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People don’t change their sock daily? Do you use the same underwear too? Am I abnormal-er?

One you fucking heathen

You're that stinky guy, still in his 20's, who doesn't think he stinks right?

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.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

Dude I already know you smell

I tend to wear anything made from wool for a week or so before laundering. Anything else I tend to wash after one wear

Feet sweat. A lot. Like a pint (450g) of sweat a day or more if particularly active or you have larger feet.

So for me, daily at the least. On particularly active days, multiple times.

Once a sock comes off I cannot put on a used sock again. So at least once a day for me.

This is exactly the type of thing I imagine my fellow Lemmings asking as a serious question.

Days?

Average athlete’s foot enjoyer.

Two. They're Darn Tough wool socks, and the packaging recommends even more days between washes for longevity.

Before these I had only worn cotton socks, mostly Nike, and those stink like hell and did need to be washed daily. But these wool ones really don't, even in the summer.

I also alternate pairs, so they're not two days in a row. e.g. A B A B C D C D etc.

you are supposed to change them????

I change my socks and give them for washing after every use. It's kinda necessary as I sweat a lot.

Winter time and minimal activity, if Im running low on socks or if Im lazy and they are right there I might give a pair a second day.

Summertime? If they come off they are done. I could go 3 pairs in a day.

Depends what I'm doing. Yardwork or exercise? Change as soon as I'm done. Just sitting around the house in pyjamas? They're fine to wear again.

Two caveats: I don't wear socks to bed, and if I'm wearing socks indoors (I prefer bare feet) I always wear shoes or slippers over them

Daily unless I don't have any clean in which case...until I do a load of laundry.

If I take my socks off, they go straight in the wash, if I need socks again that day, fresh ones go on

If they smell they go into the wash, if your not sure surprise your SO by putting your sock under their nose and ask for a second opinion

If clothes touch skin directly then they are put in the wash every day (socks, underwear {boxers}, tee shirt, shirts etc...) other wise it is a check to see.id still.good for follo days - did jeans get muddy / dirty, did I spill coffee on trousers etc... jeans go in wash after a week of wearing even if no spills / mud

You have to change them?

Well I wear mine for way longer than anyone else in this thread dares to admit.

It depends on how much you sweat, the stuff in your sweat, how much skin you shed, and your own microbiome. Everyone is different. I change socks every 10-12 hours. My friend changes her socks -and- shoes at lunch. If she doesn't, the smell will literally chase everyone out of the room when she takes off her shoes at the end of the day.

Around a week usually. Wool socks go much longer before they stink. All this washing and obsessive attention to hygiene is enabled by freely available access to energy and resources that many people don't have. Can you imagine these first world people walking down to the local river with a bag of washing every day? No, they too busy posting on insta for such humdrum peasant activities.

Obviously it depends on a bunch of things... type of sock, type of shoe, type of activity, weather, et cetera.

Generally clean socks every day is nice though.

1 day? Hoodies I can go a week or more, buy socks changed every day.

I wear merino wool socks. They don't stink but I change them each day, generally speaking. Wear in day, take off to shower and sleep, new pair in mornings. I bought 10 pair, wash clothes weekly and wanted enough to not worry. But if you hand wash them you can manage it with fewer pairs.

Loose fitted merino stuff doesn't need to be washed often, and sweaters I can wash once or twice a year since they are outerwear but socks are like underwear, sit tight on your skin and better to keep them clean.