If people were asked to typify aspects of Australian culture, barefoot would be in there.

It's been called one of the 'weirdest', 'perplexing', 'odd', 'unexplainable' Australian cultural habits. There isn't a shoe shortage in Australia, and it doesn't take much effort to put on a pair of shoes. So do Australians really love their land so much they don't need any layers between it and their feet? And could there actually be some unexpected health benefits to freeing ourselves of the tyranny of our shoes?

Video by Kirsty B Carter

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