Poll: Shoes on or off indoors?

[MikailCaboose]

I take them off. What changes is whether or not I take my socks off. If I'm at my Aunt and Uncle's, or there are others in my house, I keep 'em on. Otherwise my socks come off too.

 

[Hashime]

Lets see, walk on your hard to clean carpet in dirty shoes or not....
I might wear shoes on the tile floored area of my house (an area extending from front to back door and in the kitchen) but the second I want to step on the carpet I take them off. Besides, who likes wearing shoes all of the time?

 

[MagicMouse]

I take my shoes off upon entering my house or anyone's house. In Mid-West American culture, it's just what a person does immediately after entering a home.

I also live in the Mid-West and I find that it is really more of a 50-50 split, it just depends on the family.

I usually leave mine on, and sometimes take them off in my room for comfort.

 

[Infinatex]

On. I keep my shoes clean so there is no issue there.

 

[AvsJoe]

I hate wearing shoes. Slippers, sandals, boots... I go socks only or barefoot indoors.

 

[Deguasser]

If my feet smell, on.

Thats usually only when it gets really hot outside and I was doing a lot of stuff.

 

[TehCookie]

What makes you think I wear shoes when I go outside the house? Unless I'm going to a place that requires shoes or it's cold outside I never wear shoes, I guess that would fall under take them off.

 

[Bloodstain]

I take them off whenever I'm at home or at anyone else's place.

 

[Marcosn]

i always take them off as soon as I enter mine or anybody else's house, to me its just what i've been raised to do out of common decency and I'M one of the people that asks people to take them off get your dirty rubber paws off of my rug!

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Shoes and socks off, bathrobe on.

My house is for relaxing, damn it.

 

[helldragonX]

Well I only wear flip-flops so it is just easier to take them off, the only time I wear real boots is if I'm working. I never wear real shoes, only flip-flops or wook boots.

 

[Betancore]

We always take our shoes off in our house. It's good because all the dirty stuff on the sole of our shoes doesn't get everywhere.

 

[RanD00M]

Well here in Iceland it is a custom to take them off. Most school building demand that you take them off. If you attend church you must take them off.
Sure, restaurants and such make no demand of it. But many public buildings ask you take them off, and every common household that I know of has you take them off.

 

[holy_secret]

I take my shoes off. I honestly can't think of anyone who would ever wear shoes indoors. Only time I go in with my shoes on is when I am leaving the apartment, realize I've forgotten something (usually my keys hihi) and go in again to pick them up. Even then I feel bad for doing so and wonder if anyone will be able to tell that I've done so.

I actually had a party at my place yesterday. I had at least 25 people over, all which took their shoes off.

Is this weird, normal or just very swedish?

 

[Absimilliard]

In Norway, you always take your shoes of when you're in someone's home. Anything else is considered very bad form. It's a basic cleanliness issue.

 

[ConstantJoe]

I'm really surprized at all the responces to this thread. Here, everyone I know, my household included, leaves their shoes on indoors. I can't remember the last time I've seen one of my family members in my house without shoes on, unless they've just woken up or are changing them or something.
And taking your shoes off in someone else's home, unless they specifically ask you? Seems kind of rude to me, like you own the place.

 

[omega 616]

If I wake up, I am not going to go and put my boots on.

If I go for a walk and get back home, they stay on till I go to bed.

If I go to a friends house I get annoyed when they say "can you take your boots off?", why? One way or another it's going to get dirty and you will have to hoover and it is just a massive hassle for me. (I wear boots all the time, I only own one pair of foot wear)

If somebody comes to mine they can leave them on, if they want to take them off then go for it. I don't care either way, although it does make me chuckle when they do take them off.

I don't have many guests though ...

 

[interspark]

i hate wearing shoes, i wear sandals at every oportunity so no, when i come indoors it's shoes off slippers on , besides that we have a rule, shoes in the kitchen where there are tiles, but shoes off in the lounge or upstairs

 

[Kortney]

I'm usually bare foot - I don't like shoes.

 

[robotam]

I seriously can't imagine what goes on in those peoples' heads who don't take their shoes off in their homes.

Seems like they'd enjoy spending a night out on the streets. I mean, sorry, but I enjoy keeping the outside outside, and the inside inside.

That said, it's very annoying if you go to someone's house and they ask you to remove 'em.

With that said, it's very annoying if you go to someone's house, and they have to ask you to remove 'em.

Yeah, you're right. It's just that I remembered when I went to someones house and they said "take of your shoes" in a strange voice.
I usually follow their lead and would take of my shoes if they are wet or dirty anyway.