At first I was a little worried about an initial stiffness of the soles.  But two weeks of breaking the shoes in and my feet say YES! YES! YES!
REVISION!  After about a six month period these shoes started feeling like I was walking on cement. The soles are some kind of mold on plastic and they really suck. Now after a year the soles are completely breaking down.  The uppers are perfect but because these shoes cannot be resoled they are now toast. I used to buy Clarks, made in England that lasted me years each pair. It seems that all the brands that used to be proud of their product have now sold out!  Now selling China made knock offs, labeled as the originals, for very high prices to boot!