Wearing Shoes Inside - The Fuck?
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I guess people who are complaining about the dirt haven't heard of mats you can wipe your feet on before you come in. I also think that my countries climate is just as wet and muddy as anyone else's climate around here. This is like being weirded out that some house have keys that lock from the inside rather than latches so only those with the key can get out.
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Breaking my post up makes it easier on the eyes for others to read.6th And Silver said:
You're the only person who's ever taken issue with it.
In fact, quite a few users don't like it when a person writes a block of text without breaking it up.
(I'm not saying my post was a enough to be considered a "block", but the principal still applies).
Ok one, a sitcom has a limited run time, watching characters take off shoes is hardly award winning entertainment.Realitycrash said:
Two, some people keep shoes on indoors, my dads diabetic and suffers from "peripheral neuropathy" (loss of sensation in extremities) which, if un-noticed, can lead to the loss of a toe/foot. So he buys special shoes to stop this from happening.
No household I've ever been to had it's occupants wear shoes.
It also strikes me at odd all the american shows where they wear shoes in doors at all times. (American Dad episode where Francine's adoptive parents stay for a few weeks)
Weird Americans.
It also strikes me at odd all the american shows where they wear shoes in doors at all times. (American Dad episode where Francine's adoptive parents stay for a few weeks)
Weird Americans.
I live in Florida and I've never been to a house where people took their shoes off before entering, on the contrary unless it's my own home and I wanted to feel comfortable I'd feel awkward taking them off. Now I have family in Ohio and while not asked its much more customary to take off your shoes when entering a house.
I wonder what % of those who take their shoes off live in a colder climate and vice/versa, I know in Florida last week it was an average of 85 degree(f) weather with an average of 75% humidity, so maybe it's a smell issue?
I wonder what % of those who take their shoes off live in a colder climate and vice/versa, I know in Florida last week it was an average of 85 degree(f) weather with an average of 75% humidity, so maybe it's a smell issue?
From the UK,depends really on how long I'm going to stay in.If I'm entering someone else house I always take them off at the door out of respect and not to cause a bloody mess like my own place. The expectation of the rule is when I do sports inside.
Otherwise, I usually walk into the living room and take them off while sitting down unless I was going back out again soon,I also wear proper leather boots so taking them off is sometimes a must.
Otherwise, I usually walk into the living room and take them off while sitting down unless I was going back out again soon,I also wear proper leather boots so taking them off is sometimes a must.
I wear shoes when I can't be bothered to take them off, or in situations where it's not a good idea to take them off. Back home, we have mostly hardwood floors, but they're old and splinter very easily, so I wear shoes there.
I think it's common-place to wear shoes indoors here in the US, but I have had friends that go by the "shoes stay at the door" rule. It's usually in situations where they have a really nice carpet on the floor.
I think it's common-place to wear shoes indoors here in the US, but I have had friends that go by the "shoes stay at the door" rule. It's usually in situations where they have a really nice carpet on the floor.
From Englands' former island prison here, yeah, haven't been to a single household where you don't take off your shoes here, unless you're staying for a few minutes at most. People down here just seem to not like shoes... Especially bogans (They may or may not be wearing no shoes outside the house also)
I've always seen it as one of those 'only in America' things. To me, shoes are to be worn outside, not around the house.
It's generally good manners to take your shoes off unless you specifically notice the host hasn't, or know that they don't care about the state of their floor.
Yep, but my work has a dress code, which naturally includes shoes.DeadlyYellow said:
It's generally good manners to take your shoes off unless you specifically notice the host hasn't, or know that they don't care about the state of their floor.
Wow, I thought it was a common courtesy to take off your footwear before entering a house beyond the foyer, which usually has a placemat or closet for shoes and boots.
Wipe off their feet if the weather's muddy/snowy. At least that's what I do for my dog.Dags90 said:
Naturally in retail work it's necessary but when I had an office job we were required to either take off our shoes(provided no noticeable odors rose from them) or have a clean pair of shoes that stayed at work for us to wear.DeadlyYellow said:
I tend to take off my shoes in my own dorm. In terms of other people's houses, I'll check if they have a pile of shoes at the door or not.
I have found the most people in the areas I grew leave their shoes on(arid, dry climates in the US). I currently live in Wyoming and the same is true. That remains true unless there is snow or mud on the ground. Otherwise it is generally expected that you simply vacuum once a week. Different people, different climates/cultures. Really not a big deal. It isn't some stupid thing like the US not converting to metric like the rest of the world.
Yes it is common. Of which 3 pages in Im sure nothing I can say has not already been said. Gunna dü it anyway
It is contingent on the locale, the weather, as well as the build of the home in question.
For the most part dry concrete sidewalks in a metro area are generally pretty clean. So walking into someones apartment, yeah that would be mostly ok.
If it is raining or snowing outside, absolutely take the shoes off.
If you had to walk on dirt that is even the slightest bit moist, Take em off.
If the home you are entering and the areas you will be in are carpeted, automatically that adds to the need for you to take em off.
But if its a warm dry day, you are entering a home with hardwood floor or linoleum, wont be traveling on carpeted areas and your path into the home is dry and clean, yeah by all means.
It is contingent on the locale, the weather, as well as the build of the home in question.
For the most part dry concrete sidewalks in a metro area are generally pretty clean. So walking into someones apartment, yeah that would be mostly ok.
If it is raining or snowing outside, absolutely take the shoes off.
If you had to walk on dirt that is even the slightest bit moist, Take em off.
If the home you are entering and the areas you will be in are carpeted, automatically that adds to the need for you to take em off.
But if its a warm dry day, you are entering a home with hardwood floor or linoleum, wont be traveling on carpeted areas and your path into the home is dry and clean, yeah by all means.
Nope I take off my shoes as soon as possible, but I'm weird and I don't like wearing shoes period.
i've also noticed indoor shoe wearing in US media. in Canada or at least ontario, you take off your shoes right when you come home. why the hell would you curl up on the couch with shoes you just walked outside in? its makes everything dirty.
it is strange
it is strange
I wear shoes indoors when I can't be bothered to take them off or are about to go somewhere in them. I'd rather not, and most times I do take off my shoes (especially if they're dirty from going across grass), but I have a relative who doesn't want my shoes outside just to spite me, so I leave them when I can but when I can't they come in.
And that's how carpets are made. Husky fur, condensed over years of treading.Eclpsedragon said:
Back in college, my roommates and I would always wear shoes, solely because it was a college apartment. There's just no way of knowing what lurked on that floor in years past, and no matter how many times you vacuum it, the remnants of hundreds of parties will always be there.
But at home, I'm just extremely lazy in regards to shoes, so I won't switch until absolutely necessary. Meaning, I'll stay barefoot for days if I don't actually have to leave the property. So, I'll go outside and get the mail without shoes on, or go around the yard and pick up fallen tree branches. But, once I put them on, I generally don't take them off until I retreat to my room for the night.
But at home, I'm just extremely lazy in regards to shoes, so I won't switch until absolutely necessary. Meaning, I'll stay barefoot for days if I don't actually have to leave the property. So, I'll go outside and get the mail without shoes on, or go around the yard and pick up fallen tree branches. But, once I put them on, I generally don't take them off until I retreat to my room for the night.
