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Guy, American living abroad.
Usually some shade of grey, brown, or black. I phased out white socks a few years ago. I wear business casual or suits to work, so white socks are pretty much useless for daily wear, and I don't particularly like them with more casual clothes either. Stopped wearing white underwear too.
I dislike cotton socks. Cotton is useless for hiking, running, pretty much anything where you're covering lots of ground and you might get sweaty. Cotton socks = blisters more often than not. I run barefoot a lot of the time, in Vibram Five-Fingers, or Nike Frees with thin nylon liners. If I'm doing gym workouts, I'll do it barefoot if I'm in a facility where I can, or wear CoolMax or similar wicking materials. Hiking socks are always wool or wool blend. I tend to like Smartwool better than most others.
Dress socks aren't usually plain cotton, but I avoid those that are, as well as plain nylon socks; nylon makes for really stinky feet. I usually get wool blend or silk/nylon mixes, or cotton/nylon if there are no better choices.
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