4/ interview cont'd... * The Sneaker Savant: right. i'm curious more about mongolia, isn't mongolia considered a third world country by many standards? i haven't heard of many US/UK/AUS type sneakerhe

4/ interview cont'd...
* The Sneaker Savant: right. i'm curious more about mongolia, isn't mongolia considered a third world country by many standards? i haven't heard of many US/UK/AUS type sneakerheads in third world countries (ie: willing to spend $200 plus an a pair of old shoes)⁣⁣
- Temuuijn: so strange right ?⁣⁣
* The Sneaker Savant: it is. are there meetups in mongolia that you have been to? do you know several mongolian sneakerheads?⁣⁣
- Temuuijn: yeah there is meetups⁣⁣
* The Sneaker Savant: I once sold a pair of flightposites to someone a few years back who was in Ulaanbatar...his address suggested he was part of a political family of some sort...are most of the sneakerheads in mongolia well off?⁣⁣ - Temuuijn: we don't have real sneakerheads⁣⁣ * The Sneaker Savant: what do you mean by that⁣⁣ - Temuuijn: they just wear them. they don't just collect. just wear them and sell buy new⁣⁣
* The Sneaker Savant: what do you see as the main difference between sneaker culture in the states and sneaker culture in mongolia?⁣⁣
- Temuuijn: Mongolians more like vintage stuffs , here like new stuffs⁣⁣ * The Sneaker Savant: what is your favorite pair? what is your holy grail?⁣⁣
- Temuuijn: they never pay spend thousand dollar spend j's⁣⁣
* The Sneaker Savant: and what will you do with them when you get them? wear them or display them?⁣⁣
- Temuuijn: but mongolians can spend 1k on vintage stuffs. i would display them, if not wearable⁣⁣
* The Sneaker Savant: what do you think is the most popular and sought after shoe in mongolia right now?⁣⁣
- Temuuijn: right now, 2008 flightposite midnight⁣⁣
Nike signature player, air pureposite⁣⁣
* The Sneaker Savant: that's the j kidd PE?⁣⁣ - Temuuijn: now a days, foamposite lite's getting popular. yeah j kidd pe⁣⁣
* The Sneaker Savant: wow, interesting⁣⁣ - Temuuijn: Now we are trying to move on to Retro Jordan's and New stuffs⁣⁣ - Temuuijn: but people still want vintage stuffs⁣⁣ me: right⁣⁣
- Temuuijn: my name is Temuujin Batzorig⁣⁣
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And that was pretty much it. Not exactly the most insightful interview, but gave me a window on what I should look out for in the thrift shops...⁣⁣