Wearing shoes inside the house?

[RyJ Maduro]

I have no problem removing my shoes when it is the custom of a home I'm visiting; but it's rare around me.

I've been taken aback before when caught unprepared, wearing Sperry's sockless, that is.

 

[Recoil]

I don't wear shoes in my place and I always take them off when I go to someone else's, but when it's a party at someone's place I wish I could keep them on because to me they are part of the outfit, a jacket and tie with socks looks funny to me. Despite this, I always take them off because I know its polite and much cleaner.

 

[robbie]

I think it is a regional thing as well. I went to visit my niece and nephew at their school in a smaller town in Manitoba,Canada and was shocked to see all the kids in stocking feet and a long line of shoes near the front door. In OK, I got detention several times for slipping my shoes off in class (a fire hazard).

As a rule I try to always remove my shoes,hat,gloves,scarf.... anything meant to be worn outside when I enter another persons home. I tend to not care in my apartment unless it has rained or there is snow on the ground. I own a vacuum, don't have pets, and eat at the table/couch ... so most of the aforementioned issues with shoes on carpet or of no consequence to me.

 

[tiecollector]

Originally Posted by LVoer

I don't wear shoes in my place and I always take them off when I go to someone else's, but when it's a party at someone's place I wish I could keep them on because to me they are part of the outfit, a jacket and tie with socks looks funny to me. Despite this, I always take them off because I know its polite and much cleaner.
Yeah, removing your shoes at house parties is weird. Not sure the optimal way to get around this. If you have a deck or nice yard and the weather is nice, you can keep everyone outside mainly I guess. Maybe buy in bulk some cheap slippers for everyone to wear. Naturally, everyone should have a job at these little get-togethers. My job was always watching the fish tank to make sure people don't tap on the glass.

 

[odoreater]

We don't wear shoes inside the house. I was raised to take my shoes off in the house and I've continued that tradition in my own house. I get annoyed when other people come into my house and don't take their shoes off.

 

[RyJ Maduro]

At least within New Jersey, the only homes that I've visited with a "no-shoes" policy have been sterile McMansions with tacky light-coloured carpeting.

 

[M.D.]

We don't wear shoes outside, but I have a pair of driving shoes that are solely used as a slipper. It's like that for most of the people in our region (Belgium). When you visit someone, unless youhave very dirty shoes, you don't usual take of your shoes. When I was in secundary school (12-18yo), I was at a school where slippers were obligaory during class. During recess you put your normal shoes on, and you had to change them every time you entered a school buidling.

 

[Xericx]

asian. shoes always off at home. in my apartment, i have that industrial type of carpeting like they have in office buildings.....so i don't bother taking my shoes off.

 

[juniper]

I don't and wasn't bought up to.

On the rare occasions someone asks me to take my shoes off when I'm in their house, it annoys me. I know it's their house so they can do what they want - but telling someone what to do the moment they walk through your front door seems a little unhostlike to me.

At least within New Jersey, the only homes that I've visited with a "no-shoes" policy have been sterile McMansions with tacky light-coloured carpeting.

Yeah - correlation between "no-shoes" policy, inane conversation and rooms without books quite strong here too.

Of course, all this might be opposite in another country.

 

[odoreater]

Originally Posted by RyJ Maduro

At least within New Jersey, the only homes that I've visited with a "no-shoes" policy have been sterile McMansions with tacky light-coloured carpeting.

Pretty much every home I've ever been to in NJ has been "no shoes" and I've never been inside a McMansion. Of course, most of these homes are owned by people who are not native to the United States.

 

[Brian SD]

Ever since I got my own new apartment with brand new carpet, I've been completely, 100% against wearing shoes in the house, at any time. It's filthy and I always take my shoes off when I enter anyone's house. The only exception is in hotel rooms.

 

[LabelKing]

I don't care either way, but I do say that keeping the shoes on gives one a better look.

I feel the same way about smoking indoors.

 

[GQgeek]

I hate people that don't take their shoes off at the door. I especially hate people that wear shoes in areas i will be walking barefoot, like the bathroom. I took me forever to get rid of that plantar wart and i'm convinced it was from something someone brought in on the bottom of their filthy shoes.

 

[LabelKing]

I think it's somewhat uncouth to walk around barefoot.

 

[Asch]

My roommate would like me to remove my shoes in our apartment. I told him I would do so as soon as he stopped pissing all over the bathroom floor.