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Shoes In the House?
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metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Ditto, and I keep a pair in my car so as to when I visit others.
I don't, just because I think it'd be rude to track dirt into someone else's house.
Kind of goes with my moral code to avoid having others clean up after you.
My own house, then My wife would probably end up cleaning up after me. Not that I want it or expect it, she does so on her own, so I try to limited her need to clean the floors.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
I don't wear shoes in my home. If I could, I'd go barefoot outside. I do that often at the bus stop and walk in the grass every chance I get. Never liked shoes and socks ever since I was a toddler.
If appropriate and someone I know, I won't wear shoes. I used to worship (buddhism) in many people's homes. Since many have no shoe culture, I'd wear my socks.
I feel like bugs crawling up my ankles with socks and shoes. Someone asked me if I from down south country. My family is. He goes, now wonder.
Interesting question.....
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
My feelings exactly, and that's one of my reasons.
Another is that I can't feel truly relaxed in a house with shoes on, and another is that it's sorta traditional in our family because of our Swedish heritage. My wife may be the love of my life, but she lost out on the issue of wearing shoes in the house as the vast majority of her Italian family do wear them in-doors. But she finally relented-- so I've won once in 51 years of marriage!
I take them off within 5 feet of the door and try not to track anything, but I have rarely ever been any place with a mudroom or place to sit down and remove my shoes. If people want shoes removed then they should indicate it clearly with furniture for the purpose. If its a house where shoes stay on, then obviously I don't want to go barefoot.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
I still go barefoot a lot outside in the yard, and sometimes I'll drive my wife nuts when I'll even take the garbage out in the snow barefoot.
Regiomontanus
Ματαιοδοξία ματαιοδοξιών! Όλα είναι ματαιοδοξία.
No shoes in the house. I am a bit of a clean freak I guess.
I always offer to take hem off when visiting someone.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
You would probably laugh when we have our family over and you see this pile of shoes by the door.
I don't have a foot condition that requires me to wear shoes all the time, so of course I don't wear them all the time. There's no reason to wear them in my house.
exchemist
Veteran Member
Yes I do. Everyone did, until about 20 years ago.
I suspect the fashion for removing shoes came in with the decline of shoelaces. My shoes have laces.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
In some cultures, such as Japanese and Swedish, it's cultural and been around a lot longer, although don't ask me when they started.
Also, traditionally most Amerindians did not wear their moccasins in the "house". BTW, they also thought it was uncouth to keep a dog in the house.
exchemist
Veteran Member
Yes Japan I know about. But I live in England.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
I've always worn shoes in the house, as was the custom/culture where I grew up. Of course, it makes sense that people wouldn't, as it's clearly cleaner.
As an aside, I loathe carpet. Hard to clean, easy to stain, and traps filth (especially if you have kids and pets).
I have been places where that is done. Its best in that case not to wear socks that have holes and to keep one's shoes from stinking before dropping in for a visit. At the other extreme are houses where shoes are worn inside, and there is a large groin-curious dog.
Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
Most of the time that I'm in my own house, I'm barefoot. I remove my shoes in other people's homes if they ask me to or if I feel comfortable enough to do so without it being mentioned. For the most part, I do so because I don't like wearing shoes. When I'm not home, I wear sandals in the summer and a slip-on flat pump or loafer in the winter -- without socks. I don't like wearing socks either. Wearing shoes makes my poor feet feel like they're in straight-jackets.