This looks gross, but im also so confused at the amount of people saying walking barefoot is dangerous and gross. Walking barefoot is not to bad in my city its pretty clean and there is lots of grass.
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"'Hello, hookworms, get in my feet,' or whatever. Some kind of worms will go in your feet."
Back in my hippie days, we would do a little trick. You get some hemp. Few beads. Whatever. Tie it around your big toe then loop it around your ankle. So it looks like you are wearing flip flops at a glance.
Did it all the time.
As a more informed person. I do not really recommend walking barefoot anywhere except a park or your own space. And beaches.
Cause dogs literally pee on every surface that exists in a city.
And also hepatitis.
Glass. Other sharp things.
Even if you have thick soles, they can take out gashes of it.
And the sidewalk is hella hot in the summer.
Go barefoot at your own risk. But know the risks. Mkay.?
The thing about this I don’t understand is why. Is it supposed to be to exist in as much of a natural state as possible?
Not a barefoot person but I've heard it claimed that its better for your feet. Seems off to me but its not like we evolved shoes so what do I know?
It's better for your feet in soft soil & grass. Our feet evolved to walk on soil, high milage walking on concrete will damage your feet.
If you wear mis-fitting shoes your feet will also get damaged.
I'd say dog pee is the least concerning thing on the list.
Also, parasites 😬
People that walk around cities barefoot need to be avoided at all costs.
I once saw a girl very abruptly stop walking on a rather busy street, throw herself down on a nearby bench in a hurry, take out her stuff from her tote bag and just start knitting with an oddly peaceful expression on her face as if nothing happened. I was left wondering what the fuck I just witnessed. Happened in the span of like 4 seconds.
Yes she was barefoot.
"Hookwoorms, get in my feet please!"
unless you're in a place where human shit flows freely, that is not much of a concern. stores are usually not such places.
SOMEBODY'S never been to a Ross Dress For Less, I see...
Also all the tire dust that is releasing chemicals onto the skin.
definitely don't think about what breathing it in does to you :)
Totally!! Glad those closed toe shoes are saving us all! /s just in case
also like, yes i'm sure our soles have evolved to be great absorbtion pads, not like we'd ever step on bad things in the wild
There is an actual belief out there that your feet get some sort of power by connecting to mother nature barefoot. It's insane woo nonsense, but that meme lifehack literally would be something they might do, lol
I sometimes question if we are truly the same species.
we are very diverse
Since when is it illegal? Nobody has ever raised any objection, let alone tried to stop me going dogs out to the shops.
I’m curious, and have two questions:
- Have you previously read/heard the phrase “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service”?
- If you don’t mind answering, what region do you call home?
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Nah tbh going barefoot is pretty culturally accepted in rural Australia, as long as you're not doing it in like a restaurant or a pub.
- Yes, only in the aforementioned contexts
- asked and answered
If you're anywhere near a beach, I wouldn't be surprised.
Go a few hundred miles inland and to conservative land, and you might hit some resistance. Even if it's not from the employee who's not getting paid enough to give a fuck, it'll be some old crotchety lady that needs you to know your bare feet are ruining her life.
Nah tbh going barefoot is pretty culturally accepted in rural Australia, as long as you're not doing it in like a restaurant or a pub.
i've been accosted and kicked out of places so many times for being barefoot: grocery stores, restaurants, a bar, book shops, even a shoe store. i've basically been bullied by society at this point into wearing shoes whenever i go out, despite my own preferences. it's not illegal, basically anywhere, but you've been quite lucky to not have gotten any shit anyways.
Those places don't want to take liability for you potentially getting injured. Even if you would never sue a place for that, they have no guarantee of that, and US liability laws are absolutely ridiculous. I hope the US fixes the liability/lawsuit culture. So many things get killed by it
(For the record, I'm not one of the barefoot people. I find it weird, but to each their own)