多数印度教信徒不认为有穿鞋的必要,即使穿,也简单到只是拖一对夹趾拖鞋,这样既便当又省钱。在外国旅游者看来,这是印度人不富裕的表现。这种看法虽然不无道理,却又不尽然。印度教信徒经常去神庙献花拜神,把鞋子脱在门口,人人赤脚走进去,虔诚恪守他们世代传承的这种敬神规矩;而不穿鞋或只穿简单的夹趾拖鞋,自然减少不少麻烦。在印度,赤脚走路的好处是,路上有水洼不必绕道而行,直接蹚过去即可;印度土路多,尘土大,回家后或出门前不用刷鞋子。更重要的是,多数印度人不会拿自己的鞋子跟人家的比,或比出得意来,或比出沮丧来。 Most Hindu believers do not think there is a need to wear shoes. Even if they are worn, it is as simple as dragging a pair of flip-flops. This saves money. For foreign tourists, this is a sign that Indians are not rich. Although this view is not unreasonable, it is not entirely correct. Hindu worshippers often go to the temple to worship flowers and take the shoes off the door. Everyone walks in with barefoot feet and sincerely observes the rules of godliness they inherited from generation to generation. Instead of wearing shoes or wearing simple flip-flops, they naturally lose a lot. trouble. In India, the advantage of walking barefoot is that there are leeches on the road that do not have to be detoured and can simply be passed over. India has many dirt roads and is dusty. It is not necessary to brush shoes after returning home. More importantly, most Indians do not compare their own shoes with others, or are more proud than they are, or are more frustrated than they are.