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This is what the last two weeks shoes have looked like!

So what have I learnt over these two weeks? How has my day-to-day timetable changed or differed. Have my views of the body in a social environment switched. It has come to my attention that social norms can vary so much and in a world with so many diverse people it is bound to continue. Cultures and class play big roles in society. Not wearing shoes has made me think about how people vary so much, and how different people’s comforts and decisions can interact with each other, and become what me know as social standards.

I met interesting people, had many interactions and engaged in something I would never normally do. The foot is something that I will now forever look at in a different judgment. The piece of glass that sneakily got into my foot has formed part of it and can be uncomfortable reminder of the last two weeks.

Western society tells us that we need smart shoes, easy shoes, sports shoes, shoes that are parts of dress codes like school shoes, we even have to wear shoes whilst we drive a car. It’s almost the case that we have forgotten the initial purpose of the shoe – which has evolved at first to protect the human foot and later, additionally, as an item of decoration in itself.

Interesting shoe over here - very giraffeish

pretty siff

Ouch!

Like a glorified stripper shoe

This is too much

Old school

Surely that fish would only live for like a couple meters