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Why Do Some People Wear Socks Or Shoes In Their Home?
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Isnt it better to walk on barefeet when you are home?
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This is a cultural thing and in the UK to a lot of people feet without shoes are a form of nudity. In lots of other countries it is simple courtesy to remove outdoor shoes rather than track outdoor dirt across the floors, a question of hygiene really. Bare feet rather than with socks on is a distinction lost on lots of people, to them a matter of preference and at that point bare feet are often, but by no means always, an indicator of a hippy-ish/nature kind of outlook. Quite often those who prefer to wear shoes indoors do so because their feet smell from being wrapped up nearly airtight for hours every day and they don't want the embarrassment of releasing that in someone else's house.
We always took our shoes off as a child and had our indoor foot wear by the door, usually slippers. Now we take our shoes off and replace with indoor foot wear in the porch. I suppose living in the county means no one would want to trail muddy boots or shoes into the house. I have three robust mats for visitors to attack before entering the main house -and outside scraper and two inside ones, though people who come usually ask if I want them to take their shores off. It depends - if they are just coming into the kitchen its ok, but I would not want anyone going into the living room with shoes on. As for socks or bare feet - I was told by a podiatrist that going barefoot can be bad for some people. She suggested wearing fitflops ( fit not flip) which exercise the feet while walking, and I wear these constantly when indoors.
Yes, interesting how some attitudes go. What kind of "specialist" thinks our feet are not made to do the walking on their own ? I think I have always had difficulty with pets being primarily in the kitchen and the same would apply to outdoor footwear - if my food is to come from there I would want it to be the cleanest room in the house and not the dirtiest. A matter of hygiene, I would say.
tamborine, flip flops arent great for your feet, theres no proper support....
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KARL //What kind of "specialist" thinks our feet are not made to do the walking on their own ?//
A podiatrist, look it up if you don't know what one is. People with certain conditions and conformation can create more problems by walking barefoot. It you walked barefoot from birth that would be different -but walking in shoes which give support, then casting off the shoes to walk barefoot some of the time can cause problems. Of course some conditions like bunions can be alleviated by waling barefoot.
Personally I would not want someone's sweaty or potentially infectious bare feet walking all over my flooring.
A podiatrist, look it up if you don't know what one is. People with certain conditions and conformation can create more problems by walking barefoot. It you walked barefoot from birth that would be different -but walking in shoes which give support, then casting off the shoes to walk barefoot some of the time can cause problems. Of course some conditions like bunions can be alleviated by waling barefoot.
Personally I would not want someone's sweaty or potentially infectious bare feet walking all over my flooring.
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