Wearing Chinese Water/Beach shoes with insoles removed
One of my followers commented on a photo I had posted of these shoes saying he had a pair and had tried wearing them without the insoles, but found them very uncomfortable without them.
hat was all it took to get me to try wearing them without insoles. I can see why he might find them uncomfortable, but I really have come to like the sensation on my soles.
It is much the same as walking barefoot, particularly when walking on rough surfaces. I've now worn them much of the day for several days and will continue.
This gives me the opportunity to get much of the benefits of barefoot sole toughening without attracting the attention that walking around truely barefoot does.
Actually, these shoes do attract positive attention with or without the red insoles. I was out shopping and stopped at my bank. As I'm waiting for the teller, one of the bankers comes up and says "I hope you don't mind if I ask where you got those shoes, I really like them." The customer behind me agreed, and then the teller wanted to see them. Of course I avoided showing them the soles with all the holes. They were looking at the uppers. I told him I had found them on Amazon.
So I'd call these without the insoles "pleasantly uncomfortable". I'm not sure how long the very thin rubber sole will last without the nubs of the insole protecting it, but meanwhile I'll be wearing these often.
Wearing Chinese Water/Beach shoes with insoles removed
One of my followers commented on a photo I had posted of these shoes saying he had a pair and had tried wearing them without the insoles, but found them very uncomfortable without them.
hat was all it took to get me to try wearing them without insoles. I can see why he might find them uncomfortable, but I really have come to like the sensation on my soles.
It is much the same as walking barefoot, particularly when walking on rough surfaces. I've now worn them much of the day for several days and will continue.
This gives me the opportunity to get much of the benefits of barefoot sole toughening without attracting the attention that walking around truely barefoot does.
Actually, these shoes do attract positive attention with or without the red insoles. I was out shopping and stopped at my bank. As I'm waiting for the teller, one of the bankers comes up and says "I hope you don't mind if I ask where you got those shoes, I really like them." The customer behind me agreed, and then the teller wanted to see them. Of course I avoided showing them the soles with all the holes. They were looking at the uppers. I told him I had found them on Amazon.
So I'd call these without the insoles "pleasantly uncomfortable". I'm not sure how long the very thin rubber sole will last without the nubs of the insole protecting it, but meanwhile I'll be wearing these often.