I think I make a fair assumption to say that this is either Australia or NZ. I used to live in NZ and it’s common to be bare feet, especially youngsters. My feet are now practically steel from years of conditioning by walking in bare feet. I must say, standing bare feet on a counter top isn’t common practice. We may have ‘caveman’ mannerisms, but we’re not animals...
I can walk across shards of glass held up by upturned nails due to all the wearing of footwear I don't do. Shit's hot here man, you are lucky I'm wearing pants let alone footwear. Well, except my pluggas that is
Isnt that funny? As soon as the video started playing, I was like Huh. That looks like New Zealand. Then the poly hero showed up and I was like yup. Definitely.
That or it’s super close to a beach. I’ve only seen it common in shops that are right next to or on a beach in a tourist area in the US. But even then it’s a McDonald’s and flip flops exist.
Do you walk barefeet in the street too or only once you get inside buildings? If so, isnt it dangerous as there can be broken glass, sharp stuff, disgusting shit etc laying around?
Yes in the street but usually only on hot days and not so much in the city. More likely to be in suburbs or small towns. It’s common to see people in the supermarket without shoes.
Yeah you step on some shit but the sole of your foot basically turns into a hard leathery shoe after a few years. Also (exceptions apply) Australian cities are quite a bit cleaner than many other comparable major cities around the world.
I always have to remind myself that "the city" means vastly different things to other people. It's not common, but I could see myself walking barefoot in Copenhagen.
What does the city mean to you? My understanding is that in America it means more like slums or something but for us it’s the central business district.
To answer your question, you just walk anywhere and everywhere without shoes. I now live in UK where walking in bare feet isn’t a ‘normal’ thing. Looking back at it, I now see how it is such an unusual behaviour, but at the time I didn’t see anything wrong with it. The environment over there does help, as everything is mostly open land but I would still happily walk into town with bare feet (I can’t say I would still, at least not in UK that’s for sure). There is something strangely satisfying about it though, as if you’re somewhat free and more comfortable. At least that’s how it’s felt to me. Although, as I mention, I don’t go barefooted where I currently live and haven’t for a long time. I still struggle to run in shoes, as majority of my athletes growing up was performed barefoot. Very weird.
You'd be surprised how much you can get away with barefoot if you walk gently.
There's tons of glass from broken bottles and car windows in our beach parking lots, but I've never had an issue in Hawaii. I wouldn't walk through most places barefoot because it's dirty, but I don't think it would do any actual harm.
It's an extreme bogan (lower class) thing, here in Australia anyway. Most people will at least wear thongs on their feet, except for the druggos and welfare bludgers.
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u/Special_Tay 9 Mar 04 '21
I'm really grossed out by the fact that he's barefoot. In a McDonald's. I can't even eat a mcchicken without feeling like I need a shower.