Bit of an addendum on my last post but anyone out there tht's also an at least somewhat active barefooter here in nyc? as much as i love being ths way it does get only being the only dude i know livin it up like steve jobs 🙃 preferably anyone who's also of college age and plays it casual (nothing on yall ive just had enough run ins w/ weird foot fetish type ppl 😣😣)
first post on this subreddit! hello my people!!
i've known about the barefoot lifestyle for, i would say about a decade atp? all my life i've never been big on wearing shoes - hell i remember actively finding opportunities to be barefoot in public as far back as 6th grade - but as i've entered college and my 20s i've been slowly finding myself and in that process made peace with the fact that although i don't at all mind wearing shoes, i just feel more myself without them than with. this summer especially i've taken active chances to be barefoot as much as i can in public spaces and have even met up with a college friend barefoot, and i'm happy to (so far) feel accepted as I am! though i do still live with my folks and have taken measures to keep this part of myself hidden from them (guess you could say i'm in the shoe closet?)
problem is i live in nyc, possibly THE worst possible place to go around without shoes. granted i live in a more suburban part of nyc where being barefoot isn't as much of a risk and people don't really mind, but i'd be lying if i said i wasn't apprehensive about boarding the MTA or taking a day trip to the city in my bare feet. maybe it's the stigma around being barefoot in the city streets, maybe it's the shit i've seen and experienced on public transport as a new yorker myself, i don't know, but there's just - SOMETHING about it, i can't really pinpoint it.
i don't know if there are any avid nyc barefooters here on ths subreddit, but to yall out there how do yall navigate hyper-urban spaces sans shoes?
older student here, art major approaching senior yr. ive adopted a bohemian lifestyle in the past couple years, and am very laidback in how i live and present myself. i don't like wearing shoes very much, especially in the warmer seasons - ive always felt more comfortable and like myself when i'm feeling the ground under my feet. ive already spent basically my entire summer w/o shoes and see little point to stop at least until it gets cold again, so is there any rule or dress code that's stopping me from just attending my classes barefoot?
Just fyi:
- im specifically taking abt ON campus, public transport's a wholeeeee different story 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
- ive been living ths way for years + know the possible risks associated w/ ths lifestyle, and am always prep'd for just in case (first aid kit and all that jazz)
- i honestly don't care abt any negative comments ill get about how weird it is, it's just part of who i am ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I like being weird