It wasn't an actual question - just a response to the blatant racial stereotyping of an englishman at the seaside :-)
For the record I do wear sandals, all year round without socks - yes even in the snow.

Why ? - good question, one way to avoid cold feet in the winter is to freeze the buggers so you can't actually feel anything at all ! ;-)

What I'm surprised at is that nobody's added anything to the actual list.