Quote (Squareloki @ 5 Aug 2011 09:11)
No shirt, no shoes, no service
Signs are clearly posted man
Try and find one of those signs. Counter hippie culture movement from the 70's. In addition, it isn't illegal to be in a store without shoes and I have yet to be asked to leave an establishment.
Quote (iRowe @ 5 Aug 2011 09:08)
I honestly can speak for all of General Chat, and the rest of this site and say that no one cares, FZ.
No how 'bout being ridiculed or looked down by others? Well, firstly there is nothing immoral, disgraceful, or even improper about going barefoot even in public. It's not like you walk around with no clothes on. Your feet are bare and just like your hands, they are NOT private parts although some people like to think they are (it's their loss, though!). Going barefoot is not against any religion. In fact, some religions actually encourage it.
Secondly, while it's true that in many third world countries people are always barefoot because they can't afford shoes (that's actually one way they enjoy life despite their circumstances), there are places such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, most parts of Hawaii, and some parts of the Southern US where going barefoot in public is common place and accepted. These are not poor countries and folks walk around barefoot in public as a matter of personal choice and others are ok with it. In Hawaii I very often see people driving nice cars and wearing nice clothes walk barefoot into stores. Besides, how many barefoot homeless people have you actually seen? Very few, I bet!
Now what about being considered "crazy" for going barefoot in public? If by that you mean eccentric or a little weird, so what? Most people have their own idiosyncrasies that make them different from others. Just look at the celebrities
It's no big deal to be different and actually cool as long as you don't hurt anyone. If by "crazy" you mean mentally disturbed, that's a little different. But how many barefoot mentally disturbed people have you seen? Again, not very many I'm sure. I've heard stories of other barefooters being stopped by police because they went barefoot in public, not because it was illegal but the police just wanted to make sure they were "sane" and doing ok. Cool!
Lastly, who cares what others think anyway! It's just their opinion. There are gazillions of opinions in this world and if we let all of them dictate the way we live our lives we won't even last a day.