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> The kind that don't narrow used to be called naughty-boy shoes in India, when I was in primary school, for some reason :) Probably people can guess why ...

I have been sitting here for a few minutes trying to come up with a guess, and I have not even a bad guess as to why. Any hints?



Maybe it's because they are better at uhh.. hitting kids who are naughty? From experience, flatter shoes hurt more lol. Not sure though, I'm puzzled myself!


Naughty Boy is a name brand product of black leather school shoes made by the shoe company Bata. Although it is a Czech company, it is probably the biggest shoe brand in India - at least in recognition. I would say that most people in India think that Bata is an Indian brand.

As to why they decided to call their line of school shoes "Naughty Boy", I would guess that it's a reverse psychology marketing thing.


pkd gave a factual answer (sibling comment).

Mine too is only a guess, like others:

"Naughty" boys are unconventional, so that shoe name matches their style or personality.


Thank you!




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