I think i'm about an inch taller than I was before I started walking barefoot...
Barefooting
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John
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Around here, I see signs all the time that say "No shirt, No shoes, No service". Unfortunately society is geared towards a footwear populace.I just tend to challenge the conception that shoes are required all the time whenever you're out and about.
Thankfully we have a far more relaxed and tolerant attitude over here in Europe.
chousho
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I remember always kicking off my shoes whenever I could as a kid. I still kick my shoes off, but I also like to have a nice clean pair of shoes to show off~
I find that shoes do tend to leave my foot all extra warm and sweaty, and there is absolutely no feeling at all quite like going out in the rain without shoes.
I guess the only issue would be with people giving me strange looks or staring at my bear feet.
I find that shoes do tend to leave my foot all extra warm and sweaty, and there is absolutely no feeling at all quite like going out in the rain without shoes.
I guess the only issue would be with people giving me strange looks or staring at my bear feet.
Trombones13
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I think I'd stare too if I saw you had bear feet!
Peggy
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ouch!
Tigratrus
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That was nothing! Had a 20 lb roll of nylon fiber fall and smash the last joint of the middle and ring fingers on my right hand (they were pretty much hamburger), lost a lot of bone and the last joint is still *wiggly*
Great party trick to creep people out, but I couldn't type well for like 6 months and my right hand grip is a lot less reliable than it used to be, which sucks because I'm right handed. The left though is picking up a lot of the slack!
Anthony Parsons
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The only real problem with walking bare foot here in Australia is the climate. Most of Australia is stinking hot, with only the southern areas being stinking cold. Either way... bare foot and your either running because your feet are going to be burning on 50 - 60+ degree celcius paths and roads, or the other extreme, low temperatures and end up with the flu.
I do have to agree with some other comments though... as I used to live in Townsville for 10 years, and I kid you not when I say we used to walk along the river and would have to stop for the Taipan that would come across the path from one garden to another. If you know about a Taipan, you know they chase you, regardless of whether you threaten them... they are an aggressive snake and did on the occasion need to run faster than the snake that will kill you quickly... especially considering they also don't bite and leave, they keep biting until you stop moving.
Northern Territory is pretty adventurous to say the least, and not even aboriginals walk around bare foot due to the heat of the roads, sand and well... heat in general. Hot or cold... not much of australia your going to walk a long distance bare foot though.
I do have to concur... when the weather is within the changeover periods, and one can walk bare foot without being burnt or frozen, it is really quite comforting and I do take the odd opportunity if just briefly needing milk or such to go bare foot. I wouldn't do bare foot though if going to a major shopping center or such. Beach is good, providing again... the heat problem isn't to bad on that specific day.
I do have to agree with some other comments though... as I used to live in Townsville for 10 years, and I kid you not when I say we used to walk along the river and would have to stop for the Taipan that would come across the path from one garden to another. If you know about a Taipan, you know they chase you, regardless of whether you threaten them... they are an aggressive snake and did on the occasion need to run faster than the snake that will kill you quickly... especially considering they also don't bite and leave, they keep biting until you stop moving.
Northern Territory is pretty adventurous to say the least, and not even aboriginals walk around bare foot due to the heat of the roads, sand and well... heat in general. Hot or cold... not much of australia your going to walk a long distance bare foot though.
I do have to concur... when the weather is within the changeover periods, and one can walk bare foot without being burnt or frozen, it is really quite comforting and I do take the odd opportunity if just briefly needing milk or such to go bare foot. I wouldn't do bare foot though if going to a major shopping center or such. Beach is good, providing again... the heat problem isn't to bad on that specific day.
Dragapult
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Why are you scared of a part of your body?
anotheralias
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IF I couldn't return them, I'd stuff them with those gel insole thingies and hope for the best. But I buy the same shoes every time anyway: absolutely flat, black, rounded toes. ("Ballet slippers.") And I only wear shoes when I have to, partly I guess because I spent most of my childhood barefoot.
Dragapult
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Actually, that regulation applies to employees, not necessarily customers. There are various articles on those types of regulations and what they actually mean.
And North America also has a relaxed and tolerant attitude, too. At least that's been my findings.
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Floris
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I walk bare foot inside the house, the whole summer.
Awesome-o
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I was barefoot at the summer house, drove into town, parked in a garage and realized I had forgotten my sandals.
I walked around town barefoot (Halmstad, Sweden) and realized you just cannot do this in Sweden (despite it being one of the warmest days of the year). No one will say anything or even stare but you just know that you are being judged by Jantelagen.
I walked around town barefoot (Halmstad, Sweden) and realized you just cannot do this in Sweden (despite it being one of the warmest days of the year). No one will say anything or even stare but you just know that you are being judged by Jantelagen.
Somewhat unrelated, but an interesting anecdote nonetheless -
Two years ago on the weekend of the Reading Festival it had been raining solidly for several days leading up to the event and so the fields on which the festival is held were a mud bath.
Every morning, the festival goers venture out of the camp site in order to buy food and drink from local supermarkets. The two closest to the festival ground are Tesco and Waitrose.
Tesco allowed everybody to walk straight in, and had a small army of cleaners on hand, but it was a losing battle and the floors were a horrendous mess.
Waitrose on the other hand erected boot racks at the entrance and people just naturally left their footwear by the door, so the store was full of bare-footed people and the floors were pristine.
Two years ago on the weekend of the Reading Festival it had been raining solidly for several days leading up to the event and so the fields on which the festival is held were a mud bath.
Every morning, the festival goers venture out of the camp site in order to buy food and drink from local supermarkets. The two closest to the festival ground are Tesco and Waitrose.
Tesco allowed everybody to walk straight in, and had a small army of cleaners on hand, but it was a losing battle and the floors were a horrendous mess.
Waitrose on the other hand erected boot racks at the entrance and people just naturally left their footwear by the door, so the store was full of bare-footed people and the floors were pristine.
captainslater
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Besides the wasp which loves my feet, I'm going barefoot in the garden and within the house (but in winter with socks - I like to slide the floors...).
Rhydian
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Funny thing is waitrose bought the boot rack from Tesco
Would any of you do a marathon barefooted?