I finally get it!!

So I had originally thought that skinny jeans were just a fad that came to the US from Europe as most styles do. And yes, I partook and bought two pairs of skinny jeans. However, I was horribly wrong. I have found that skinny jeans here actually have a practical purpose. Both men and women wear them here. And this is why: 1. A lot of people walk here, if your jeans are skinny and don't drag on the ground, then they don't get dirty, because after walking for long periods of time here, my jeans have gotten horribly dirty at the bottom from the city ground. Disgusting. 2. A huge portion of the population bikes everywhere. If you wear skinny jeans they don't get caught in the gears while biking. 3. It rains/snows/precipitates here fairly often. Like number one if your jeans are skinny and not touching the ground they don't soak up all that water.

Also people here are particularly fond of boots for many of the same reasons (yes I will probably get some) and skinny jeans fit a lot better inside them than bootcut jeans.

Well there you have it! Oh the discoveries of living in Europe! Needless to say, I am happy I own two pair of skinny jeans and that I brought them both with! There is another phenomenon, for the guys here who do not want to wear the revealing skinny jeans, they simply continue wearing their baggy ones and tuck the bottoms into their socks. It looks rather strange, but I guess it's practical...