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  I live in the country, I walk barefoot outside in the summer usually- but still keep a pair of easy slip ins handy. My sister has fussed at me for doing this. 
  But I got eat up with chiggers one year after visiting family and it was the most intense itching I've ever felt! It was the first time anything like that's happened to me. I learned my lesson. 
  I wear shoes and high socks at their place. 
  But at home, I just still barefoot outside in the grass. If I'm in the garden I wear boots.
context: I agree. But then we have the people that would sue because they stepped in something or on something. >
  
  Born and raised in SC.  (45 m). I remember my mom telling me ti be careful of hookworms.  There were no sanitation issues near me (phew!)
  But growing up with a rather misplaced “southern pride”, this is really an interesting insight. 
  Thank you! >
  
  The whole concept of what we are "meant" to do based on our strictly organic form is reductionist and ultimately meaningless. 
  We are not "meant" to have glasses
  We are not "meant" to take antibiotics
  We are not "meant" to fly in airplanes
  We are not "meant" to wear clothes >
  
  We are not “meant” to live past 24……
  How many people out there right now would die in 72 hours or less without their medications? >
  
  3 people >
  
  Dude, so, that's 1.4 million , and this brings it up to 416 million , and we aren't counting the people with glasses or hearing aids, alongside those with blindness or those how are deaf, there's also all the other medical conditions.
  And also vaccines, don't forget about vaccines, thats also alot, also did you have birth complications? Then you should really be dead, but you aren't. >
  
  “We are meant to walk barefoot”
  Sure, sure…  we are also “meant” to only walk on grass, sand, etc, and to keel over from our first bad bout of food poisoning or flu. >
  
  True, we haven’t evolved to walk on pavement with broken glass scattered around >
  
  I run barefoot and don't mind little pieces stepping on, but feet are just tough as rocks and know how to properly step. Y'all's downvotes are hilarious with no response as to why or anything. Typical reddit users. >
  
  No responses because you're wrong, and your wording is whack. >
  
  considering the amount of dog shit there is everywhere i'd rather not but you do you >
  
  Yes, I have chickens and ducks in my garden, no way I’m going barefoot 😂 >
  
  Go to New Zealand. It’s really common there >
  
  Same here in Australia >
  
  And in South Africa >
  
  Same in Hawaii >
  
  Yeah you try walking in hot ass pavement barefooted. >
  
  Clearly you didn’t read the whole post. I said that in some environments and circumstances, shoes should be worn. For example, on hot pavement. >
  
  Look up minimalist shoes.  You’ll probably like. >
  
  There is a flaw in your first line "we are meant to walk barefoot" we are not 'meant' to do anything, we exist and make choices, there is no actual meaning or purpose to what we do, simply choices we make >
  
  i mean what you are saying is sound, but also getting slightly caught in semantics. By ‘meant to’ it can mean what we evolved over the vast, vast majority of our collective existence to do. Our bodies indeed were not ‘designed’ to wear shoes, from a standpoint of biology and massive amounts of time. >
  
  Happens in Australia all the time >
  
  I feel like Australia is the #1 spot that shouldn't be happening. Now, I don't know how much snakes, scorpions, lizards, spiders and other critters are actually there, but based on the stories I've heard, shoes would be the one thing I'd be wearing 24/7 >
  
  Put some shoes on you bum. It’s not that hard. Society isn’t trying to put you in a box, society is trying to put your gross feet away and to make you look a little less disheveled. >
  
  It is Hawaii. >
  
  Nope. Gross. Take upvote. >
  
  You’ve never seen my feet. How can you make such assumptions? >
  
  With all the crap people throw out of their cars? Every time I walk my dog I see broken glass that have been tossed out of a vehicle. Barefoot, no thanks. I don't need an infection from some clown that has no respect for anyone else. >
  
  Yeah unfortunately that’s one of the drawbacks. It sucks that people suck! >
  
  yea feel free to walk in the piss, shit, and garbage-filled sidewalks and streets. drag that into your house too. >
  
  Except work and public buildings, I'm almost always Barefoot.  I hate shoes >
  
  Carrying your own bandaids and being up to date on tetanus shots should be normalized >
  
  Why wear clothes then? >
  
  You would love Australia/NZ >
  
  Absolutely normal in Oz. Fifteen year old me got some weird looks in England tho >
  
  Let them look. They can drink their tea and calm down if it bothers them. >
  
  Have you heard of the beach? >
  
  I run three or so miles every other day barefoot for 10+ years and lived in Texas, three parts of CO and kinda the ghetto now. Only ever stepped on glass twice and pulled out the second by hand, y'all are just paranoid or don't see where you are walking. I guess my feet are tough as heck and know how to step on tough rocks/asphalt, and glass if it comes up. Oh, never once seen a needle.  Sure, we can walk barefoot, but I wouldn't even do it in private businesses because it's not proper and can do that on your own or whatever. >
  
  
  As primates, we are meant to walk barefoot
  
  Were not wild animals tho
  We are civilised >
  
  Ok 1600’s >
  
  In a way I understand and support this. Currently I love going barefoot but at home, outside of those parameters it is difficult for me, the mere idea is deeply embarrassing (for some reason it is a bit embarrassing) >
  
  I did it the other night. On a wet, subzero January night, I decided to walk home barefoot because I didn’t want to ruin my brand new white shoes. I can’t even describe how refreshing and natural it felt. >
  
  Hell YES! >
  
  Sure! If everyone could agree on a basic code of cleanliness and conduct...so, no. Never. People are disgusting. >
  
  Yeah, unfortunately >
  
  Primates also eat their own feces and rape frogs. >
  
  thats a white people thing >
  
  Ignoring the fact that I don’t want to see anyone a feet slapping around - it’s a safety issue first and foremost. 
  It used to shit me to tears when hipsters came into my cafe barefoot for that reason. Glass would often break, and no matter how carefully you clean it up you can’t guarantee it’s 100% safe. It’s a WHS issue for them, as well as the poor person who had to clean up the blood resulting from their bad choice. >
  
  I just wish we could normalize feet-shaped shoes. Feet naturally go like this \/, not this ||. Most of the population is walking around with misshapen feet from wearing poorly shaped shoes their whole lives. I know there are a few specialty manufacturers, but it should be the norm. >
  
  I can absolutely assure you that nobody really cares if you're walking around outside barefoot. But I guarantee you you're going to go back to wearing shoes the first time you step on something and fuck your foot up, and are in constant Agony for the next week to two weeks. >
  
  I can tell you aint a kiwi pretty much alot of people will go around bare toed its not a big deal here >
  
  I used to think this before the pandemic hit. Now I think everything in public is "dirty". >
  
  Agreed. I go barefoot outside when I can. I practise balancing exercises barefoot to strengthen the muscles in my feet and now I feel VERY off-balance when I run in shoes >
  
  I would agree, but some sub-sets in American culture have very bad litter problems and no respect for the environment. Walking barefoot anywhere near a city is a heath hazard of epic proportions >
  
  Found Quentin Tarantino's account >
  
  Got my upvote.  
  Very unpopular.   Keep your shoes on.   Nobody wsnts to look at dirty feet.   That's just disgusting. >
  
  I honestly don't care if people walk around barefoot but I don't want to deal with them inevitably injuring themselves. 
  Ring worm, hook worm, athletes foot, and stepping in dog poop is their problem.