I've never heard an adult say that before, but I imagine that'd be awkward.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You have never heard anyone call them that before?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No, never! I feel deprived...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

My middle school principal did this...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

To me, both sound weird... I'm used to them only being called jandals xD

by Anonymous 13 years ago

._.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Umm wow you guys in America are weird.... Adults call them thongs because they ARE thongs, but people in your country call them flip flops now because underwear thongs became more popular... But down here in Australia, we still call them thongs. Because they are thongs, and pretty much every single person owns a pair of thongs and wears them every day of summer and often in winter, and not many people often make reference to what you call thongs, (that I know of anyway). But they WERE originally called thongs, are still that in Australia and probably other countries as well.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yeahh this persons right, flip flops sound kind of weird to me but if i went to america i guess i would use it. thongs are pretty much the only shoes worn in summer (besides rabens or barefeet) and people don't really talk about the other thong

by Anonymous 13 years ago

thank you :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Agreed, they're called thongs in Australia. Not awkward at all :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

one time my mom said to me, "i broke my thong." i freaked out in my head until she pulled out her broken flip flop from behind her back..

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah, here they are called thongs. Nothing weird about that. I think it's pretty naive of you not to know that. Although, it was embarassing when we went to American and my sister shouted "I forgot my thongs!" We got a few weird looks. Still, we know and respect your use of "flip flops" so you should do the same to us. After all, they were called thongs when they were first made all those thousand of years ago.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

sorry

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The other day my grandma came in my room and said "hey, do you wear thongs? I bought myself a pair and they don't fit, so I was just wondering if you wanted them.?" It freaked me the fuck out. Just saying. haha.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I know that what Americans call thongs, Australians call g-strings, which some people also use as a term in America.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

My mom asked me to get my dad his thongs. I smiled but told her he can only wear one at a time.

by Anonymous 13 years ago