Boots or shoes?

I've been wearing boots for most of the time, ever since 2 years ago. I even wear boots during the Summer, since I prefer them over tennis shoes. I can't stand wearing tennis shoes, since when there's snow, water would end up leaking inside my shoes, thus, my socks gets cold and wet. I always hated that. Boots can be annoying sometimes because they're a lot longer, so it takes a while to tie the strings, but that's about it.

I personally prefer wearing boots over shoes, what about you guys? Also, SWAT boots with steel-toe = F`uck yeah. This is pretty much what I wear year-round.