orifice.
I only wear wool socks and work from home. I can easily go 4-5 days if I’ve only gone outside to get groceries or whatnot.
If I’m going out to socialize though and it’s been more than 2 days I’ll get a fresh pair.
I wear socks with at least 60% merino wool and wear the same pair for 5 days. After airing the they have zero smell.
Yeah same here, always wearing wool socks!
Wool socks don’t need washing as frequently as cotton. They’ve got antimicrobial properties that make them take longer to get stinky.
If you’re only wearing wool socks you can go several days, especially in the winter. Summer socks? Daily imo.
What’s this thing called summer socks? I wear the same wool socks all year and it’s great! It’s either wool socks or sockless sandels.
Don’t wear sockless sandals in NYC
Stay ringworm free
I feel like I’ve just been given an invaluable tip that I may have never ever received had I not taken part in this conversation about socks.
I’ll remember this should I ever go to NYC
With wool socks, i’d recommend changing them every day, to give them a chance to air out, but you don’t have to wash them every time. You can easily get 3 swears per wash with even the most squeemish people examining your socks daily.
FYI, i’m squeemish and I knit lots of wool socks.
I would rather go barefoot in shoes than wear socks twice in a row. Heck, I often change them when I get home from work.
I’ve long said, the first thing I’d do after winning the lottery is never wear the same pair of socks twice because my favorite of life’s little unnoticed pleasures is the feeling of a new pair of socks.
I think we found the stinky guy who was hiding here in the Fediverse… Seriously though do it daily.
I’m gonna be know as the sock guy from now on…
Better than being known as the poop guy am I right?
Where’s your knife?
Oh God. Back when I was dirt poor, I needed socks but I wanted to save money, so I wore them for two days, hanging them to dry overnight.
I ended up with athlete’s foot. Don’t skimp on socks.
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Good testimony that will serve as a hard whip on a lot of lazy butts here.
Dude I already know you smell
