I wear sandals all the time except when I'm in bunker gear and on the odd winter day when the snow is deep. After the hip replacement, I found that shoes forced my leg into an uncomfortable position and began to hurt my hip. I work in a school. It seems that women can walk around with their toes showing but not men. It is a form of discrimination (against men) with which I am not happy, and I will be contesting it in the beginning of the new school year. I'll let you know what happens.