Does it bother you if you see someone barefoot in a public place?
I believe going barefoot should only be acceptable if that person wears a Burka!
OMG.... Can you imagine how gross it would be if we were born with Bare Feet?
Amazing!
Just imagine how bad things would be if incredibly stupid people stood in the shadows (instead of HP Forums) and exposed their personalities to everyone!
It would be great if personal hygiene only affected you-- but one argument we discovered in my microbiology class for wearing shoes in public was that barefooted people will collect and spread a HUGE variety of microorganisms (more so than those wearing substantial shoes)-- fecal matter, diseases, etc. Later, people will set things down on the floor, bags, purses, backpacks--things that you don't even think of--- and then that huge array of bacteria brought in by barefooted people gets spread around even more--kitchen counters where some women set their purses.... (that's just one example I can think of off the top of my head)
Really, being barefoot in some public places is a hygiene issue that can concern everyone. It was something I never thought of until I took that microbiology class and we literally proved it.
Technically, flip flops and thin soled sandals also tend to spread just as much bacteria as those who are barefoot, compared to tennis shoes or thicker, rubber soles, so I'm not trying to mandate that everyone wear shoes 24/7-- just that it is proven to spread more little critters everywhere. I'm not going to tell someone in a grocery store to put their shoes on, but I can't pretend that I have no problem with it.
Outside of public places, shoelessness is whatever. I grew up in Brazil and Georgia and went barefoot all the time outside, until I slashed my foot open on broken glass.
After that my parents mandated shoes.
- klarawieckposted 12 years ago
0 I was a passenger in three different rear-ending accidents in the space of a year and each time, the person who hit us was wearing flip flops and blamed their accidental acceleration (or inability to stop) on their flip flop slipping around.
It got a little old after a while....
That being said, I'm guilty of driving with flip flops on.....
sounds like they just didn't have a better excuse.
- EmpressFelicityposted 12 years ago0
Good one.
Just remember this isn't the religion forum. 
"No Shirt. No Shoes. No Service."
It's probably already been mentioned, but there are probably a 100 million of these signs on the windows of various retail businesses in the U.S. And that's the way it is...Dude!!!
It all depends on where you live....
And guess what? The store owner can do whatever he/she wants when it comes to dress-codes. The store owner could require that no one can enter their store unless they are wearing a green polka-dot fish tie and high heels. Probably wouldn't get too many customers that way... But the store owner is legally entitled to do that if they want.No, I was talking out of my usual orifice. It's kind of hard to do the other when you're sitting down.
So, how have you enjoyed your first 4 hours at HP?
THAT... Is Not the case with Victor Longbottom of BumbleTown - NZ!
His legs are so short - he leaves Snail Trails, which others often walk in!
I don't care who does what (for the most part, and shoe-wise), but where's mistyhorizon? I think it might bother her, if I recall correctly
)I am definitely pro-barefoot at home. Outside, however, it can indeed be risky business. As far as what others do, I never really cared and am fine with it.
He was definitely not a happy camper.
- Beth37posted 11 years ago0
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