Most shoes in North America have narrow toeboxes. This is not good as it doesnt allow for enough space for the toes to be able to wiggle around. In fact, The tip of the toes should be the widest part of the feet, but as get older and wear shoes with the narrow toebox, the widest part of the feet becomes the metatarsals bones. As a result, toes starts to converge leading to issues such as bunions.