Barefooted in Wal-Mart

All of a sudden I thought about sociology when I was walking around Wal-Mart with socks on. Yup, I had no shoes on. Some people that's reading this might say ewww gross. Your reaction is sociologically called ethnocentrism, which is judging another culture based on your belief. I was assigned to break a folkway, a type of norm that lack moral behavior. Anywho, as i was strolling through Wal-Mart I couldn't help but noticed all these random eyes glued to my feet. My initial reaction was man, this is uncomfortable. After awhile I felt at ease. After all, I'm not hurting anyone, however, I was doing something socially unacceptable. On the contrary, outsiders from other parts of the world looking in on my behavior would find this totally normal. In other words, walking barefooted or with socks on is not breaking any social norms. The main idea is when you notice something thats wacky or out of place, just be open minded that we are all different.