Lizzie0309 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Well I'll be moving to cairns in 3 months with my family from UK allways wanted to do it and nows the time ... really stupid question but talking with a guy from aus that came in to my pub for a meal and stated that's lots kids don't wear shoes around that way ??? Why?? Am I hearing correctly . Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Well I'm not in Cairns but I assume because it's hot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzukiscottie Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Yes, probably to do with the weather, and the kids environment (maybe in and out of the water a lot). Never mind Cairns; it's quite common in Melbourne to see barefoot people at the supermarket, shopping mall, the local shopping strip, outside in the rain, walking through the city centre etc etc. Australians have been managing without shoes for 50,000 years. [emoji3] The furthest I have ventured barefoot is the back garden! Any further than that and I'd be dodging possum droppings and Tawny-Frogmouth crap (it's a huge splatter!)! [emoji3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie0309 Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Wow that's amazing never would u ever see that in UK lol so not to bring shoes then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 My sons used to scamper around the backyard in bare feet then jump on their bikes to ride to the corner shop without shoes. When they visited their Gran in Scotland, they used to run up to the village shop without shoes. The locals use to say "Here come the wee Aussies". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'm not sure if it still happens, but it used to be very common in primary schools in QLD that none of the kids wore shoes. They were all barefoot. This was probably back in the 60s and 70s. Don't know if it still happens but it used to be the norm in QLD years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 We lived in Cairns for nearly 5 years my middle son is still up there, it is very rare to see people bare foot. Yes sometimes adults and kids can go out with no shoes but it's very rare, I probably saw it more when we lived in Melbourne. Up here the floor is too hot even the sand burns your feet. Sometimes you will find in wet season if it's a torrential downpour the kids will take off their school shoes to stop them getting wrecked but that's about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'm not sure if it still happens, but it used to be very common in primary schools in QLD that none of the kids wore shoes. They were all barefoot. This was probably back in the 60s and 70s. Don't know if it still happens but it used to be the norm in QLD years ago. Unfortunately not, health and safety clamped down up here it is proper school shoes they can't even wear sandals. Some primary schools allow kids to wear trainers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Wow that's amazing never would u ever see that in UK lol so not to bring shoes then Plenty of Aussies go without shoes. We lived near Sydney and whilst it was not unusual see people barefoot, most people are in shoes! So bring them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bobajob Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 That's why thongs were invented Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Where we live in summer it is not unusual to see people wandering around the supermarket not only without shoes but in nothing but a pair of shorts / bikini. I only wear thongs (flip flops) for the entire summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 More a thing of the past I suspect but still evident in places. I can recall primary school in WA (hardly warm in winter)being shoeless, common among many of the boys. Shoes would be taken off at the school gates, if worn at all. This resulted in feet as hard as leather. Used to be able to kick the oval ball a great distance without a second thought. Walk on stones and all surfaces without a problem. On moving to England at that same period, went bare feet two or three occasions in the location we first stayed only to be met with derision and learnt some things just don't travel well and never repeated going shoeless away from the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy1 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 There are a few schools in WA (down south) that insist on shoes not being worn in kindy and pre-primary - bloody freezing in the winter. Lots of people walk around barefoot in the territory, but they have security guards posted now that enforce the wearing of shoes in shops. I have seen a couple of people without shoes in city areas, but it is not the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina2 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Wait till you see kids in the supermarket in there Pyjamas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Bring shoes:) You will all still wear them I am sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 We see a great many in town without shoes in the summer sometimes in winter but not as often. As others have said you also see people getting about in just shorts no top(men or Boys only though) have also see ladies?girls in just there swimwear too. Have also seen people in their Pj's adults and kids in the supermarket and the Mc donalds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 i never noticed any of the above (except for the blokes in shorts only) when I lived in Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Had forget the people in PJ's. See them a fair bit and VERY odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I've seen the P.J's at my local Coles and also at my old local Sainsburys back in Bristol. Teenage girls in the main but a few young Mums too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Teenage girls is onesies usually in summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Try walking down a road in summer without shoes; you'll soon know about it. It's true you'll see people without shoes anywhere it's cool underfoot; malls, grass, beach etc, but on asphalt in the sun, no. I was born on the Gold Coast in the days before it became a tourist attraction with bikie crime around the edge; dad literally drained a swamp to build a house (which has a boat mooring these days, we should have kept hold of that one), anyway, I grew up without shoes, didn't even own a pair until I was two. We moved to the UK, my brother and I flat refused shoes and people offered money to my mum as we seemed too poor to afford shoes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Toombul shopping centre on the northside of the brisbane - Huge numbers of PJs and no shoes in coles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I've seen the P.J's at my local Coles and also at my old local Sainsburys back in Bristol. Teenage girls in the main but a few young Mums too. Often see entire families in them in Mandurah both in the forum and Florida shopping centres. Even carrying pillows on occasion as if they might be planning to pop onto an empty shelf for a quick nap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosiehome Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 This was one of the things I noticed when I came here 20 odd years ago. The first date I went on with my husband, he turned up with no shoes! :eek:OK, we were going to the coast but he drove without shoes. You still see it around some of the outer suburban shopping centres in Brisbane and lots of kids play outside at home barefoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Often see entire families in them in Mandurah both in the forum and Florida shopping centres. Even carrying pillows on occasion as if they might be planning to pop onto an empty shelf for a quick nap :GEEK: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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