Sounds like a good way to get hookworm.
fortunately it doesn't exist everywhere.
the alps should be ok
but there is still other critters and stray glas or metal pieces
So does shitting in your hand and throwing it at the first person you see. Doesn't mean it's a good idea.
It's fun. Try it. (The barefoot walking - not the feces throwing...)
At least the designated barefoot paths are risk-free, but maybe also try taking a few barefoot steps through a lush pine forest or so.
Even just strolling without shoes across a stretch of grass is a really nice experience!
Walking through my yard or in a park is one thing, on a trail? No thanks.
There are special barefoot paths were l live that have segments prepared to experience many often strange underground types.
From cork over all kind of stones, sand, mud, pinecones to really mind-screwing stuff like broken glass (specially prepared to not cut).
But they are usually less than a km in length.
Walking multi day trails is a whole other story...
You'll feel soooo primal when you're at the doctor's office, trying to explain how you got hookworm, strongyloides, Lyme disease, and chiggers on a single hike.
My friend randomly sent that to me yesterday
Nah, I'm not stepping on nails because I was lacking on my shoes game.
I'd certainly feel primal if I was hiking and got a splinter in my feet.
Nice try, this post is obviously Astroturfing from Big Rock, sharp object and hookworm incorporated.
Would do it more orten but then i do not trust the Ground. There could be any type of trash on the Ground and i like my feet non punktured. You never cknow what people leave behind.
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