So I went to the store barefoot...

because I'd been barefoot in this little food market many times and never had a problem. Didn't have one this time, neither. IN the store.

As I got out of my car, barefoot and shorts, a woman around my age (none o' yer...) sang out, "Bare feet! That's not good!!" and half-smiled. As I was wearing a mask, I was already socially and verbally distanced, and I said nothing and proceeded into the store.

Freedom of information is one thing. Freedom of opinion is a bitch.

 

Years ago as I was walking into a convenience store barefoot a woman came out and she had a cigarette dangling out of her mouth. She noticed my bare feet and said "You're going to hurt yourself that way." I told her I didn't think so and that I was sure she was going to hurt herself much more smoking those cigarettes than I would ever would by being barefoot.

 

When did it become commonplace that people began believing that everyone welcomes someone else's unsought opinion? Doesn't ordinary courtesy suggest keeping your yap shut???

 

At least you didn't say "common courtesy" as it simply is not that common.

 

Too many places have a "no shirt no shoes, no service policy" that I haven't really tested it.