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Add Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Holland. Pretty sure it's an American thing to constantly wear shoes, which is weird considering how little w
by fredrikholm 5y ago
Add Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Holland.
Pretty sure it's an American thing to constantly wear shoes, which is weird considering how little walking they appear to do (compared to driving).
- bellyfullofbac 5y agoI heard a former US Army guy saying in a podcast, even at home he's always dressed to be ready to walk out the door at any second, because it's a habit he developed in the Army. Which makes sense, the enemy doesn't wait for you to wait to put your socks and shoes on.
- alvarlagerlof 5y agoIt takes less than 5 seconds if you're good.
- SuoDuanDao 5y agoDepends on the type of shoes too... slip-ons are much less popular in North America, probably a self-reinforcing thing there.
- simonswords82 5y agoSorry, am I reading correctly that you can put both shoes and socks on in less than 5 seconds?! I need to see this...
- croon 5y agoCan't imagine being prepared 24/7 waiting for some unnamed enemy to strike, over just going about my day in the most pleasant way (including foot health) possible.
- dugmartin 5y agoUnfortunately that is called "hypervigilance" and is one of the central features of PTSD.
- BossingAround 5y agoAh yes, the number of people who ended up dead because of being bare foot. That makes complete sense.
- ajuc 5y agoIt's actually caused by lack of walking. If you drive everywhere, and never put your foot on the ground - your shoes are clean enough to wear them at home.
- christophilus 5y agoNo, they’re not. American homes are disgusting. (I’m American.) We don’t wear shoes in my house, and I really don’t understand how it’s considered acceptable generally. I had Asian roommates in university, and they, along with overseas travel, broke me of the “shoe in house” habit.
- kfajdsl 5y agoThis is weird to me because I've only been in like 3 "shoes on" homes. Most people I know are "shoes off". I live in Atlanta. Granted, all 3 of those homes were varying levels of filthy to me.