goodness NO...only time i have shoes on is when i HAVE to have them on

Americans have a world view that we are riding around inside our bodies watching the world, but not actually a part of it. This helps when we need to pollute and bomb, and stuff. The shoes help perpetuate this feeling by keeping us disconnected.

it's true, growing up here in the US, I have noticed that at least in Texas, most everyone, kids and adults, wear their shoes on inside too... but not asian americans....

it's said that if an american takes of his or her shoes, that means they hate freedom.

Anx said:

I heard that the French sometimes remove their shoes.

Terrorists!

That's how they caught Richard Reid, the shoe bomber. He went to take his shoes off and they got him.

Not because they thought he was going to blow anything up, but because he was obviously not American.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

At home, I might walk around with my socks on.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

We need to keep wearing our Freedom Flops, people! These sandals don't run!


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applekisses said:

fuck me running, that was funny

Hell no. I only wear shoes because I like to keep my feet as soft as possible, so I lotion them up, put them in socks and go. But I love to be barefoot, so of an evening at home, I am. As much as possible. Even outdoors. Not in public I mean. Just the yard.

Imago said:

There's a pic now

Never, always barefoot. Culturally, too, it would be improper to clomp around in shoes upstairs if someone is downstairs.

applekisses said:

I'm waiting for the cherry red Freedom Martins.

I like flip-flops and don't care who knows it.

i wear slippers inside the house and go barefoot in my room. but for somereason, when i'm at my mother's house i'm barefoot all the time.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Also, in every show that's on tv, Americans never go to the toilet, whenever. Do you really never go to the toilet?

HamsterHuey said:

The wife is always attractive for her age, while the husband often has a beer gut and is far less attractive.

Fauxie said:

It's true about American porn too.

The girl (at least in high end productions like Vivid video, etc.) is always a bombshell, and the guy looks like some mullet wearing, flabby, Talladega Nights looking motherfucker.

Imago said:

I wouldn't know.

Fauxie said:

and the husband is totally useless in most cases as well.

The kicks come off as soon as I get in the house .

Fauxie said:

They're called thongs!

althom said:

pics, please!

JasmineFire said:

Yep, he always messes up, lies, tries to get away with stuff, but after getting caught, as long as ultimately he realises his mistake and says something sappy, everything's ok.

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JasmineFire said:

Fauxie said:

so true.

I like 'em kinda like this:

I like to wear big, bulky, steel capped shoes for kicking 9sey's ass.

During my period of living in the States, I also noticed this as prevalent in general American society. It's like they don't want to stop "doing" so much that they don't have time to put their feet up. They've got a world to run, man.