I’m typically in tennis shoes (30%) or barefoot (70%) at home. I am rarely in just socks.
In contrast, i never wear just socks. Usually, i want my feet to breathe. I used to mostly go barefoot, but then i developed plantar fasciitis and some joint issues in my feet. So now i wear a bouncy rubber sole that’s attached to my foot with as little as possible, so my feet can still breathe. And those sandals usually slip off when I’m sitting in a chair.
And wearing socks in bed? How cold is your bedroom? I stick my feet out from under the covers to help regulate my temperature. (That’s is, to help keep me cool as i sleep.) It’s only when I’m in an unheated cabin and the night is very cold that i wear socks to bed. (Or sometimes when I’m sick. For whatever reason, i often feel cold when I’m sick.)
Not that cold, but having socks on is what I’ve been used to, and prefer, for decades. If it’s very hot, and the AC isn’t working (i.e., if the power is out), I might sleep barefoot, but that’s about it.
Perhaps those are for the benefit of the bartender, to be easier able to discern when to stop serving you. And most of the bar stools I have seen include a ring that you can rest your feet on.
For around the house, I voted “I often go barefoot”. By often I mean almost all of the time. My feet do get cold from time to time and I’ll wear slippers, but not often. I also go barefoot when I’m out in the yard, unless I’m using tools or a ladder.
I never wear just socks, and can’t imagine enduring them on while in bed.
I am baffled and bemused by all the socks maniacs.
As long as you stay on the stool you don’t have issues, it’s when you go to get up that you…don’t. & yes, many do have a foot ring but that means your legs can only stay in that one position; otherwise, they are dangling.
I always wear socks to bed. Have been doing it for years. It feels more comfortable to me.
The only time I don’t wear socks is when I am swimming or at the beach.
I started wearing socks in bed during perimenopause. I would wake up during the night to go to the bathroom and my feet would get cold, despite underfloor heating. Then I couldn’t get back to sleep because my feet were cold. I sleep better when I wear socks to bed. And that’s all I wear to bed.
Oddly enough, a friend of mine used to wear socks to bed. When she started perimenopause, she stopped wearing socks to bed.
During the day I am usually barefoot, unless it’s really cold, since we have underfloor heating. I’ll wear Birkenstocks if I’m going to be doing a lot of cooking as it makes my back happier.
When we were younger, my wife was always cold, and I was always hot. She didn’t wear socks to bed, but probably would have been happier if she did. Instead, she curled up next to the human hot-water-bottle in bed beside her.
Around the same time that she entered perimenopause, I developed diabetes, and our roles reversed. Now I’m the cold one most of the year, and she’s always too hot.