Going to the shop barefoot

[Lemonmaid]

Apologies for the possibly pearl clutching thread. I went to my local shop today (small supermarket) and the woman who went in just before me was completely barefoot, and remained barefoot around the shop.

Is this grim or is it just me who thinks so?

Why is it grim, OP?

People with dog-shit on their shoes will be in that shop. A barefoot person wouldn't.

I can't really see the big issue and when I used to wear high heels I usually took them off to drive. What's the issue with driving barefoot?

So long as she isn't squeezing bread with her feet it wouldn't really bother me. Would I do it? No. Her feet her choice though.

Slightly curious however, why are the bottom of feet washed at least daily manky, whilst the soles of shoes, never washed, ok?

I'd guess because people don't sweat from the soles of their shoes?

Each to their own and all that, but that's not very hygienic 😬
I personally can't even go barefoot at home, I have to wear slippers or shoes as I hate my bare feet touching any floor 😂

I could sort of understand if at a holiday destination and a beach shop but im trying to imagine someone leaving their home with bare feet, walking down the road and into a shop, it just seems odd (although years ago when out clubbing in high uncomfortable shoes, I have walked barefoot from the train station as too painful to walk in the shoes)

I can't see how it's grim or disgusting, after all her feet are probably cleaner than most people's shoes, but I'd just worry about standing on something sharp. I suppose she decided for herself whether that was a risk she wanted to take.

I'd guess because people don't sweat from the soles of their shoes

And the human sweat transferred to the floor is more offensive than shit from shoes or sticky toddler fingers touching stuff?

If you were wearing shoes I don't see the issue?

She's the one taking the risk!

In America you often see shops with a sign on the doors:
No shirt
No shoes
No service

I don't see it as grim so much as incredibly foolish.

Fattyboom - you have weird feet if they sweat in this weather when you are barefoot. It’s wearing shoes that gives people sweaty feet and athlete’s foot. The main problem with going barefoot is the danger to the barefooted person from cutting their feet - they are unlikely to be posing any particular dangers to all those people protecting their puffy, sweaty feet inside their grim, disgustingly filthy, bacteria and fungus-gathering footwear.

And the human sweat transferred to the floor is more offensive than shit from shoes or sticky toddler fingers touching stuff?

I didn't say it was, was merely answering the question with my thoughts on why people may find it manky

As a child of hippy parents I spent almost all my childhood barefoot but I would still find this grim. It’s not the germs it’s just that it gives me sort of second hand anxiety and makes me think that person must be odd in other ways

[quote namechangenumber204]@funtime2020 I think that may be illegal.... certainly used to be.[/quote]
www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/road-safety/driving-without-shoes-is-it-illegal/

Here is the law in a nutshell: it is not illegal to drive in the UK without shoes on and the same applies for wearing flip flops

Why do people keep rolling out this incorrect 'fact' - the law is you must be in control of your vehicle and for a lot of us that means wearing shoes

I think it depends where u are, I love goin bare foot and if I’m by the sea on holiday I’d probably go into shops barefoot but I suppose if ur in the middle of a city it’d be a bit weird

Don't really get why everyone thinks it's grim - unless you're going to lick the floor, what actual harm is it doing? Arguably going barefoot is probably much more hygienic than wearing shoes that trap your feet in sweaty socks for hours on end.

I used to work in clothing retail and we had a customer who always shopped barefoot, even in winter! I thought he was mad but he wasn't doing anyone any harm.

I only wear shoes if I have to go out. I hate having my feet enclosed. If I could safely shop barefoot, I probably would

It does make me wonder why barefoot is often considered more offensive than wearing flip flops; there’s not a lot of difference in terms of foot exposure. Perhaps there’s a point about not sweating from bottoms of shoes.

Maybe it’s why teenagers like socks and spiders: sliders on bare feet is ugh!

Sliders, I meant.

Oh my days I used to regularly take off my shoes after a night out to walk home barefoot. I once spent a whole summer barefoot and from about April to September can't bear anything other than flip flops on my feet. Put the pearls down and give your hands a rest!

I don’t see how it’s grim - how is a foot so dirty compared to a shoe? I clean my feet a lot more than the soles of my shoes. I would find it really odd, grim for her maybe if she stood on something unpleasant or sharp, but it wouldn’t bother me.

I always drive barefooted in the summer, in isn't possible for me to drive in Birkenstocks. I love not wearing shoes, I don't really know why it matters.

Here is the law in a nutshell: it is not illegal to drive in the UK without shoes on and the same applies for wearing flip flops

Yeah I always doubted this was true because my driving instructor told me I could go barefoot during one lesson once, I was wearing sandals that kept sliding off. You’d think she’d know if that was a no no🤷‍♀️

Another one who doesn't see this as grim. Surely it's up to them and no less hygienic than shoes? I know someone who's always barefoot - it wouldn't be my choice but it's perfectly harmless.

driving barefoot may not mean you have proper control of the car. Same if you drive in wellies, silly heels or flip flops. I have walking boots that I have to change out of before driving as I have big feet and the boots can catch on each other.

barefoot in a shop - not a big deal but don't go blubbering if you tread on something sharp or someone treads on your toes. Same as wearing flip flops or flimsy sandals in a crowd, a bit daft.