Today's trivia is on one of my favorite things in the world--FLIP FLOPS!
The flip-flop is known by many different names:
- In New Zealand, they are known generically as jandals (Japanese Sandals), a name used by one manufacturer. However intellectual property law prevented the term Jandals being used when sold in other countries.
- In the USA, they are generally known as flip-flops, thongs, zories or go-aheads (especially rubber thongs).
- In Croatia, they are known as sandale (sandals), but usually as japanke (japanese woman).
- In Australia, they are known as thongs or pluggers.
- In South Africa, they are known as slops.
- In Hawaii, flip-flops are known as slippers.
- In India, they are referred to as chappals.
- In Japan, they are referred to as beach sandals, or gomu zories (rubber zories).
- In Mexico, they are referred to as chanclas.
- In Peru, they are referred to as sayonaras or slaps.
- In the Phillipines, they are called tsinelas.
- In Argentina, they are called sandalias, ojotas or, less formally, chancletas.
- In Russia, they are called Vyetanmki ("Vietnamese")
- In Paraguay, they are called Zapatillas
- In Malaysia, they are called Selipar (slippers)
- In Czech they are known as vietnamky ("vietnamese shoes" or "vietnamese women").
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