hi I live in a town in the Canadian arctic,I am the only one that barefoots outdoors during the summer,But I do sometimes see travelers from out of town barefooting.I think black dirty barefoot soles are groovy ! But during the cold long arctic winter when their is snow on the ground from fall till spring and it can get cold then -40 below 0. most people up here wear boots,vary few wear shoes.I also think it's cool to see black boots with clean white soles from the snow outdoors in the winter time just as it is to see barefeet in summer with dirty soles.