WHY DO SOME PEOPLE GO EVERYWHERE BAREFOOt?

Question

I was watching this program last night and this family went every where in bare feet, does anyone else like going barefoot or what

Answer 1

I haven't worn footwear for well over ten years; I go barefoot at home, at work, on holidays, shopping, dining, always and everywhere.

The main reason why I started is plain comfort. It is great to feel all the different surfaces underfoot, and feet get very tough very quickly so even gravel and rocks are pleasant and interesting rather than painful. Nor do I have to be afraid of injury; I get a tiny splinter maybe once a year and I've NEVER had a cut.

I also like it for spiritual reasons, it's a very gently and soft way to walk on Mother Earth, makes me feel more in touch with my surroundings even when I'm walking on man-made surfaces. In regular places I don't really think of this all the time but in places like soft natural trails, old churches and ancient castles, etc, it's a very special experience to walk barefoot.

And contrary to popular belief in the US, going barefoot is healthy! I'd always known it was good for your posture -even the slightest elevated heel throws off our skeletal alignment somewhat- but I've been *so* much more healthy since going barefoot! I used to be sickly from early fall until late spring, but these past ten years I've called in sick once (for two days, and not even in winter) and even a minor cough is rare.

Btw, there are NO laws against going barefoot in stores in the US; please see source. Stores can set their own dress codes and unfortunately quite a few stores seem to feel the need to blame the Health Department, either out of ignorance or because they think claiming a law makes people less likely to argue, but those signs are FALSE.

Answer 2

Going Barefoot Everywhere

Answer 3

I like going barefoot any time I can, but it isn't possible to do it all the time for me because of places that have a no shoes no shirt no service policy. It is very comfortable to walk around in bare feet inside and outside and relaxing too.

I am behind a desk at my part time job so I can take go barefoot there if it helps me work more efficiently. At school we are permitted on warm days to go barefoot and I have done so on many occasions and when I get home my shoes and socks come off almost straight away.

Being comfortable is very important to me and bare feet to me is being comfortable.

Answer 4

I would go more barefoot if I did not live in a town situation, where there is glass and worse on the ground all the time.
I compromise by wearing flip-flops all summer, well into fall normally.

But I met people living in London who choose to go barefoot all the time.
I met this girl two times, both round new years eve, and she was walking barefoot then, except for the one day it snowed, that day she put on the thinnest shoes I have ever seen. She said that she had not worn shoes all year, but for the 3 days she had to be outside in the snow.

In most of the world there are no 'no bare feet' signs. I have only seen those in the USA.

Answer 5

I'm one of those barefooters. I love going barefoot for many reasons.
It is very healthy to go barefoot.
Going barefoot strengthens the muscles in the feet and legs.
Some footwear can be harmful to overall foot health.
There are no health codes or other regulations that prohibit barefoot customers from being in business establishments, including restaurants.
It is legal to drive barefoot and safer than some footwear.

The spirit of barefooting is, or at least once was, alive and well in all of us. Do you remember how good it felt to go barefoot when you were a child? Even now, as adults, do we still have that spirit? When we can’t wait to get home and relax after a hard day, does this mean kicking off our shoes in order to do so? Or, if we are planning a holiday or vacation, do we factor in the proximity of sandy beaches, grassy fields, or a natural trail well-suited for bare feet? Can any of us truly imagine being fully comfortable while wearing shoes? Yet how often do we choose the barefoot spirit? How often can we? The truth is we all have the freedom to go barefoot whenever and wherever we want. Most of us, however, just don’t realize it. If we knew it was OK to forget about shoes when it was time for walking the dog, getting the mail, or even while out shopping, how many of us would choose to go barefoot? Why render our feet deaf and blind if we don’t need to? Imagine having to wear gloves or ear plugs every time you left the house. Think of all the wonderful sensory input you would miss. Now imagine expanding avenues of sensory input. Imagine being able to feel the wide variety of interesting textures and pleasant surfaces beneath your own two feet as you go about your daily business. You can.

“Going barefoot is the gentlest way of walking and can symbolize a way of living-being authentic, vulnerable, sensitive to our surroundings. It’s the feeling of enjoying warm sand beneath out toes, or carefully making our way over sharp rocks in the darkness. It’s a way of living that has the lightest impact, removing the barrier between us and nature.”
From the book “Barefoot Dreaming” by Adele Coombs

Answer 6

Well there are 3 basic reasons:

1) Economics - some folks can't AFFORD shoes.

2) Cultural - some groups don't need or want shoes.

3) Choice - some people just prefer not to wear them !!

Now here in San Carlos, California it would be inappropriate to go barefoot. One couldn't enter most public buildings due to the law, and our weather precludes being barefoot 75% of the time.

In my other home in the Philippines, the weather is PERFECT for living barefoot. Many people only wear shoes to school and or church.

I remember growing up in California, and as a kid we tried to spend as MUCH time as possible during the summer barefoot.

Answer 7

It's a restriction thing also comfortable... I go barefoot when ever I can - obviously not at work although I have taken my shoes off and walked around in my socks when no one is around. I catch my daughter doing the same thing - as soon as she gets out of school the shoes and socks come off...

Answer 8

I don't know about others, but I hate shoes and the stifling feeling of heavy shoes!

Most spinners/weavers go barefoot because we cannot feel the treadles on our machines with anything on our feet. We do wear socks in public places for Spin-Ins!

Answer 9

I would rather go barefoot than wear shoes. But society doesn't like it.

Answer 10

I love going barefoot!!