Wearing shoes without socks is perfectly normal

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I have seen a lot of different opinions on going sockless in your shoes.

To me it’s perfectly normal if someone wants to go without socks. Obviously different types of shoes work better without socks than others. I find it more comfortable to wear sneakers sockless and have been doing so for a while.

I don’t understand why people care so much if people do that. If you like to always wear socks then do it. If you don’t then go sockless. Who cares?

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  2. Outrageous_Beyond239 Avatar

    swamp feet is insane. that’s too far for me

  3. thorpie88 Avatar

    Yep. Just chuck your shoes in the washing machine if you are worried about them smelling

  4. Sensitive-Vast-4979 Avatar

    Getting blisters isn’t very comfortable

  5. started_from_the_top Avatar

    Perfectly sweaty you mean. And therefore, increasingly uncomfortable and gross. Have my upvote lol

  6. abgonzo7588 Avatar

    I tried to go sockless for a while, made my shoes smell terrible so I went back to socks.

  7. ShoeBoil Avatar

    Everyone remember what sub you’re on

  8. VeterinarianOk9223 Avatar

    Perfect environment for fungus

  9. Whitpeacock Avatar

    Sounds like something someone with stinky feet would say!

  10. 3a5ty Avatar

    Upvoted because If I don’t wear socks, I get about 5 wears before they stink.

  11. CatalystOfChaos Avatar

    I smelled this post before I saw it

  12. ButitsaDryCold Avatar

    Maybe some people sweat more and makes their shoes stink. I never wear socks and have never had issues with shoes getting smelly, except a pair of cheap knock off converse once due to their cheap rubber/plastic.

  13. Single_Waltz395 Avatar

    Yes it is normal, but it’s also gross and I’ve never met someone that does this that doesn’t have the worst shoe or barefoot smell possible.  Socks block a lot of sweat avoiding gross stenches from shoes and feet while in shoes.  

  14. jpttpj Avatar

    Totally depends on the shoes. Super lightweight thin casual sneakers? Fine.
    High top basketball shoes? Hell no.
    But you be you, what do I care

  15. Scared_Ad2563 Avatar

    I’ve never cared if someone worse socks or not. Wearing shoes without socks just feels absolutely disgusting to me, so I don’t do it. I even have these tiny little socks to wear with heels or flats. I can not stand my feet in a closed shoe barefoot. I only wear sandals with no socks.

  16. snekinmaboot1 Avatar

    As someone wearing new work shoes. And suffering because I wore ankle socks with them…. Some shoes require socks. The back of my ankle is red and close to bleeding because it rubs on the back of the shoe.

  17. upwallca Avatar

    Say goodbye to those shoes after a couple days of not wearing socks.

  18. paranoid_70 Avatar

    I had a friend in HS who would wear Vans with no socks. I remember one summer day me and another friend went over to see him and were absolutely knocked out by the foot odor when we opened the door to his room.

  19. vxnnadium Avatar

    just tell us you have stinky feet bruh

  20. Canadian_Border_Czar Avatar

    No. 

    Its not a matter of preference, it is a matter of hygiene. Your shoes probably stink to all hell. 

  21. TAforScranton Avatar

    OP is giving me flashbacks of the Tom’s I wore every day in high school. They smelled like a dead animal.

  22. PurplezKool Avatar

    Dude, I know your feet STANKKKK.

  23. RMG-OG-CB Avatar

    Who cares? Uh – the rest of us around you that have to smell your nasty sweaty feet do…

  24. No-Can-6237 Avatar

    I thought this was a thing in the 80’s?

  25. BuildNuyTheUrbanGuy Avatar

    I’d hate to smell your house.

  26. LysergicMerlin Avatar

    If you do this everyday eventually your entire house will smell like feet i promise

  27. FurFishin Avatar

    I only agree with this because I’ve been bullied for wearing crocs without socks constantly

    crocs have holes so your feet almost never get sweaty
    It’s fucking crocs, I wash my feet 2 times a day .

  28. ConsistentRegion6184 Avatar

    If I could engineer socks where the toes only can be free I would wear them all the time.

  29. ImaSource Avatar

    All depends on the shoes for me. Can’t do it in boots or sneakers, but a nice summer dress shoe or something like that I’m good with.

  30. Empty-Scale4971 Avatar

    As long as one’s feet are protected all should be good right. If someone is worried about sweat then know the person isn’t, likely, spending 15+ hours in their shoes. The shoes get a chance to air out. 

  31. MissionPrinciple5891 Avatar

    I know your feet smell like shit bro😭

  32. HR_King Avatar

    Works for me.

  33. Subject988 Avatar

    You must be like my husband… He can go without socks… I hate that…

    I cannot… not for comfort reasons, but cuz my feet sweat. A lot. All the time. Going without socks is a death sentence to that set of shoes and they can never be worth in the house again, cuz they’re gonna STINK.

  34. kilroy-was-here-2543 Avatar

    I’d love to go without socks, I don’t particularly like socks. But feet would get blisters so fast, especially since I primarily wear cowboy boots or hiking boots

  35. DRamos11 Avatar

    Most people would be fine with some talcum powder to keep their feet dry.

    A very small amount of people definitely need socks.

  36. Snake_Eyes_163 Avatar

    Ask Mike Tyson, who needs thockth? You’re better off without em.

  37. Indra_Path Avatar

    your feet smell

  38. IdolCowboy Avatar

    My wife showed me a trick with hey dudes where she takes out the insole and puts a sock on it. Then you can just slip them on without socks.. thats how I wear my hey dudes, and I will replace the socks every week or so.

    Any other shoes my feet sweat without socks making them stinky and they feel gross.

  39. Strange-Employee-520 Avatar

    I hated socks for years, they made my feet so sweaty and I just FELT them. Sneaker inserts got washed every few wears, the whole shoe got washed pretty frequently. I mostly wore sandals and slip-in shoes that you wouldn’t wear socks with anyway. I didn’t get blisters (my shoes fit) and my feet didn’t sweat UNLESS I wore socks. Yes, I tried different fabrics. Then I had kids and my feet weren’t always warm anymore because hormones are weird. Now I like socks but I never judge people who go without.

  40. hallerz87 Avatar

    Socks help keep your shoes hygienic. I’ve worn trainers without socks in the past and they invariably end up smelling pretty pongy. If you keep on top of cleaning your shoes then fine, but socks are easier.

  41. RolandMT32 Avatar

    It makes your shoes & feet smell very bad. That’s also why I never really understood the trend of no-show socks (or ankle socks) – Why would you want to wear socks that make it look like you aren’t wearing socks?

  42. Nozymetric Avatar

    Perfectly normal to have blisters 🤷

  43. kae0603 Avatar

    Who feels they deserve an opinion on someone else’s footwear?

  44. dontshitaboutotol Avatar

    I already know your house smells

  45. sunnyinphx Avatar

    I think if you got a dedicated no sock shoes then maybe it’s okay but I feel like my feet would start to stink. I might try with my next pair of shoes I get. I do think it’s actually surprisingly comfortable to go sockless. I would probably chuckle a little bit if someone told me they weren’t wearing any but I don’t care if someone goes without socks.

  46. Fickle-Nebula5397 Avatar

    I can smell this post 🥴🤢

  47. Realistic_Spite2775 Avatar

    That’s how you get super stinky shoes unless you’re washing your shoes constantly.

  48. OwnDoughnut2689 Avatar

    You’re gonna ruin your shoes pretty quickly. Sweat, smell etc

  49. Ebenizer_Splooge Avatar

    Socks catch most of the stink and are much easier to wash, I would hate to be in the room when you take those sneakers off

  50. NoEchoSkillGoal Avatar

    If no one should care. Why are you…… Um….Caring?

    The simple answers are kinda of obvious…..

    Sweat = moisture, bacteria, and smells. This grosses people out.

    Some shoes look odd to some people without socks. In all fairness the opposite can be said as well.

    Overall, lots of folks are weirded out by feet and foot attire in general. Again, why care either way. You either care or you dont. Ironicly, seems you do care.

  51. Timely_Dot4140 Avatar

    Definitely unpopular lol

  52. oobwoobnnoobdooboob Avatar

    take my upvote for having a truly unpopular opinion. in middle school did this with a pair of sperry topsiders and the inside soles got so smelly and gross looking and I learned why wearing socks with shoes is good lol

  53. Bumbling-Bluebird-90 Avatar

    So were you born without a sense of smell?

  54. Ryn_AroundTheRoses Avatar

    Aside from it being unhygienic, it’s also bad for the wear of your shoes. If your sweat isn’t going into your socks, which you then wash almost immediately or quite soon after wear, then it’s going into your shoes, which will wear them out faster. You wouldn’t leave your shoes in a damp room everyday or out in the rain every now and then, so why would you sweat into your sneakers constantly and then expect those shoes to remain undamaged?

  55. Seegtease Avatar

    I suppose as long as you never go around other people, it’s not their business. But once you subject them to that odor, it is.

  56. Bending-Unit5 Avatar

    Your feet smell bad lol

  57. dargonmike1 Avatar

    Unless you have some godly unscented genes your shoes definitely smell like ass. Socks are just there to absorb the stink

  58. snakpakkid Avatar

    Because my husband chose to do this as well as a guy in his 20s and being gym rat. He had to deal with athletes foot quite often and had to do a bunch of things to try to clear it and get the foul smell that comes with it. The rule in our home is that everyone must wear socks when wearing closed toe shoes, period.

  59. Echterspieler Avatar

    That’s what causes nail fungus you need the socks to wick away moisture. Bare feet in shoes just feels gross.

  60. 49ersBraves Avatar

    Try an experiment where you wear a left sock but not a right sock and see which shoe lasts longer. I dont know what the results will be, but my hypothesis is that the left shoe will be in good condition while the right shoe is falling apart.

  61. JoffreeBaratheon Avatar

    Fine if you clean your shoes regularly. Most people that do this don’t though thus is why its viewed as disgusting.

  62. itsneversunnyinvan Avatar

    I have a specific pair of shoes that I wear without socks because when I used to rawdog my normal shoes, they fucking stank. If I’m just going to Costco or for a walk or something somewhere that I’m not personally invested in the people around me, then I rock the sockless shoes otherwise, it’s literally every other pair.

  63. craftycat1135 Avatar

    Stinky with a side of blisters.

  64. Junior-Order-5815 Avatar

    I go sockless in shoes I wear to the river, as the water makes them more stiny than my feet ever could, but no, every time I was she’s without socks more than a few times it completely ruins the shoes.

  65. vercertorix Avatar

    As people are pointing out, besides comfort socks provide an extra barrier to absorb dirt and sweat and are much easier to replace and clean.

  66. Traditional_Award286 Avatar
  67. Feeling-Attention43 Avatar

    Going commando is perfectly normal for guys. Big underwear wants you to think otherwise.  

  68. maylena96 Avatar

    this makes my skin crawl

  69. Far_Tie614 Avatar

    A plantar wart wrote this.

  70. KhajiitKennedy Avatar

    Anyone who wears regular shoes without socks I’m immediately going to think that your feet and shoes stink. Your shoes are not coming into my house they can stay in the hallway or on the porch

  71. Ninjalikestoast Avatar

    That odor just wafts into your area when someone does this… and you have to try and keep a straight face 😐 I don’t believe anyone can wear normal sneakers without socks and not have them smell like shit after <1 month.

  72. TheRussinGopnik Avatar

    Yeah I used to think that so I can confidently say you got stinking feet. Mix all the sweat and grim from your feet together and you get this foul black mush that forms in your shoe.

    Wear sock. It’s not that much work.

  73. GreyGanado Avatar

    I don’t go sockless because it makes my feet smell worse.

  74. NaturalEnemies Avatar

    You have smelly feet. Ask me how I know.

  75. LR8930 Avatar

    You obviously live in a cold area otherwise your feet smell like rotten cheese👀

  76. EmrysTheBlue Avatar

    If you’re fine with your feet and shoes smelling and wearing out the inner lining a lot faster sure go ahead. Plus increased chance of irritation or bacteria/fungus build up in the shoe.

    Like if it’s only for a few minutes then yeah I don’t see an issue but if you’re going to be wearing them normally for any period of time then socks really are best. But hey, unpopular opinion for sure cause gross lol

  77. Appropriate_Army_780 Avatar

    My feet can stink. Wearing no socks would destroy my shoes.

  78. aspannerdarkly Avatar

    Is everyone ITT male? I thought women do this all the time 

  79. Boris740 Avatar

    Albert Einstein didn’t wear socks.

  80. -sallysomeone- Avatar

    I wore socks without shoes for years. My friends wouldn’t let me take my shoes off around them

  81. Nicktrod Avatar

    Do you not understand what the word normal means?

    Downvoting for making a false statement. 

  82. the-alamo Avatar

    If I can smell your stank shoes, wear socks. Also if you’re going to someone’s house where you know you’ll take your shoes off, wear socks. Especially in the summer.

  83. TheNorthC Avatar

    I tried it once for a period years ago, and I got athlete’s foot as a result.

  84. Silent-Lawfulness604 Avatar

    I did that when I was a teenager one summer. I did it all summer, and you know what I got?

    Open goopy infectious sores on my feet akin to fucking trench foot.

    You are right, this is unpopular as it is stupid

  85. slamuri Avatar

    Why did I read this thinking the person writing this is probably wearing sperrys with no socks. It’s always sperrys or moccasins

  86. FaithlessnessWeak800 Avatar

    I get blisters quickly so I prefer not to

  87. smoovelball Avatar

    i know your shoes smell like a parmesan cheese factory

  88. EraserHeadsLeg Avatar

    It feels good but you have to invest in extra foot care if you go sockless, which isn’t always worth it tbh.

  89. lordrothermere Avatar

    Trainers yes. Leather shoes no.

    Espedrils and boating shoes, obviously..

  90. xReddZ_RambleZx Avatar

    I thought you said wearing socks without shoes is perfectly normal and i damn near charged you with blasphemy.

  91. paintingdusk13 Avatar

    I personally don’t like the sweaty feet I get from no socks, but you do you.

    On the other hand, I also don’t want your sweaty dirty bare feet in my house either so please don’t visit or you’ll be hanging in the yard all night.

  92. Psychlonuclear Avatar

    I can hear the squelching in this post.

  93. tnscatterbrain Avatar

    Most shoes are plastic, so something absorbent between your feet and the shoe is a good idea. For everyone who ever has to be anywhere near your feet.

    Also, a lot of them are not a nice finish inside, my feet couldn’t take it. I know my feet are unusually sensitive to that, though.

  94. Dry_Percentage5612 Avatar

    Yeah I thought the same until I smelled my shoes in summer. You can’t get the smell out of it anymore even with shoe Deo or washing Pulver nothing works

  95. Quirky-Employer9717 Avatar

    You can think it isn’t a bad experience to do it, but it’s objectively not normal. Very small percentage of people do that. Downvoted for just being wrong

  96. Girl_Power55 Avatar

    Exactly. Who cares. And it comes in and out of style anyway.

  97. SpaceWolves26 Avatar

    Your feet stink

  98. mathecatics Avatar

    There’s a fungus among us!

  99. Malaka_202 Avatar

    Yuck and upvote. Maybe you’re one of the ones that doesn’t get sweaty feet while working all day.

  100. imatuesdayperson Avatar

    I remember wearing dress shoes without socks as a kid and getting a blister.

  101. Last-Inspection-8156 Avatar

    I used to do it a lot as a kid, but then I got my first wart and believed it was because of that. For years, I stopped running around outside barefoot after that.

  102. ColonelCheeseCurd Avatar

    I bought a pair of shoes specifically made to be worn without socks because I don’t like wearing socks during the summer. I love them and they are machine washable so they’re easy to clean when they start to smell. Very dependent on the type of shoe, the weather, or the activity.

  103. anewaccount69420 Avatar

    Sure! If having athletes foot is normal for you. Go ahead lol

  104. mildchickenwings Avatar

    i just know yo feet STANK

  105. Morrowindsofwinter Avatar

    The fuck? No it’s not. Take your damn upvote, heathen!

  106. Wise_Item2969 Avatar

    I only do this for short trips to the store. Any extended period of time starts to feel gross

  107. Ok_Exit2705 Avatar

    Rephrase and ask yourself this:

    “Would I find it abnormal for someone to wear the same pair of socks 200 times without washing them?”

  108. HeatherM74 Avatar

    I hate socks. It’s a sensory thing. The best way to put it is it makes my feet feel claustrophobic, is a trigger for my anxiety. I use odor eaters insoles so they don’t smell and my shoes that aren’t leather throw in the washer every once in awhile.

  109. JaeCrowe Avatar

    It’s normal if you don’t care that your feet and shoes smell terrible… wtf is this take? That’s like saying not wearing deodorant is normal… maybe some places do it but that doesn’t mean everyone else can’t smell you. You should respect people’s space by not stinking it up is my opinion

  110. Jumpy-Claim4881 Avatar

    I think casual and sporty shoes, clogs, loafers, etc, look great without socks. But when I see someone in a tux or suit and no socks, my reaction is Eeeek! 😲😱

  111. Pluckt007 Avatar

    Lol nah

    I used to play basketball without socks, we had to hang them out the car window on the way home.

  112. Gasssoft Avatar

    So you have stinky shoes? Got it

  113. DriftingPyscho Avatar

    sniff sniff

    Smelly and unpopular!

  114. SillyFunnyWeirdo Avatar

    Grossssssss noooooo

  115. jrice138 Avatar

    I actually find socks to be kind of uncomfortable and would prefer to not wear them. Tho my shoes already smell bad even tho I wear socks always.

    I can’t imagine anyone else actually cares what you do with your shoes unless it’s specifically someone that has to smell your nasty shoes.

  116. jpollack21 Avatar

    You’re right who cares? never have I heard of this before

  117. Plenty_Surprise2593 Avatar

    Yeah…for those who have no class

  118. Significant_Book9930 Avatar

    Sure its a relatively “normal” but its gross. It makes your shoes stink and deteriorate faster and it makes your feet stink too. I used to have an acquaintance that did this and I drove him to a friend’s house and his feet and shoes smelled so god damn bad I had to roll all the windows down. I would not have let him in my house with Stank like that and I certainly wouldn’t have him take his shoes off either. Its one thing if you just throw on some sneakers without socks real quick to get the mail or something but all day everyday is just plain nasty and the foot fungus you will inevitably deal with wont be pleasant either.

  119. Lufia321 Avatar

    Take my upvote for the stupidest opinion in history!

    Not wearing socks with shoes is the fastest way to get smelly feet and tinea. You’ll also more likely get rashes and blisters on your feet and toes.

    Only a grot would do this.

  120. Live_Document_5952 Avatar

    Socks are a hygiene practice. According to multiple sources, many shoes are not made out of breathable material which, coupled with a lack of socks, keeps moisture on the foot and can make you more susceptible to smell, and foot issues like athlete’s foot or toenail fungus. So yes, I will judge you if I see you put sneakers, boots, anything like that without socks. On a similar issue, people who wear uggs in warmer weather disgust me.

  121. Xenosith Avatar

    This is so fucked. Wear socks you grub. It’s people like this that make public places (like public transport) smell like something fucked a third and died, and we all suffer because you’re nose blind to it. Yuck.

  122. castleaagh Avatar

    How often do you wash your shoes? I wash my socks after every wear. Odds are your shoes are much grosser than mine on the inside (and likely smell after just a few wears)

  123. CurvePuzzleheaded361 Avatar

    I never wear socks because i hate the way they look and feel. Luckily my feet do not smell and i have washable trainers. My husband has to wear socks as it helps his sweaty feet but i just hate them.

  124. Oh_My_Monster Avatar

    So my hands and feet are pretty dry so it wouldn’t be a big deal for me. But both of my kids hands and feet get wet with sweat. I mean wet. Like a faucet was turned on. If they didn’t wear socks their shoes would just be a dank microbiology lab that would grow new forms of life. Probably not recommended.

  125. ThePhoenixofFire Avatar

    Everyone talking about stink but every single time I go sockless, even for a 10 minute round trip to the shop, I end up with blisters on my feet, doesn’t matter what shoes I wear, I’m guaranteed blisters without socks.

  126. CzechWhiteRabbit Avatar

    I sometimes wear socks without shoes outside! In the summer months, keeping socks and shoes on me, is a hard task. I love being barefoot in the summer, or even when I’m working outside. I’ve almost lost toes, to saws and hammers, and I still don’t have shoes on in the summer! It’s only if I’m out in public do I actually wear shoes!

  127. MotherTeresaOnlyfans Avatar

    It’s a great way to make both your feet *and* your shoes smell bad!

  128. Upstairs-Rent-1351 Avatar

    Enjoy mad blisters if you’re wearing leather. Also, you must have smelly feet.

  129. Heaven19922020 Avatar

    Absolutely the fuck not.

  130. sophie1816 Avatar

    Many shoes are designed with to be worn without socks. This includes ballet flats, mary janes, slingbacks, mules, boat shoes, and sandals.

    If people’s feet smell as badly as various commenters here state, that’s either due to a medical condition or just the genetic luck of the draw. Many people don’t have sweaty or smelly feet.

  131. MudcrabNPC Avatar

    I stopped getting athlete’s foot around the same time I stopped wearing shoes without socks as a kid. I’m not calling that a coincidence lol.

  132. deathproofbich Avatar

    Never bare feet in shoes. No show socks or rolled/folded for a no show look (like we did in the 90’s.)

  133. VirtualRemedy Avatar

    Super gross. Socks are the reason your feet dont get super sweaty in your shoes. Wear socks you gross

  134. regretchoice Avatar

    Bet you smell like FAB (feet, ass and balls)

  135. Bestsurviviopro Avatar

    uh what the fuck

  136. AgentJohnDoggett Avatar

    Grosssssss haha I don’t care what you do but yeah that’s gross

  137. cultofhypnotoad Avatar

    The smell is why people care…gross!

  138. DaLadderman Avatar

    I feel like I get sweatier feet without socks on, also shoes are harder to put on and take off as my skin seems to grip them.

  139. justavoternotcomment Avatar

    but stinky feet and blisters ouchy

  140. AntelopeHelpful9963 Avatar

    Whatever it is, it definitely isn’t normal.