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colours January 18th, 2020 5:53 PM

how do you feel about shoes in your house
 
do you enforce a "leave your shoes at the door" policy? or do you not care

professor plum January 18th, 2020 5:53 PM

you better leave those at the door unless you’re going to be here for less than 5 minutes!

LDSman January 18th, 2020 6:15 PM

During the winter, shoes are left at door. Preferably on the mat.

Caite-chan January 18th, 2020 6:29 PM

Unless they are covered in snow or ungodly dirty I could care less. I mean that's what vacuums are for right?

Commander Saturn January 18th, 2020 7:04 PM

Shoes off, slippers on, no exceptions.

Dusk January 18th, 2020 7:24 PM

I don't have my own place yet so I don't care what the rest of my family does but I can't stand people wearing shoes in my room and I wear shoes for use indoors only when around the house.

Cherrim January 18th, 2020 7:59 PM

Shoes off always. If you have to wear something indoors, wear slippers.

Her January 18th, 2020 9:23 PM

i don’t really care but i assume you’ll be taking them off if your feet are going anywhere near my carpet - i’ve never known anyone to insist on me leaving their shoes on when i entered their place, and i can’t imagine i’d be like ‘no, please leave your doc marten dirtmobiles attached to your feet, i insist’

XNaut January 18th, 2020 9:37 PM

I always leave my shoes on in the house.

ruby January 18th, 2020 10:33 PM

you're leaving them at the door unless you're prepared for the heavy consequences coming to anyone responsible for dirtying my cute socks and slippers

pkmin3033 January 18th, 2020 11:31 PM

Better shoes than bare feet. I cannot STAND bare feet. But wear socks, slippers, or get the fuck out. I mean, it's just good manners to take off your dirty shoes before you come into the house proper, unless you're going to be out within five minutes.

Azuviin January 19th, 2020 12:06 AM

Never been to an Asian household where they don't take off their shoes.

Aslan January 19th, 2020 12:09 AM

Living in an Asian household the rule has always been to take off your shoes when you're indoors - same goes for all of my friend's houses, it's a common courtesy. It's fine to just wear socks indoors though, I'm not fussed if someone has slippers on or not as long as it's not like bare feet?

Ninetales January 19th, 2020 1:14 AM

Is it true that Americans wear shoes in their homes? In Canada, nobody does that. Who in their right mind would want to wear shoes inside when you could wear fuzzy socks or go bare feet. I just don’t understand. Nevermind the fact that it’s so dirty. If anyone came in treading dirt in my household, they’d be thrown out.

Ivysaur January 19th, 2020 1:23 AM

I wear slippers at home, but I keep my shoes on my bedroom and when I need to leave, I put them on and wear them around the house while I do the finishing touches before walking out.

And when someone's visiting, just clean them on the mat by the door and you're fine to walk around with them. We definitely do not have any room to leave them by the entrance.
My first ex, who was asian, struggled to understand this so hard.

o1a1d1s1 January 19th, 2020 3:54 AM

Different kinds of shoes for different places. It needs to be done, because if the landlord won't do it, then nobody will. It's the basic courtesy.

Fairy January 19th, 2020 7:18 AM

I really can’t be bothered to care, tbh. Shoes, no shoes, whatever, just feel comfortable. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

CiCi January 19th, 2020 7:43 AM

Can't stand people wearing shoes in my house. The only time I accept it is the very rare occasion we have a worker coming in here to check on our a/c unit (and whenever we get an electrician in, he'll probably wind up wearing shoes). It squiggs me out but really they're here to do a job and not get hounded by my germophobia. I just go in after they leave with disinfectant and they've always been courteous enough to wipe their feet on our mat. Living someone where it's common courtesy to remove your shoes before entering someone's home would be a godsend.

As for guests: no exceptions, shoes off at the shoe rack (a lovely rustic-looking one with three levels on it that my wonderful mother made for me, thank you mom 🖤). I don't want your shoes touching my carpet. Less because I'm worried about dirt that can be easily vacuumed and more because I'm worried about the viruses and bacteria you're harboring on those literal walking petri dishes.

And for everyone here who doesn't know or is unsure: no, Americans do not typically take off their shoes indoors. I've lived with family where no one took their shoes off indoors and I was forced to wear them, too, to avoid stepping in their ick. Always left my own shoes in the corner of my room and put them on or took them off in the hallway. It's super gross. Never been told to take my shoes off in someone's house and I noticed most of my guests aren't used to that, either. I've gotten some odd looks but everyone's been compliant thus far. My grandmother has been picking up the habit with guests in her home, too.

Bellsprout January 19th, 2020 11:49 AM

I don't care about wearing shoes in my house. It was never a rule in my family. Often times I'm running back and forth outside and I'm not taking my shoes off every time. I also find feet repulsive so I personally would rather someone wear shoes in my house than be barefoot. Socks are okay at least. I also don't have any carpet in my house so maybe that's the difference???

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Originally Posted by MysticalNinetales (Post 10116034)
Is it true that Americans wear shoes in their homes? In Canada, nobody does that. Who in their right mind would want to wear shoes inside when you could wear fuzzy socks or go bare feet. I just don’t understand. Nevermind the fact that it’s so dirty. If anyone came in treading dirt in my household, they’d be thrown out.

American here. I've only met one family in my entire life that made everyone take their shoes off at the door. So from my experience it's true at least.

NikolaP January 19th, 2020 12:25 PM

In my country, in every house I've ever been to: no shoes on in the house. No shoes on in the room in the student dorm, no shoes on in any living quarters, period. Slippers are for walking in the house, you have a few pairs for different parts of the year: thick, warm slippers for the winter, sandals or flip-flops or something airy for the summer. You may walk barefoot in the house, or with slippers on bare feet, but only in the hottest time of summer. Otherwise always wear socks, whichever length and thickness is appropriate.

The main paradigm here is that your floor (with all the carpets) is clean, and while you can't and won't eat food that fell on it (unless it's really nice food and you vacuumed like 5 minutes ago), you can sit on it or put anything down on it knowing it's safe; and that the outside floor, the ground, the pavement, where dogs urinate and where sewer workers walk home from work, is FILTHY and disgusting. Consequently, the cleaner the part of your house, the more repulsive the thought of someone stepping in it in shoes. A child's room, for instance, or a bedroom.

The hall is where you keep your shoes, which you put on when leaving the house. You also keep your slippers there, and they are worn inside the house. No overlap. Unless it would be very inconvenient to take your shoes off for a second after you've put them on, like if you forgot to switch the light off; or you need to step out of your apartment for a moment to sign the mail receipt and it's a fuss to put on shoes. In that case, vacuum where you stepped (if you're a hygiene-obsessed neat freak like me, most people don't overreact quite that much) and thoroughly wipe off your slippers (definitely, everyone does that).

You may want to walk gingerly on the outer edges of your shoes when going into rooms beyond the hallway, as I often used to when I was little. Walking on your knees is another option I'd resort to back then.

Don't get me started on beds and couches. To even think to put shoes on these is just... No. Never. In my house, if you put your feet on the bed or the couch, you even take your slippers off. The couch is a very clean place, you can eat things that fall on the couch. You put your face on the bed and the couch, for goodness's sake!

Concerning guests: in your hall, you have several extra pairs of slippers. You give them to your guests if they're coming in for over 5 minutes and aren't standing in the hallway during that time. You do this especially if they are children. Adults may get a pass if they didn't ask for slippers and are only sitting in the living room and going to the bathroom. They may voluntarily go barefoot if you don't have slippers for them. You do not do this for strangers visiting you on some business.

I've learned, to my surprise, that this is a part of my country's culture and not present everywhere in the world. I'd always thought that American TV shows are just being lazy for not giving their actors slippers to wear while they're filming a scene in their room or lying on the couch. When in an American movie someone walks into their home and drags themselves to bed and goes to sleep with their shoes on, my family laughs at the uncultured peasant that person just showed themselves to be by my country's norms.

Wavee January 19th, 2020 3:46 PM

i was shocked when i found out americans actually walk around their houses with shoes on. I kinda assumed that everyone took them off. It just seems so gross to me

Tsutarja January 19th, 2020 6:55 PM

We don’t really have a policy on shoes in my house but I always invite my guests to take their shoes off so that they feel at home.

Zephdo January 19th, 2020 11:00 PM

IMO depends. If they'll stay on the living room, why not? If they're gonna go to the kitchen and bedrooms no.
Also it it's rainy then no. Please

Cubeth January 20th, 2020 8:06 AM

We don't have any rules about it here, so I don't care (we don't even have a place to put them). I usually don't wear shoes at home and leave them in my room instead

Noblejanobii January 20th, 2020 10:15 AM

I don't really care and never have cared, because my feet get super cold and shoes are one way to keep them warm, but my next door neighbors growing up did have a shoes by the door rule so I'm accustomed to that as well.

moon January 20th, 2020 12:50 PM

Here, every household entrance has dedicated clearly indicated space for leaving your shoes, coat and other outside stuff. Walking into somebody's home with shoes on is considered very rude, unless you're just fetching something and even then you'd make sure to get permission first or excuse yourself loudly and ashamedly while tip-toeing xD Most don't have carpet floors, but we just don't like wearing shoes indoors anyways. Slippers are for fun or for really cold winter days I guess, but most just wear socks. Unless it's summer, where it's common to go barefoot!

Interestingly, if you live on the countryside, from my experience it's ok to walk barefoot outdoors and then walk straight in. Even though this technically is similar to walking in with shoes on?? d:

Rynamite January 20th, 2020 8:36 PM

In our household it is quite common for shoes to be left in the front foyer area or in the closet by said area.

Occasionally if we want to go out the back door (or garage door) and our shoes are clean from mud, dirt etc. We would wear them from the front entrance to the door we need to access. If they were we would either exit the front and walk around, or carry our shoes to said door and put them on there.

As a side note at my old house because the landlord did not take care of the floors (Scratched, warped, splinters etc.) we wore our shoes in the front foyer, living room and kitchen area. The hallway to the bath and bedrooms were carpet so no shoes past that point.

gimmepie January 21st, 2020 4:45 AM

Maybe it's an Aus thing but I'd find it stranger to have you insist on me removing my shoes than to let me keep them on.

ZeoStar January 22nd, 2020 5:23 PM

I can't stand being barefoot. I need shoes all the time.

Avara January 22nd, 2020 8:10 PM

I don't mind as long as people have something on their feet! I used to keep multiple pairs of those fluffy-material socks for guests to use. If I think someone's feet are cold, my feet will be cold just by looking at them. Nothing worse than cold feet!

Roxas January 22nd, 2020 10:08 PM

I've never had a house of my own so I don't really have an opinion. I think in the future if I rent an apartment or have a house I might take my shoes off at the entrance to prevent dirtying the floor, although I'm not sure how much more sanitary it really is.

Sothis January 23rd, 2020 12:09 AM

Take them off or you mop my floor.
No one wants dirt trekked through their house.

Harmonie January 23rd, 2020 3:19 PM

I can not walk barefoot, I have to be in either shoes or slippers, so we can't have that kind of policy here, and I wouldn't do that to other people that have foot problems like me.

starseed galaxy auticorn January 28th, 2020 7:19 AM

Pfft. I never wear shoes OR socks in the house. I prefer being barefoot. I'm not sure why, but my feet start to feel uncomfortable and constricted when wearing them. If I had my way, I'd go barefoot everywhere. <3

With that said, I don't actually because my dad needs to wear them due to having nueropathy (SP?), so it's not really an option for him to walk barefoot. That's why we don't really enforce such a rule. He has to wear special diabetic shoes with a lift on one side... I guess because one leg is shorter than the other? idk.

People that enforce the rule: What would you do if someone came into your house, maybe like my dad, and had to wear shoes? :O Just curious.


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