This troper hates shoes, mostly because of his habit to walk on his toes like a cat. The only time shoes are worn are when in school and if there's unshoveled snow on the walk, and even then it's only a pair of light sandals.

This Troper only wears shoes when he has to and almost NEVER wears socks. I hate both.

This troper's mathematics lecturer. Wandered around campus without shoes. Apparently last year's class gave him a pair at the end of the year, but he never wears them.

His name wouldn't happen to be Narwin, would it?

ThisTroper flatly refuses to wear shoes unless she is required to and/or would be unsafe without them (working with horses, for example). Shoes are eeeevil.

For the past year, this Troper, living in Michigan, has not been wearing shoes, except where explicitly required to do so. Well, except for a few days in January when the temperature dropped to about -10 Celsius, at which point flip-flops were worn.

Agreed. Socks are fine, shoes are ew.

This troper hates socks almost more than shoes. Flip-flops aren't horrible, but given the choice, she'd go barefoot most any day.

Don't know if it's related, but this troper hates replacing his sneakers because of how difficult it is to find some that fit well. Because of this, my shoes have a tendency to be, well, not exactly in one piece by the time I do replace 'em.

This troper has worn the same sneakers to gym class for nearly three years. She has new ones, but they don't FEEL right.

This troper has trouble finding shoes that are flat enough for her taste (no back problems; just hates heels). Her favorite are jikatabi, which is like going barefoot without having to wash your feet off every time you come inside. The split toe also gets interesting complements.

This troper hates having cold feet, and lives in a cold area, but one of my favorite parts of spring and summer is being able to wander around barefoot. The feeling of warm soft ground under your feet moves any day up a few points on a certain sliding scale.

Around the house, I almost never wear shoes. Even during the cold winter (no carpet). It just seems inconvenient.

Same here. I like sneakers and slippers that have backs and I wear them when it's cold. In warmer weather, the shoes are discard for being inconvenient (I like to fold my legs under me), too hot and just plain wrong.

I swear, there's just something absolutely heavenly about talking a barefoot walk in the spring. Try it sometime. The great thing is that people don't seem to notice I'm barefoot, and even if they do, they don't comment.

This troper also does not like shoes. Socks are usually fine, especially since they allow sliding along slippery tiles, as well as keeping one's feet warm when it's freaking cold, but shoes... no. This troper only wears shoes when this troper absolutely needs to wear shoes, and even then, this troper will try to find a way out of needing to wear the shoes. Blood blisters have been a result numerous times, and yet the shoes remain disliked...

This troper almost never wears shoes or socks indoors, as they infringe on her vital monkey feet abilities.

Though this troper seldom goes entirely barefoot, she never wears closed shoes except on formal occasions or in deep snow. Sandals let the feet ''breathe'' -- and, in wet weather, allow them to dry naturally instead of being trapped inside damp socks.

I'll second that sentiment, though I will wear shoes in colder weather (mostly because I feel silly wearing socks and sandals) but given the option, open footwear like sandals are far more preferable. And where I live, barefoot in summer isn't really practical since the concrete gets sole schorchingly hot.

Pun intended?

@/{{Miso}} is usually barefoot at home, or is wearing slippers. During the summer she always wears sandals, but when it starts to get colder it's straight back to her trusty combat boots. She doesn't really remember the last time she wore tennis shoes.

@/{{J-H}} Would probably wear shoes until they fall apart. Usually during the winter, I like wearing boots and the occasional shoes. During the summer, it's sandals, unless I'm biking. Just don't try getting me to go shoe shopping, I'll be completely unhelpful.

This Troper absolutely refuses to wear shoes if I don't need to. Which has led to a rather amusing demarcation where the top part of my feet are like other parts of my skin and the bottom has the consistency of light leather. Socks are also shunned upon unless it gets cold.

This troper has a friend at her college who will only wear shoes if absolutely necessary and will walk across campus in freezing rain or even snow barefoot rather than put on a pair of shoes.

Inverted with this troper who hates to go barefoot due to the misfortune of always stepping on something sharp or gooey when barefoot.

This Troper will not wear shoes (Or socks) unless absolutely necessary. This has lead to going entire seasons without wearing either.

This troper is constantly barefoot, to the point where the soles of her feet are black for most of the year. In college, she went barefoot to most of her classes, and doesn't remember anyone ever complaining about it.

This Troper's charismatic programming lecturer is rarely seen with shoes on. It's rumoured he only dons them once a year: graduation.

This troper believes that rampant wearing of shoes is the cause of most foot ailments and regularly goes barefoot. He has been known to argue with people who insist that driving barefoot is illegal (it isn't in any state of the USA unless specifically made illegal on the city or county level) or try to cite the generic "Health Dept" for why shoes must be worn in a given building (no such federal entity does not exist and he's yet to find a state who has a health department that has issued a decree on shoes within buildings).

This Troper will wear shoes in public venues, but ''always'' makes sure to check in any private domicile if bare feet are acceptable, ditching the shoes at the door. The shoes stay where they are when walking outside except when planning to do yard work which could be dangerous or disgusting otherwise [such as with horses], and even walks through snow and slush to get the mail across the street barefoot, if not returning from some place that shoes are required (whether they stay on in the car or not is a matter of available space). When shoes are worn, they are loose, thin canvas high tops, with ''no'' socks (which actually helps in the winter, when socks just wick up any meltwater that gets in over the top of the sole lining and the feet can withstand far lower temperatures than any other part of the body, thanks to usually having between a thin leathery layer or thick, practically leather armor firmness of sole skin as well as what seems to be Solar Gauntlet boots. At times when said troper walked more and had worse shoes, thumbtacks have not gotten through beyond the very tip).

This troper has no serious problem with shoes, heck, I'll forget to remove them and end up in them all day. I '''do''', however, have a problem with socks, and will only ever wear them when absolutely necessary (Formal occasions, sometimes for safety.)

I spent most of my childhood barefoot so now, while most of my friends wince at the idea, I have no problem walking the three miles to my house after my shoes have been stolen while bowling. I'm not so fond of just running around barefoot any more, but I do prefer to go shoeless when it's appropriate (or not so condemnable).

This Russian troper, who himself feels a bit naked without socks, not to speak about shoes, has a friend who just likes going barefoot. She doesn't hike barefoot, but going barefoot around the camp is surely a yes for her. It's not so strange when it happens during Karelian summer, but seeing her sitting barefoot by the campfire in the middle of the forest on January 2nd (with all that snow around) was a bit unnerving. She claimed that fire warms her feet better that way, and this troper didn't care to check. (And in case you wonder where Karelia is, it's bordering Finland)

This troper had disproportionately wide feet as a child, and would often prefer to go barefoot, as any shoes he could actually wear were intensely uncomfortable. Now, his feet have more normal proportions, but he still likes the feeling of dewy grass, warm asphalt, and gritty paving brick under his feet and starts walking barefoot as soon as the weather allows. He never walks barefoot in city centres, after a rather nasty glass-shard-related accident, though.

This troper spent many summer days running barefoot as a child and even today won't put on her shoes unless she's going to be in a public place or is walking for quite a ways.

This troper only wears shoes when necessary. Once I got out of elementary school where sneakers were mandatory she switched to wearing sandals on almost all occasions shoes were required. It's gotten to the point where now that I've started cosplaying that wearing sneakers tires me out quickly (apparently you use your muscles differently wearing sneakers. Who knew?) I also have a rather unfortunate tendency to have my shoes break in the middle of the school day (mostly flip-flops, but a pair of boots once ._o) I tend to be rather "Yeah what's your issue? ._.; at the subsequent teasing from fellow students and "How will you get home"s from teachers. I walk my dog 5 miles most nights while in bare feet. I can handle half a block from the bus stop to my house...

This troper noticed during her brother's choir show that many of the performers (the female ones in particular) were barefoot on stage. This troper just graduated from high school, btw.

Whenever she gets the chance, this troper won't bother with shoes. Her feet are always cold, so warm pavement or grass feel awesome to walk on. Yay summer!!

This Troper has encountered a conundrum in her war against shoes. If she doesn't wear them, she is not allowed in her favorite candy store. Suggestions?

Sandals. Lightweight ones that you can stick in a bag.

Also, there's what's called barefoot sandals, or pieces of jewelry that look like fancy flip-flop straps. Unless someone starts staring at your feet, they may not notice that the strap isn't connected to a sole. Alternatively, you may like ''jikatabi'', as they're technically shoes but much thinner on bottom.

Vibram FiveFingers.

Tropers/FarseerLolotea joins the list of people who only wear shoes if doing otherwise would be dangerous or cause others to complain. And even then, it's usually sandals.

This troper loves to either wear heavy combat boots or go barefoot-- anything in between just doesn't feel right.

This troper greatly prefers being barefoot to wearing shoes, even if walking on something painful like gravel.

I am barefoot at least 70% of the time (I'm home a lot) and prefer flip-flops for outside. My dog likes to take off sometimes, though, and I'm usually the one who gets him back, even if it means risking poison ivy and thorns on my bare feet. (Or, depending on the season, snow.)

While this troper loves high heels, she will gladly take them off right there and then if they start hurting. She's got pretty used to walking on cold pavements at night. At home, she's barefoot and she really does not like wearing trainers.

During summer courses at a university I resolved to go barefoot for the entire summer, including to lectures, discussions, and meals. Success was to be had for several weeks, until I came to the following realization: "Someone who previously sat at this lunch table spilled Jello.

After spending a night crossing streets, walking through rocky hills, and wading through a muddy trench filled with thorns and sharp roots, this tropette decided that shoes are NOT a necessity, but merely a suggestion.

Besides, one time at a formal event, I started off in heels, shirt tucked in, and wearing a blazer. By that afternoon, I was barefoot, my shirt wast untucked, and the blazer was gone.

A friend of mine forgoes shoes so often that she's developed "Hobbit feet."

Beside his conviction that shoe overuse is the cause of most foot ailments, this troper has size 16 feet, and lives in a neighborhood with unpaved roads. His shoes are too expensive and hard-to-get to wear out on anything but formal occasions.

This troper, being the tomboyish hippie chick that she is, would not wear shoes if it wasn't required (though this may partly be because it's nearly impossible to find nice ones in my size: 10W). I even walk my dogs barefoot sometimes.

This troper has always hated wearing shoes. Thanks to having what amount to size fourteen hobbit feet, and living in the state of Florida, I rarely need to.

This troper prefers going barefoot, mostly around the home. But for convenience and out of laziness really. Say I come home from a long day and have to leave in a few hours, I'd rather leave shoes on.

Before my parents officially grounded me from it, this troper would take her shoes off and go barefoot around her school, picking up the nickname 'hippy'. I refuse socks and shoes, but now I have to wear sneakers every day. They feel so weird and-and-''ew''. Also, why are there examples that don't take their shoes off when they go in the house...? I've never heard of that before...

This troper never, EVER, wears socks. I wear some old leather loafers when I must wear shoes, but I also never wear anything but full length pants, so you can't tell I'm wearing them without socks.

This troper has EXTREMELY sweaty feet, so he hates any situation where he has to wear socks and shoes.

This troper doesn't wear socks on most occasions. It's easier to get in and out of, feels better, and no need to worry. I do wear socks when going shoe shopping or bowling for reasons that should be obvious. Strangely, I have no callouses or blisters. No-one's really noticed, probably because most people don't really check that sort of thing :P

This troper always walked around barefoot because she loves the feel of the earth under her toes. Then she got athlete's foot. Now she hates shoes threefold.

This troper is more comfortable in socks and shoes than bare feet, and only goes barefoot when the situation calls for it (swimming, showering, sleeping). He's also noticed that there seem to be more women than men who do not like shoes. This is in no way a complaint.

This troper doesn't hate shoes per se, but just sees them as tools. Similar to the way one views a screwdriver or hammer. He is from Beaverton, OR (hometown of Nike he can almost see the world headquarters from on top of his house) has friends that work for Nike, a relative who was a high-ranking executive for Nike, and a stubborn-mule Dad who swears on his Nikes. Imagine the heat that went down when said Dad took troper to get new shoes and troper just said "Whatever. They fit, let's go." "How can you be in the right mind and not get excited about new Nikes?" "Dad they're a tool. It's like getting excited about buying motor oil." (Wrong answer). I think he has such a strong connection to Nike because of all they have done for Beaverton in terms of economics.

This troper also dislikes shoes, and refuses to wear them whenever possible, the exceptions being: running shoes for exercising since they help with spine/knees/ankles/etc, and shoes when it's necessary to wear them such as in snow. She wears flip-flops constantly (even in winter) and has worn them in rainstorms and hail.

This troper refuses to wear shoes unless absolutely necessary, even if it means going out barefoot in the snow to check on the mail. Apparently this dates back well before her memory, as her mother has said that, even as a baby, this troper would intentionally lose/hide/take off shoes unless they were tied tightly onto her feet. It also runs in the family, with her having fond memories of her father going shoeless even when it wasn't socially acceptable, including during recitals, in the store, at his office (where he was a ''doctor''), during PTA meetings, in snow, etc.

This troper kind of has to wear shoes when at school and outside (usually), however he takes his socks off any chance he gets especially when they leave marks, is one of the only people he knows who'd walk barefoot on a solid furface, outside or in the cold, and would wear sandals casually if they didn't leave marks too. He also never wears any footwear indoors other than the aforementioned school.

This Oregonian troper wears sandals ten or eleven months out of the year; it usually takes sub-freezing temperatures and/or snow to get him into closed-toed footwear; even the sandals come off if I even ''think'' I can get away with it, and socks come off even faster.

This troper hates shoes and socks, having been raised in a heavily martial arts background. She only wears loose tennis shoes when out in public to simulate the experience all the time. But at home or in the dorms, off come the shoes asap.

This troper avoids wearing shoes where possible, and has developed his feet to be able to run over roads, pavements and rough surfaces without discomfort. I started out just barefooting a little, maybe once a week and usually when walking home from a gig or similar, but have moved to doing it a lot more, and I am now even starting to find shoes a little restrictive and uncomfortable. So far, I haven't encountered any problems, just a few comments/questions, which suits the DeadpanSnarker well for replying. I generally only tend to wear shoes when there is a genuine risk of injury to feet, or if going somewhere where a problem with being barefoot would be honestly problematic (for example, not having any way to carry a pair of shoes with me for if needed).

My band class is this trope. By the end of the class, no one's wearing any shoes except the band director and myself.

This troper doesn't have a problem with wearing shoes, but does not use them when it's warm enough to do so at home. Sadly, his country is not so open to the idea of going places barefoot, and about half of the year is quite cold, so shoes are a necessity. Even more sadly, his parents forbid going around without slippers with socks on.

My friend at the very least likes being barefoot more than shoes and can be seen without them just about anywhere: at school (for brief periods), outdoors, in dingy pool halls....

While this troper loves shoes and has way more than she actually wears, this troper's older brother is barefoot pretty much constantly.

This troper will admit it. She absolutely loves being barefoot! She's walked barefoot in school before! She does like shoes, but being barefoot is just so much more fun!

This troper would be this, if she wasn't dead clumsy flat-footed (somehow, SOMEHOW I'm more coordinated in 5-inch stilettos), but her best friend is this. When she wears shoes, she refuses to wear socks (mainly out of laziness). Around my house I'm barefoot, unless we have guests that aren't my two best friends, i8n which I wear some form of socks, and yes, I do slip and fall on my butt regularly.

This Troper once wore socks indoors. This was considered an OutOfCharacterMoment.

I always wear flip flops as much as possible, unless it's super cold. My mom yells at me for slipping out of them in restaurants and the like. However, recently I, along with my friend, have decided to walk around barefoot as much as possible to build up calluses and generally make us more awesome. It's summer and we live in NYC, so it's probably not the best time to make this resolution but we're doing it anyway.

In my school's drama department, seniors "will" things down to younger members. I was willed "Be Barefoot All The Time" by the senior who never wore socks or shoes. I'd stayed barefoot previous to earning that will, and I'll continue to be barefoot in her honour!

This troper was looking at her old Easter pictures, and there were NONE of them that she was wearing shoes in. Even the ones with snow.

Tropers/{{kicking_k}} has an annoying dilemma: I prefer to be barefoot because my feet are always too hot, but I have no arches to my feet because of ligament problems, so after a while, going barefoot does damage. The first summer after diagnosis was a time of socks, trainers and rigid orthotics, and much complaining. Fortunately Birkenstocks turn out to work, but I still take them off if I'm not walking or standing for long.

I know a girl who hates wearing shoes because she says they make her trip.

This Troper could never wear a pair of shoes for longer than 9-10 months without back pain and having to get a new pair, and has truly found salvation in Vibram FiveFingers. Totally not advertising, yo.