Yesterday, Serkan advised me to buy a new pair of shoes. The shoes I’m wearing are beginning to get worn out, and he thinks I should take a little pride in myself and get new ones. He’s the type of guy who likes to look good and thinks I should be the same, taking great time to comb my hair, brush my teeth and giving me the best shaves I’ve ever had. The thing is, I’ve always thought that shoes don’t need replacing unless they have holes in them. I grew up wearing piedros: specialist shoes shoes for disabled kids supplied by school. I had no say In what footwear I wore, so it still doesn’t really concern me what gets put on my feet every morning, as long as I can walk in them. The shoes I currently wear seem perfectly fine to me, and don’t need replacing – they don’t have any holes in them, for one. Yet how, then, can I explain that to Serkan?