Did you know that...

many Kiwis enjoy walking barefoot virtually anywhere? Don't be surprised (or nauseated) if you see dirty feet shuffling through grocery stores, gum-smothered sidewalks, dilapidated public washrooms, and other shared areas of society. It all fits with New Zealand's more carefree and less safety conscious characteristics. I shock even myself with the following confession: I actually find it refreshing. Why? Because the extreme phobia of being sued has not yet reached the level where citizens have no responsibility for their decisions- as unhygienic as the barefoot fad may be!