Originally Posted by
_kurt
Thank you! This thread was getting rather one-sided
Yes, going to the lav without shoes is gross, but beyond that I don't have a problem. Being in close quarters with barefoot strangers is not any more objectionable to me than being in close quarters with shodden ones.
But then again I really hate wearing shoes. So I guess I don't have the most objective opinion on the subject

Me too. My feet hate being cooped up. In California, at least, flip-flops are accepted pretty much everywhere. In beach towns, bare feet are common (but, since I don't like my feet getting dirty, I tend to wear flip-flops when outside the house).