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Originally Posted by Nyororin
Long long ago, the father of a guy I was kind of dating ran a construction company... And I asked why wear those type of pants and the shoes with split toes.
He told me it was a safety measure. When the pants are large, you pay more attention to your legs. If the pants hit something, it gives you warning before you actually hit your leg and hurt yourself. Catching your pants on the corner of a piece of sharp steel is a lot less damaging than catching your leg on it.
The shoes are for balance - easier to hold your balance when the sole is split at the toe.
He found it kind of odd that people would consider tighter pants better as things spilled on them would hit the skin, they would offer no warning about something tool close, etc.
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I guess that's an interesting perspective. I don't know though, it seems kind of counterintuitive to me. To me, it's kind of like saying "I won't wear safety gloves because it will make me more cautious with my hands." If you just pay attention to what you're doing, tighter clothing to me feels more effective than needing a warning sign. I can see wearing the tabi style shoes though.