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nothing better than walking into a air conditioned shopping center barefoot on a 40+ deg day and feeling the cold tiled or concrete floor.
yessss
But you burn your feet, getting inside.
100% i always do it to cool my feet down
I have kicked my thongs off as I've walked into shopping centres just for the sake of getting that soothing cool feet feeling on a hot day. Walking around with no shoes on doesn't tend to get any weird looks in most of Australia, but walking barefoot with thongs in hand can. 😂
@@ronniexx9743 not really, ur feet toughen up to the weather. Ive stood on hot floors n never had burnt feet.
I’m Aussie and living here for 60 years but I have to say thongs or sandals are normal especially in Queensland but not barefoot unless you are at the beach or in cafes near a beach. I also lived in Sydney for 58 years and I have rarely seen people barefoot in the cities.
Go to North Queensland.
I'm in Queensland, sunny coast and the amount of ppl I see doing the sand or bitumen dance lolz I'm always like yep they are on holiday haha
@@dougcox3990 Or the coastal regions of NSW. We did'nt even wear shoes at school in Primary.
I walk around Brissy barefoot
Yes
My maternal grandmother was indigenous. To me, walking on the ground gives me a connection and recharges me. This land really is alive and will love you if you love it back. I think also, because most of us live either by the ocean or within an an hours drive of it we have a better connection to the land. Subconsciously we feel better walking as nature intended.
My husband was aboriginal and none of my kids wear shoes unless they have to.
I feel exactly the same way. Not of aboriginal decent that I am aware of. But I have a definate connection to the land. I'm in my 60's now and still prefer to go barefoot and feel the earth beneath my feet. Especially if I'm stressed it helps me to get grounded again.
That's very true. Earth yourself
Im not wearing shoes now, no way. Eff shoes
It begs the question…. Please define indigenous
I’m an Aussie in Brisbane and yes totally believe in Earthing/Grounding (read about it) If you’re ever feeling bla or down, try it. Go outside and put your feet on the grass, go for a walk barefoot and trust your brain is reset. I think that’s why Aussie’s are a happy cruisy nation 🙃
Some demure meadow in Switzerland maybe. But Australia? Only if you don't need to walk on your feet later.
@@Kayenne54 as long as you stay off concrete and tarmac on a 30+ degree day it’s fine here barefoot 🦶
Try walking barefoot in melbourne in the middle of winter or a 40c day in summer lol. Rest of the year is fine though.
Yes, we were always encouraged to walk barefoot on the grass.
In wet grass … so nice
If I could get away with being barefoot all the time, I would definitely do it. I’m always barefoot at home, in the garden, beach, lake, camping etc. As a concession to people’s sensibilities I wear shoes/thongs everywhere else 😂✌🏼
As a concession to not getting kicked out, I wear shoes in pubs, proper restaurants (fast food is a cafe) doctors, and as a concession to avoiding blisters, on concrete etc if it's over 40C
I concur with everything you said...
I'm opposite. There are too many bitey things in my garden and when camping so I tend to wear thongs where I can't see what I'm treading on. I like to be barefoot walking to the shops though.
I’ve never seen many people walking around in bare feet . At the beach or at home yes. Maybe more in hotter areas.
As an Aussie, I can affirm that I spend around 80 to 90% of my life barefoot. I only put on shoes when I absolutely have too, and even then if I can wear sandals, that's my preference. And I live one of the colder parts of Australia. That being said, most people do still wear shoes, most of the time. It's usually in Summer that the shoes tend to come off.
The first thing I do when I get home from work is get barefoot.
Most Aussie kids of my generation (Boomer) grew up with the joys of bindie pricks, bitumen blisters, bee stings and stubbed big toes, all inflicted onto our bare feet during summer holidays and weekends. Life was good!
I constantly loose my shoes around the house as I always take them off somewhere in the house!
In the 1960’s & 1970’s
I went barefoot when ever and where ever I could! The main reason to wear shoes is for protection & of course fashion! 😂
Hear ya soul mate!
I would just like to say, I am Aussie and I wear shoes.
As a matter of fact, I remember putting some on 4 or 5 weeks ago.
So there....
I'm hearing you!😂😂😂
i went barefoot as a child as often as possible. lived near the beach. feet toughen up. i'm 75 and i still go barefoot at home. i do wear footwear rest of the time, but cant wait to free the tootsies as soon as i get home.
I am An Aussie and work in an office setting and there is a huge percentage of my co workers that while they are at their desks they will be bare foot while they work, but put on slip on shoes when they leave their desks.
My son did a gap year in the UK
The first thing he did upon returning to Oz mid December, picked him up from the airport, brought him home. Shoes and socks off, he ran around barefoot, utter bliss etched on his face.
He said “ good to be home, only in Australia can you do this! “
as an aussies my record is nearly 9 years without wearing shoes , summer and winter .broken only by a family wedding . back to nearly 4 years barefoot since .
I’ve lived in Perth since 1988 from the UK and it always amused me seeing people jumping out of their cars at service stations barefoot, but it’s not as common these days, I must admit I live in my thongs 🇦🇺
I am an older Australian 70+ and I recall my mother saying to me in my twenties “you are too old to be running around with no shoes on” but when my child started school (mid 70s) they informed me that the children were encouraged to remove their shoes at recess (playtime back then) and climb the equipment because it stimulated their senses and encouraged brain activity.
60yr old W.A. here. As a kid I'd put up a fight every time I had to wear shoes. Even now my best friends are my surfer joes. 🤟
54 in Perth here.
I just never liked the restriction of footwear.
Even my $20 Kmart shoes last for years.
Even barefoot in the winter.
56 here and I loved going barefoot as a kid but then I lived near the beach too. I'd even go barefoot walking on the blue metal roads and on scorching days where you need to hop from one foot to the other. And the beach where you couldn't make it all the way to the water's edge to cool off and have to stop and stand on your towel. I couldn't do it these days, my feet have gone soft.
@@utha2665 56 year old guy, i used to walk on the black asphalt when it was 45 degrees Celsius. Always ran across the roads quickly though, the jog or run meant the soles were on the heat for less but i do remember sometimes my feet would blister. tasmania was worse for that than Brisbane. But now i cant drive right foot bare due to needing padding to protect the right foot especially which really hurts, normally not an issue but if i need any anesthetic of any type well it doesnt work on me, has BBC cancers cut off my scalp 3 times and the anesthetic never worked so i could feel the scalpel and stitching all during the surgery. so i alway look after my feet if its needed but when there healthy watch out lol
Exactly Bro👍🙏
I had not realised until I was an adult that the reason we went barefoot as children most of the time in the 1950s was because our parents would have been hard-pressed to have kept us permanently shod (we didn’t think we were poor - very few families had much disposable income). Just buying us new school shoes at the beginning of each school year let our parents skip 2-3 over summer size changes. Even when we had school shoes we were expected to take them off and put them in our school bags if it was raining. Primary schools allowed girls to go unshod until they were 10 and boys until they were 12.
😅😅😅😅😅😅 not actually true .
Not really sure the words Australian and etiquette should even go together 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
It depends on which part of Australia, thank goodness we have some class in the decent suburbs in Adelaide.
It's UnAustralian!!
I find it so funny that this is a whole cultural shock for everyone 🤣 I am aussie and I still can't believe people actually made an episode on BBC about why we go barefoot 🙃
And also that english has evolved so much that this video has inspired Ryan to make shoes an object of symbolism.
My sister & I used to go bare foot to the creek & she’d walk along easily when I was struggling to walk on prickles & rocks. It was like she had asbestos feet. I’d say to her how are you able to walk on this ground- she just kept walking.🇦🇺
I used to run barefoot across gravel car parks and walk through the bush, the only thing I really noticed was bindi
@@Amanda-uc5jq I was same before I got bitten by a spider. I would race across hot roads and avoid bindi patches but everywhere else I would be perfectly comfortable being barefoot. Bush, creek, rock climbing etc.
@@FM-qm5xs I gave up barefoot in the bush after I got bitten 4 times on one foot by bull ants. Could t even see my toes. 😁 once I was down to the river on the rocks off they would come again
@@FM-qm5xs ouch!!! I gave up barefoot in the bush after I got bitten 4 times on one foot by bull ants. Couldnt even see my toes. 😁 once I was down to the river on the rocks off they would come again
@@Amanda-uc5jq I have had a bull ant bite through my shoe!
Nothing better than feeling the sand or lush grass under your feet! There's a certain comfort or feeling of calm and grounding about it, especially after being trapped in shoes at work all day. I'm from North Qld and go barefoot every chance I get! It's good for the soul!
Ryan, my earliest memory is living right on the sand dunes at Aspendale beach on the bay in Melbourne, and I was SO SO proud that I could walk across the HOT sand, and I was only 2 years old! I've loved going barefoot around the place all my life. When shoes are appropriate, no problem, I'll wear shoes. Xx
Hey there. I'm from Edithvale.
It amuses me when people complain that it is disgusting to walk around in a supermarket with bare feet, complaining about the germs they are spreading.
You know if there is muck on your feet far more readily than on the bottoms of your shoes
I walked barefoot from my hotel room to a fancy dress party in one of the ballrooms of a casino in Las Vegas. I walked through the gaming floor, past the lobby and up some escalators and the looks of shock and horror I got from my American friends when I told them was a surprise.
lol Good one!
In my 20's It'd be normal to see all the girls walking barefoot holding high heel shoes after a big night out in the Sydney CBD. Either in the clubs or having something to eat at some fast-food restaurant.
In Australia most people don't walk barefoot when out in public
Lol where u live
Must be a coastal/beach kind of thing. They're usually fairly clean and maintained if people are likely to be barefoot. In any city or built up area, you're 1 wrong step away from cutting your foot on glass or worse.
That woman with the glasses is what my mum would call a wowser.
Friends visit from Germany and they are used to wearing shoes constantly at home. The barefoot thing here was a huge culture shock that they found super weird. But now when they are here they slowly adapt due to the warmer climate and by the time they have to don their shoes to go home again, they always feel like they ‘are putting their feet back in prison” because of how tight and unnatural their usual daily footwear for Germany now feels. Foot freedom forever Down Under!
My mother told me that I would not only refuse to wear shoes but getting me into any clothes apart from a pair of togs (bathers) was an ongoing struggle and I only started to comply when I went to school. My first real and vivid memory when I was 4 is going to work with my dad who was a bricklayer, and the site was full of dangers at every turn but there I was in my bathers running around just having fun surrounded by hard working men. We lived in the western suburbs of Sydney where there were still pockets of bush with a creek running through it and we would swim naked in that cool, clear water. This was in the late1940's/50's but all that is gone now. The creek and the bush have both disappeared, replaced by housing. The Nanny State adept at telling people how to live their lives would now not allow any of the activities I have described. Progress is a funny beast with a forked tongue and eyes that look in all directions at the same time but still giving off the appearance of a cuddly koala.
I totally agree. I miss the freedoms of childhood, including the freedom to kick off and lose the shoes the minute school holidays started.
I grew up in Sydney now in Canberra ! I never wear shoes unless absolutely necessary
Going barefoot is much more common in Queensland. Some say it the weather, others say it is the fact Queenslanders cannot tie shoe laces. This struggle with the complexities of clothing is the reason why shirts with buttons are so rare in the state.
I grew up in the blue mountains and my friends and I would always walk barefoot through the bush. I often wore shoes in town but it was still fairly common for me to go out without them. Maybe I have to run to the shops to get something or pick up some food and I wont bother putting shoes on. I turned up to a dominoes to pick up a pizza and there were a few other people there without shoes.
Our ancestors were barefooted, Islanders go barefoot, as a kid my entire Summer holidays were barefoot.I turn 68 this year and still walk around the house and property barefoot.It is %*&"#$ natural to be barefoot and feels comfortable.
Most of us grew up running around barefoot , our soles are as tough as old leather, we could walk across Bindieyes and four corner jacks without flinching. We learnt how to hustle across burning hot asphalt and loose gravel without it bothering us. #Aussielife
I never mastered those or gravel, but I used to stamp out my cigarettes. There's a knack to it.
@@oakfat5178 both. Ciggies on the back!
It would literally safer for you than ppl who dont have that 😅
I grew up on a farm and was forever running around barefoot. My mum would freak out whenever I would walk over to the other side of the farm with no gum boots on. Still walk as much as possible barefoot. Grounding for the soul.
I'm Australian, I live in Melbourne & I don't walk around barefoot at all ! I'd be worried about what I might step on or germs lol 🤣
To be fair, Melbourne has like 4 seasons in a day, so you need to be prepared for anything.
But as for germs, you’ll build your immune system going barefoot. Earthing has incredible benefits for our health.
Exactly completely agree lisa Maree and I am also from Melbourne
@@listeningtoyou exactly! We've become way to sterilised/sanitised we need to get all those microbes and bacteria into our systems. Look at how many allergies have come to light since all that "kills 99% germs" BS came about in the late 80s and early 90s. We had 3 kids in the entire school who had asthma back in the 80s...3! Probably only the same amount who had food allergies as well.
The germs will be fine !
Snakes though do not appreciate being stood on, not even in bare feet.
I would like to see germs survive the harsh uv light from the sun. Especially in summer when most barefooting happens.
I've run through long grass like that barefoot. The trick is to go in groups and have a decent stick to smack at the grass around you because most snakes are sensitive to vibrations, and will run away from something like that. What you really wanna watch out for are ticks.
Walk around Melbourne city for example and you might find the odd person going barefoot. The emphasis is on “odd.” People/families going shopping, business people etc most people are not going around barefoot.
Different if you’re talking about seaside areas. Someone is at the beach and needs to go to a nearby shop, then it’s more common.
There will always be exceptions but they are not the rule.
So right. It's so ridiculous to call it a National cultural thing. Actually has a bogan or poor classy look in normal suburban. Beach side in summer maybe. There's much more of a thong thing! What colour, type and brand. Plus the "blowout" "plugger" and never ever wear my thongs. Ever!! These are the rules to know before you go to Australia. 😂
@@TheFinnola Prawn heads from overseas that make videos about Australia are painful. I’ll bet you didn’t know that when you get off a plane at an Australian airport, it’s instant death from a dangerous creature. Meanwhile horses have killed more Australians than any other “dangerous” creature. (Followed by cows) 77 people died between 2008 and 2017 from accidents to do with horses, mainly on country properties of course.
If you go outside in the Mallee barefoot in the summer you'll need burn cream for the soles of your feet. When it gets hot enough to melt the tar on the roads your bare feet shouldn't be touching the ground.
@@aussieginger1960 That’s the stupid part about this crazy video, not just your area mate, but I’m in Melbourne and on the average summers day you would also burn your feet on the footpath. Just yesterday I rested my hand on the metal railing of a fence and had to take it off real quick. I think these video people have never been to Australia. Even if they commented that a lot of people wear thongs, that’s still for casual outings and you won’t see business people in the cities wearing their suits and wearing thongs.
@@RickyisSwan I think they've been to certain parts of Australia that have beaches and indoor, air-conditioned shopping centres. But my city has a really long main Street with very little shade and cement footpaths not ideal for barefeet. Also I've never seen anyone going to work in thongs, close toed slip-ons sure but not thongs.
In South Australia in the desert areas you don't go barefoot because they have a prickle with 3 points so one of them is always facing upwards.
Hey there Ryan. You have some great videos on Australian culture. I feel you need to come here for yourself and see exactly what goes on here in this lucky country. Yes we work hard and play hard. And some of us don't wear shoes sometimes but good luck getting intoI to a local pub for lunch near the beach without shoes. Start a fund-raiser or something... Ryan is coming to Australia... just a thought.. James
As a child I grew up on a farm and only ever wore shoes or boots when I had to. Nothing changed. I’m now 60 years old and still spend 95% of the time barefooted 👣
What about bindiis? Painful standing on them.
@@cgkennedy I have never heard of it. Just googled it. Never seen it before. Obviously doesn’t grow in my area.
Barefoot going to school or just out playing with friends is common in the more rural and tropical areas of Australia, as it is in NZ. This is particularly the case with younger boys, up to 11 or 12. The same is true of South Africa, where we played barefoot rugger at school. Of course, few kids wear shoes in much of the world, incl African and Asian countries and large areas of S America and the Caribbean. Even at my junior prep in England, most boys were barefoot in the dorms. It is great to shed shoes after entering the house. You should try it!
I was a bare foot kid but not so much as an adult. I'm bare foot most of the time inside the house though, all year round. Going to a supermarket in the city with bare feet is weird and you would be called a Bogan! But if you live close to the beach it's pretty much acceptable. Just don't wear socks with sandals or thongs. That's never ok anywhere or anytime!
Nothing wrong with being a barefoot Bogan but socks with sandals or thongs if defiantly out in my book too...that would have to be the worst look and fashion sense in human history...
Places you see lots of barefoot people are not bogan areas🤦♂️
Gee when I was a kid, we always went barefoot, even in the middle of summer when it was so hot you left feet marks in the asphalt on the road. The first thing most Aussies do when they get home is take off their shoes and go barefoot around the house. My mum said she could always tell who was home by the shoes at the front door. PS it strengthens your immune system to go barefoot and walking around without shoes is called grounding, which is also good for your whole body and mental well being. So now you know why Aussies are so laid back.
I love driving barefoot. Gives your feet and brain much better feedback to feel the pressure you put on the pedals plus in hot weather or rainy weather it's nice to cool down or to keep feet dry and no squishy soaked shoes.
I've got a 44 yr old holden V8 and I agree mate , to feel the power through your feet is exhilarating , never in my 60 yrs have I worn footwear while driving .
same, cant stand driving wih shoes on… when I went for my licence the instructor recommended driving barefoot
@@308V8HZ I have to wear shoes now at 56. I've got blasted heel spurs which are painful as when I rest my right foot to use the accelerator I'm almost thru the roof in pain.
But I keep the air conditioning on every day all year . I can go bare left foot as I drive a manual but no way with the right foot now
In my 1964 Beetle, the accelerator used to stick now and then.
If I had shoes on, I could kick it and it'd unstick, but I preferred to wrap my toes over the top of the accelerator and pull it back.
And there is something uniquely sensual about the feel of your feet touching the pedals.
@@oakfat5178 wholeheartedly agree
Going barefoot is mainly in Summer. It's to hot to cover your feet. Thongs are fine but not as comfortable as barefeet
I'm barefoot more than your average American but I don't generally go barefoot out and about, I don't want street grime on my feet.
aussie here, im always barefoot at home and in the backyard/front yard. we also have shops at the end of our street and around the corner and whenever i go down there i usually go down barefoot and nobody bats an eye. it just feels right.
I’m in far North Queensland near the Daintree and I often go barefoot to shops and around the place! Also love driving barefoot.. when the roads too hot I just wear thongs
You had me convinced at FNQ :-)
6:09 New Australian word break: she's not a "buzzkill", she's a "wowzer". 👍
I guess I'd be opposed to going barefoot in some places, but, personally, I love being barefoot as often as I can.
me too and I am in my 80s
@@rosemarylewis877 me too, 87 next month
A friend told me years ago that we must touch the Earth with our bare feat every day. To draw energy from the Earth 😊🌏🪐🙏🌕🐦🇦🇺🌸🩱⛱️🤽🦋🏡🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
im mid 50's and i didnt think about it until now. im probably barefoot more often than not especially at home but i do wear thongs to go to shops and occasionally shoes for the minimal trips to the office or restaurant or some environment i think there might be a chance i might step on something sharp
but growing up in the bush as a kid i rarely wore shoes , even on a 40 degree day but we normally would run across the road to next footpath because the tar was too hot and would stick to your feet. even to this day if out on any sort of bush walk or park the things come off
Being barefoot brings you back down to earth , it’s a great way to get in touch with nature . And it helps harden your feet .
what are shoes? we dont have them in australia i have never heard of them before
also from not wearing shoes for a long time we get used to hot concrete and dont feel it anymore. also lots of aussies live really close to the beach and so i barely wear shoes outside and plus when i do i wear thongs. but for school we need to wear enclosed shoes and get a uniform infringement
Nothing more relaxing that giving you feet a good scrub after a day of barefooting.
This is pretty funny as I live in southern Victoria where it gets cold, and we are farmers so there are lots of times we do NOT go barefoot! However, I am virtually always barefoot around the house and garden. I think that bare feet are far more common at the beach and north of where I live in Victoria! Queensland's Sunshine Coast where there are lots of beaches is a more of barefoot place.
Hi from the sunny coast 😁🫶🇦🇺
Geelong, also Southern Victoria, watching this barefoot, and about to go outside and ground myself for health reasons. I'm a shoe wearing snob usually. Unless you are right near the beach, or at a swimming pool, I think it's disgusting not to wear shoes, or be shirtless. No shoes in shopping areas = NO CLASS!!
It seems as children we tend to go barefoot and I suppose this makes the bottom of out feet a bit like leather. My husband was English and one our jokes was: when he used to say "I'm an Aussie" my answer was always "you're not Australian until you can walk on the hot tarmac barefoot!".
Yep, agreed, she's a total buzzkill!
Going barefoot is great for your health, physically, emotionally and mentally, because it connects you to the energies of the earth.
I never wear shoes if I don't have to.
By the way, walking on those grids is like getting a free massage 😅🤣 Plus, it's a welcome change from walking on a hot pavement, to cold metal in an air conditioned shopping centre.
Most city folk don't do it and coming from the tropics, our sand still doesn't seem to get as hot as it does in SA. I never wore shoes so much in my life, until I lived there. But the locals could handle it, while I was like a jumping spider everywhere we went.
I'm 57 never wear shoes if I can get away with it. It's more popular in beach side suburbs. It's coming back in because it's very beneficial for your nerves and grounding to feel the earth beneath your feet. I actually saw a promo for it at my GP (doctor) last week. Everyone should give it a go, just not near an ant nest.
I was really getting into the barefoot groove at about age 13. Loved it, felt very comfortable and free. But my uncle saw me walking around like that and put an end to it. Definite buzzkill
Being Australian, the main reason why most people don't wear shoes is almost always because it is too hot to wear them. Feet and hands always get hot before the rest of the body does and as a result help to cool the body down when exposed to the elements. Over time you can walk over coarse gravel without it affecting you as the soles of your feet will toughen up. The added bonus of going barefoot is you can feel everything beneath your feet and you can tell the temperature of the soil. Over 50 degrees C in full sun the soil burns your feet and cannot be walked on. That's why shoes and thongs were made. Shoes for roads and thongs for beaches.
It's rare you see anyone wondering around barefoot in shops here in Oz. People wear shoes because they have some pride in themselves. Yes we go barefoot at home, down the park, on the beach, at the pool, etc. We don't wander the streets barefoot, the ground is too bloody hot. But as a child of the sixties, most of the kids went to school barefoot because parents simply could not afford shoes.
At school we didn't wear shoes in Summer, because why would you?
In Winter we wore gum boots and left them at the door. Sock were common, as Winter was cooler.
My parents had a place in the Adelaide Hills, so I always wore gum boots or leather boots away from the house, as there were occasional snakes. That image of someone walking barefoot through long grass had me a bit on edge.
Footwear and self-esteem? Where does self-respect end and vanity begin? We each have our own answer.
I didn't realise shoes came with a great big stick up the ass. I'm even more glad that I have enough pride in myself that I allow my body it's full range of motion rather than deforming myself to fit someone else's standards.
@@FM-qm5xs very rude, but I hope it makes you feel better lol
@@StellasScrappyCrafts Yes it is very rude to call people poor and without pride.
@@FM-qm5xs lol if that’s what you in read my post then that’s your problem. In future ask the person if you think that’s what they meant before jumping on them with rude remarks. Have a great day
We wore no shoes growing up in the bush - you quickly learnt to identify where the catsheads were growing (you might know them as caltrop or stickers - a tetrahedron shaped seed with deadly spikes that will pierce your very soul).
It was just more comfortable.
@@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874 yep, you are spot on. I'm from the Riverina in NSW - I had no idea they were called something else in other places in Australia ☺️
As an Australian citizen I would absolutely agree without this
That's a unique expression
@@Lnch4ALion an million thanks
@@ellaweatherall.7290 thats my pleasurability
@@Lnch4ALion what's pursability and I was saying thanks bro
@@ellaweatherall.7290 i know and i was saying my pleasure 😃
I’m almost 15 and I go barefoot everywhere and never had the worry of getting bitten or hurt barefoot. I guess it’s just something we grow up with. In my opinion I find it weird that it’s not normal for everyone.
Only 2 places I don't wear shoes. Around the house or by the pool/ocean. Living in Sydney I never see people without shoes except at a pool or beach. Definitely not barefoot on the grass, too many bindis
I'm in my 60's now & am so sad that my feet have become so weak as whenever I walk barefoot now I feel every little prickle, stone, etc. When I was younger I could run on a dirt road or rocky paddock. Wish I could get my asbestos feet back! Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
I am an Aussie who loves going bare-foot. I don't know why I love feeling the ground under my feet. I do have some slip-ons in the car to wear whilst shopping etc. Most of us don't go barefoot everywhere. Ironically, it is best to wear shoes in the bush, and sometimes the sand at the beach is just too hot not to wear thongs.
I used to go barefoot everywhere when I was a kid until I stepped on a spider. Since then i like going to the shops barefoot but out in nature I like to wear thongs when I can't see what I'm stepping on.
Growing up in the Northern Territory it was rare for me to have shoes on. I could easily run across gravel and rough terrain without feeling a thing.
Me too… I grew up in Tennant Creek…no shoes for us…loved it!
Ryan, you nailed it. The shoes imprison the feet. We are Free!
Talking about nails, I don’t go barefoot as I remember when I was 6 or 7 walking home from school. I trod on a nail. If I wasn’t wearing shoes it would have gone into my foot.
im 62 and when I was younger I loved walking around with no shoes on or just thongs (flip flops) Lots of stubbed toes, Now I prefer boots, runners or shoes. I still love to see anyone not wearing shoes. It does not worry me one bit. I think it is still cool and free. I think it is an Aussie statement "stuff what people think". Aussie Jim.
Going around town shoeless is restricted to kids and bogans. (Shops on an esplanade get pass because the beach is less than 20m away. If folks really knew how the roll-cages and trolleys at your local woolies track through the blood in the butchers and the milk spills in the fridge and then all over the floor they might be less inclined to go shoeless at the shops. But then again, anyone who is fine going shoeless everywhere probably doesn't care about clean feet or clean floors.
Did you enjoy your shot of superiority . I don’t wear shoes often and to consider me a bogan is hilarious .
People who enjoy comfort and full range of natural motion are automatically bogans? Better a bogan than a prig I guess.
"well I don't like you!" love it! great call mate
Nearly all work place's you have to wear shoes, but, as soon as you knock off work you kick off your mallee roots and enjoy the feeling and the best Aussie line. She'll be right mate.
Gday, I’m in my 60’s n hate wearing shoes. I couldn’t give a fiddlers fart who doesn’t like it. It’s a great grounding. Plus us Aussies are a tuff race.
This ‘Australians not wearing shoes’ is the latest bulldust inhabiting the internet. Near or on the beach - probably. In a park or on a picnic - maybe. In towns or cities - RARELY! How on earth do these things take off like this?
I’m Australian, I live in the tropics. Where I live there are brown snakes, black snakes, carpet snakes, pythons, loads of lizards, ants, AND in summer/the wet season it’s bloody hot. We also have some of the most vicious weeds anywhere (try stepping on a 3 cornered Jack). I don’t go anywhere without shoes, runners, gum boots, sandals or at the very least thongs/flip flops. As an aside, when I fly international, it horrifies me when I see someone on the aircraft going to use the toilets barefoot, ewwwww🤢🤮!
It's not really normal to go barefoot in Australia except on the beach. It's actually looked down upon and many places will refuse entry if barefoot
ARRGGH!! IM AUSTRALIAN!!!!!!
True blue m8
There were signs put on the doors at the local pubs , no shirt , no shoes , no booze 🍻
Where just so layed back and we don't give a crap. Plus the grounds pretty clean compared to other parts of the world.
We have built in shoes underneath from walking barefoot all the time.
When it's hot we increase speed and tippy toes lol
Even though I live here I had no idea this was an "Aussie" thing
I've been having trouble with my feet, so the podiatrist gave me regular orthotics and said do NOT walk barefoot....so l try and walk barefoot as much as possible! That makes Aussie sense.
I'm Australian and also autistic I hate shoes, living on the Gold Coast the ground can get very hot but you get used to it. Escalators are just about like stepping on Lego but again you get used to it
Growing up I was always barefoot but these days not so much, however the first thing I do when I get home after work or being out is kick of my shoes. 3 years again I moved from a house with a backyard full of grass to an apartment with nothing but pavers and I have to say I miss my routine of sipping my coffee or drink at night while standing barefoot on the grass. It was just so relaxing while staring at the stars and unwinding from the day, it’s hard to explain the wave of relaxation that flows through you. so I’m about to move from South Australia (SA) to Queensland (QLD) and I have grass at my new property and I honestly have to say I CAN’T wait to wiggle my toes into the grass. ❤
I lost it when you brought up the escalator cause I've done that multiple times and even other Aussies look at me like I'm a weirdo hahaha
Two years ago I broke my ankle. As part of my recovery the physiotherapist told me to walk barefoot on natural ground (grass, dirt, rocks if I could) as much as possible, as that would help all the small muscles in my feet and ankle to strengthen. So sometimes even our medical people advocate for bare feet. It's a more natural way for our feet to move and helps with foot health.
I used to go barefoot all the time. Occasionally still do. Depends on where and why. I used to live in a coastal beach town when i was growing up and unless i was going into a club or pub i was always barefoot. Keeps you down to earth. Also unless you live in certain areas the ground is fairly clean. You don't have broken bottles and needles laying around ect.
6:56 Once I saw an Aussie walking on a rocky beach with barefoot. She looked so pleasant I tried it myself. In a few minutes I realized how coarse the rock was and how painful it was walking on that. I was barely able to walk back to my shoes 😅
Im from Melbourne...never seen anyone barefoot except at the beach 😀
So I am glad that toward the end of the piece they indicated that barefoot in public happens mostly around beach communities and parks. It is only very occasional that you will walk into a store and see barefoot elsewhere. At the beach, sure, but rarely in the downtown area. Having said that I will say that at primary school (elementary) in the 70's my mother would dutifully put our school shoes on and we would take them off and put them in our "port' (pre runner to back packs) only to put them back on as we came close to home. However, having said all that - the idea of wearing shoes at home is preposterous. At best you wear socks.
We take shoes off in corporate office n walk around
Some bring a box of beach sand and place their bare feet when sitting
Earthing, improve circulation
to release the toxins from our feet
My fav is walking on sandstone for acupressure
We take our shoes off when we sit on grass
To allow the feet breathe, release the pressure, decrease inflammation
We don’t wear shoes inside the house
We wear flip flops to work in corporate suit, we change shoes as we enter n leave work
It is about freedom
Thanks for sharing
I'm laughing because I am watching this barefoot, and I do go to the shops barefoot at times, I think the lady from the Australian School of Etiquette is a buzz kill too 😅😅
As an Aussie I hate running barefoot through grass because of Bindi eyes and walking in any kind of gravel or crushed rock is excruciatingly painful
Look up grounding. Walking barefoot and feeling ground beneath your feet is good for your health, lowers blood pressure, helps with cardiovascular disease, inflammation, chronic pain etc. Absorbing Earths electrons and feeling connected to the ground is a great relaxing feeling. Besides its hot, sometimes too hot and flip-flops and shoes can get a bit sweaty. New Zealanders walk around with bare feet more than Aussies do. Not too hot and no spiders etc to look out for. You feel very connected to the earth with feet on warm sun-baked ground, mud, grass or whatever. Try it.
Wow majority of the scenes in that video was filmed in my hometown of Wollongong (1 hour drive south of Sydney) 😊
As for me (an Australian) I only don’t wear shoes, sandals, or thongs in public when I’m at the beach, lakes, my yard and the only time I will go to a shop or food place when I’m visiting a natural area (like a beach)
Depending on which part of Oz, sand, concrete and bitumen are often too hot to walk on without shoes.
Earthing is great! We should do it every day. The second I hit the door at home my shoes come off but otherwise for me it’s just at the beach or the shops near the beach.
As a 7th and 8th generation Australian, I never woukd comment on anyone else who dizlikes wearing shoes.
When my childrem were young I frequently walked them to school without wearing my own shoes and many other mothers ommented on thiz to each other.
I had no time for such gossip as I ran home,jumped in ghe shower and donned corporate clothing including court heels and panty hose in a dash to arrive at work on time.
When I was finished work the first of the corporate attire to be removed were yhe court heels and panty hose.
I have been the same all of my life. Ihate wearing shoes and love to feel the earth under feet.
I like to air each pair of of zhoes for at least a full day between usage, BTW... this gives the shoe ample time to dry out and air.
I have never had foot odor nor fungal growth on my feet, but believe that if we wear shoes all the time we are more prone to these as well.as bunions, hammdr toes and other. r unwelvome debilitation foot conditiond and posture issues.
BTW, havung seen the boxes live feed where youtried the Aussie food, I need to tell you that you really should try the Australiam dried apricots as thery must certainly be the most flavorsome, natural, chemical free apricots in the world.
Yup I walk around my office barefoot. In a previous job it wouldn't have been ok. But I don't work there any longer