[trabant00]

No, not really since I'm not an American but mostly because I don't want label some traditions as "beneficial" as opposed to others, it kind of goes against the point I was trying to make.

But I can tell you what I meant by tradition: basically everything you did not explicitly decide about in your life and that you mostly do like everybody else does and did before you. Even wearing socks for example or hard soled shoes - you can easily find people these days that go against these. And you can think about it yourself. Is the barefoot movement right? Seems healthier for your foot. But how about one accident like a cut or penetration of the very thin and soft or even non existent sole?