Your standard answer to 'where's your shoes' ?

"its only my feet not my penis"

 

"Sorry, they are on my other feet"

 

not wear shoes for the same reason I do not use gloves

 

Like Myranya, I have found a different attitude in different countries. When living in Germany, no one ever asked where my shoes were. Most often, they would make the statement, “You have no shoes!” To which my reply was “Genau” or in English “Correct”, and just keep on my way. Generally, they were more curious about why I was not wearing shoes than asking where they were. One older woman, in a comical gaffe, once exclaimed, “You have no feet!” instead of "You have no shoes."

In the US, if someone comments, I have found it always because they personally disapprove and want me to know it. No American is curious about why I am barefoot--only disapproving. And unlike many barefooters, I do not want to be an ambassador for bare feet; I just want to be left alone. So mostly, I have my iPod on and just ignore all comments. German teenagers were also always willing to start arguments--I suppose to impress their friends,--so during the school transit hours in the afternoons, I wore the iPod and just ignored them. They were intent on saying something disparagingly funny, which--if they persisted--was totally killed by my making a big deal of taking out my earbuds and being exasperated while asking them what they wanted. Whatever they then said ended up not being funny, and did not impress their friends.

After reading the comments, I think I am going to start responding to the ‘where’s your shoes?’ bit with “Wouldn’t you like to know.”

Btw, it has been a hotter, drier summer than last year in central Indiana, and I have seen more young people barefoot this summer than since I was a teen 40 years ago. Back then, sandals were not cool for guys (they were ugly, to boot), so if you did not want to wear shoes, barefoot was the only option. A good third of guys were barefoot everywhere--especially after skateboards appeared. Amazingly, no one cared.

 

The aliens never gave them back

 

i always say they are at home getting a much needed rest from work.

 

I say that about my feet - tired of wearing shoes for work!

 

If I'm asked, "why aren't you wearing any shoes?" I'll answer with, "what's so great about wearing shoes all day?"

 

The truth: "In my car"

 

"I just don't have any"

 

Yep, or "at home" :coffee:

 

"OMG......you mean they aren't on my feet?"

or...

"I don't know......they were on my feet a minute ago....."

 

Brilliant! I'm gonna use that one next time!

 

tired of people asking all the time i attached a couple of miniature leather shoes made by a friend of mine, about one inch long, to my keyring. if they ask, i draw them from the pocket: «here».

 

I just say i only wear shoes in winter.
If they remain curious, i go into more detail about the benefits.

 

"if I tell you,how will it impact or change your life?"
"that's a very good question..."and walk off.
"If I tell you,whats gonna change?"
"Yea yea...whatever..."

 

My standard answer is, still and always:
And y'all may quote me!

 

Well I was BF at a car show on Saturday, and a guy asked me if I had forgotten my shoes. Wanting to just avoid him, I quickly said "I don't wear them" and walked off. But I wish I would have messed with him, saying something like "OMG are you serious?!? I KNEW I was forgetting something when I left the house!!!"

The old woman at the door taking tickets said "Didn't anybody tell you it's cold out today?" (It was actually sunny and in the 50's.) I said "no ma'am it feels nice outside". Then she said "I think you're telling me a story!" LOL I had to laugh because she reminded me of my dearly departed grandmother, who used to refer to telling a lie as "telling a story" when I was little.

 

My response depends on who is asking and the tone they use when asking. I usually try to answer in a light-hearted and jovial manner, but often I just don't have the time to get drawn into a long explanation. Here are my most common replies:

They are with my mittens, that I don't need either.
They were hurting my feet, so I left them in the car.
Its so nice out that I just wanted to feel the Earth beneath my feet.
I'm toughening up my soles to I can run barefoot over longer distances.
I'm trying to start a trend.
I only bother with shoes when I need them.
Expensive shoes last longer when I don't wear them all the time.
The foot is more noble than the shoe, and bare feet are more stylish than flip flops.

 

My current favorite is "Where are your manners?"