Why is water sometimes slippery and sometimes almost-sticky?

Question

When I step out of the shower onto the tile floor, the water almost acts like a lubricant and makes slipping really easy, but if you walk with wet feet in grass or sand, a ton of debris will cling to your feet. Why does the sand/dirt/grass grab onto my wet feet, but my wet feet don’t grab onto the ground?

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It is nearly 2 am and I’m too lazy to type or remember things. But here, read this: https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/why-does-a-little-bit-of-moisture-make-your-hands-sticky-but-a-large-amount-makes-them-slippery/amp/