How many comments do you get in one day?

Hi all just started my barefoot season here in sunny norfolk and was amazed by how many comments people make about being barefoot. I was asked 6 times in one day why i wasn't wearing shoes gets on your nerves after a while, has anybody else had the same problem?.

 

yu gotta remember you go barefoot for your OWN enjoyment. When other people make some stupidass comment, I just sail by. I do not respond. Screw 'em. We all belong on the planet and if they dont like it let 'em find their own planet.

 

I generally don't hear comments unless its a little kid. 6 in one day is amazing, especially since I'm sure lots of people are barefoot in Va Beach.

 

I hear approximately 4 comments a day, but I don't really mind. I answer to the people that are interested, but normally I just ignore 'em. Although I do laugh at people when they're baffled by my barefootness.

 

Thanks for the replies folks. Here in the uk its not a common site i do ignore them but gets on your nerves after a while

 

Oh that Norfolk...sorry I was thinking Norfolk Virginia. Every time I've been in England and its spring or later I always see barefoot joggers. Maybe you need to dress like a runner. On the other hand I was in Bath once, barefoot (and not dressed like I jogger I might add), and got a lot of comments that made me think I was in a Monty Python candid camera thing. Conversatons like "oh, look he's barefoot"....."Oh my, you're right!" Said very loudly and in high voices. So I get what you mean.

 

I hardly ever get any comments. When I do, it's often either supportive or curious, but rarely negative. A lot of people ask if it's painful, if I worry about glass, or just why I do it. Those are sorta fun comments.

I might go several weeks and not hear a word, then out of nowhere I'll get a lot of comments. About a month ago I heard three comments in less than an hour. I went to a medical lab for a blood draw. At the end the phlebotomist just said, "You're not wearing shoes. When you go home wash your feet because there may be things on our floors you wouldn't want." She was quite polite about it and seemed genuinely concerned. I took that as a positive. I went from there to a Post Office. A little kid was walking out with his mom when I heard, "That man's barefoot." I just continued what I was doing and didn't look up to see how the mother reacted. As I left the Post Office, there was a 20-25 year old guy walking toward the entrance carrying a box. From a short distance away he yelled, "Love the bare feet" and smiled. I just said "Thanks" and hopped in my car.

 

Enough that it gets really old on some days. If it's something unique, then fine (like my long lost relative). but if it's some moron who has not yet learned to think quietly, it gets old.

 

Yeah, I guess my prefeence would be complete ambilvalence. So what, I'm not wearing shoes? Why point it out vocally to me, yourself, or others? As it is I rarely hear anything, and that's how it would be in a truely barefoot-accepting society. You'd just go about life as normal, you wouldn't think about it and nobody else would notice or care. If you think about it, the first day you wear shorts every year you don't hear people saying, "Hey, look at that guy's knees," or "Look that guy's not wearing long pants." Same idea - feet just draw more attention.

 

Why should you consider it a 'problem'? Why not explaining quietly your motives about going barefoot? Telling people that it's fun, healthy etc.

 

I get very few neg/rude comments, I think the last one was over a year ago. However I do live near the beach and hang out with the typical hippy/surfer crowd and have 3 other barefooter friends - so this may be a factor.

 

Thanks for the comments guys its good to hear that other people get the odd comment as well. Its the small minded people in the world that makes life hard work.

 

I went out to grab a bite to eat awhile ago. After taking my order, the girl behind the counter delicately asked me why I always go there without shoes. I explained it's quite comfortable. I thought for a minute and added that I hadn't been there very recently. Anyhow, she remembered me from last year! I went on to explain that very few people care. She said that she's seen a few "No Shoes/No Service" signs. I added that I rarely get any hassle and suggested she should give it a try. She said something about how she doesn't like the feel of things under her feet, always wears socks, etc. Oh well, I'm not going to change her mind. While she wasn't into barefoot life, I thought she was polite in her questioning. What more can you ask?