Ha ha. I used to live and work in Germany and we americans used to
joke about the Germans who came to work wearing black sandals with
white socks WITH A SUIT! or they'd wear white or light sandals with
black socks. it's the contrast that's important you see.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - White socks have been
declared indecent by the Dutch Finance Ministry.



A ministry official on Tuesday confirmed a recent
internal publication that proclaimed white sports
socks "transgress the limits of decent dress
behavior" for ministry employees.


The officials were also expected to wear dark blue
or gray suits in order to convey "reliability and
professionalism."


"People are expected to dress in accordance with
their function," said a spokeswoman, stressing
there were no strict controls.