I don't want the toe folded over like a hotel bedspread, or the heel puffed out like a snake bite above my ankle. What I want has to be beautiful, natural, perfect. A tall order in life and love, but worth the hunt if it's socks or art. Forget it Britannia, where the Land of Compromise is most at home in retail. We are a nation of shopkeepers, and as such, know that the easiest way to turn a profit is to sell shoddy goods.
Shoddy goods are always expensive even when they're cheap.
They're not worth buying at all, that's why. So, if you find yourself unsocked in England, too bad. Look on the labels and you'll find Cotton-Mix. Silk and Lycra. The rest will be nylon.