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Date Posted: 2018-02-27 13:11:24
Author: tiptoe
Subject: Re: Barefoot childhood in Norway
In reply to: Knut Holt 's message, "Barefoot childhood in Norway" on 2018-02-11 06:18:38

>In Norway it is very common for both children and
>adult to go barefoot indoor and outdoor where the
>weather or the terrain permits it.

It's been a bit since I was in Norway but I got the impression that since summers can be rather short, people want to make the best of it - and having very long days is certainly a plus, you can do extremely long tours and it never gets really dark in midsummer!

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>>In Norway it is very common for both children and >>adult to go barefoot indoor and outdoor where the >>weather or the terrain permits it. > >It's been a bit since I was in Norway but I got the >impression that since summers can be rather short, >people want to make the best of it - and having very >long days is certainly a plus, you can do extremely >long tours and it never gets really dark in midsummer!

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