> > > Hmm. Shoe sizes could be a problem. Aren't they measured differently in different places? The inside of my shoe says USA 7, UK 4 1/2, EVR 37.5, CM 24. The first two would appear to be US and UK sizes and the last one is the length of my foot in centimeters but the EVR 37.5 part is a mystery. Does anyone else know?
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> (Psst! Rivikah! Maybe the V in EVR is really a U! After all, Rome is in Europe.)
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I've given up trying to make sense of shoe sizes. Every time I buy shoes (which admittedly is about once every two years) I end up with a completely different size. They seem to change from one maker to the next. My sneakers are marked 8 2E, my boots are 7/40, my boat shoes are 9, and my sandals don't have a size marked on them anywhere that I can see. I think the smallest size I've fit was a 6, and the biggest was a 10 1/2. All for the exact same size feet. Sheesh.

Brunnen-"do they practise footbinding in Brazil? Nothing made there would fit any adult I've ever seen"G