Do u take ur shoes off before entering someone's home :-?

77Maria

I like the term out of respect! ty for sharing!

llonka

I would like people to, white carpets are hard to keep clean! I feel wierd asking them to take their shoes off though. LOL! When we go to someone else's house i usually take mine off because i just don't like wearing shoes! Unless their house is dirty of course..

LadyGhostDuchess

I do if it is not my home or one of my family members. UNLESS, unless they tell me not to worry about it I like walking around in socks. The only time I wear shoes in my house is dressed for work or in my workout shoes

PennyNickel14

i live in Asia. You switch into house shoes here. Also there are toilet shoes some places. You do not NOT wear shoes in someone's house.

pauljsolie

I do if asked. I don't require it since my floors are all hardwood. Just a note of contention, house shoes or slippers should be worn especially if your home is carpeted. The body oils from your feet that have been absorbed by your socks is transferred to the carpet fibers. This will actually make your carpets dirtier than if you just left your shoes on, unless they are dirty from the streets of course. This I learned from a guy that knows carpeting and cleaning. Kind of makes sense, I like the idea of house shoes.

Harmony924

It seems to be a cultural thing. Many years ago when I lived in Kansas, that was never done. They would probably have looked at you funny or ask you what you just stepped in. Once I moved to Minnesota, I was embarrassed as I realized I was acting like a clod; everyone took off their shoes upon entering someone's home.

quietlywinning

My job takes me into a lot of homes, so I wear nice slip-off shoes and automatically take them off just inside the door, wherever I go. Occasionally someone will tell me to just leave them on, and I do. I'm not barefoot, though.....I keep my socks on!

If I'm going to a friend's home, I generally know if they are shoes-on or shoes-off, and I live by the "when in Rome" philosophy.

I always take my shoes off when I get home. I don't want to track dirt through my house, and I hate wearing shoes!!! When it's cold, I wear my slippers to the door, change into shoes when I leave, and then they are there for me to change into when I get home.

MissFit0101

Shoes come off before coming into my house and I always take mine off at other's houses too unless I'm told not to.

forgtmenot

I do take my shoes off and I expect others to too. It is just what I was taught growing up. However, I think people in the Southern US don't do this as much as we Northerners do. I grew up in the North but live in the South, and people in the South constantly ask me "where are your shoes?" when I take them off after entering their house My bf is Southern and I make him take his shoes off in our house now, but he didn't do that before we got together and his family doesn't either.

Hernandeak11

Take lead from the person who's home it is. If they take them off, I do. If they leave them on, so do I.

love22step

Only at one friend's house, and we leave slippers there to change into. I don't have carpet, and I don't want sweaty or greasy bare feet footprints on my laminate floors. I prefer that guests wear shoes in my home.

lisakyle_11

yep!

BrendaLee

I just can't wrap my head around wearing your shoes in the house. I see it on television, and I think...how unrealistic that they walk around the house with shoes on. Here, even at parties, the shoes come off.

colorfulcupcakes

No one has mentioned Canada yet? In Canada is polite to take your shoes off inside someone's home. When I moved to the States I learned that people generally don't do that (esp California!) and some even think it's rude to take your shoes off! So now when I go to a new person's home I sort of get "stuck" at the door, wondering what to do... I just try to copy whatever they did.

kevin3344

I always take mine off and request it if someone comes to my house. I recently had a party with 100+ people and my floors are in much better condition because of it....I have hardwoods down/carpet up. I've had at least 10 house parties and I've never had a problem.

I also think it's a northern thing, too...people don't expect it as much in the south because there's no snow...in NY you pretty much had to leave your shoes/boots at the door.

chevy88grl

I always take mine off and considering I just spent quite a bit of money on new carpet for my home, I would hope someone would respect my wishes to have them take off their shoes too.

I guess I'm just grossed out by the thought of walking through a store, parking lot, etc and then walking across the floors in my home with those same shoes on.


*gag*

chevy88grl

I find it soooo annoying when people require shoe removal. It's a pain in the *kitten* and can be uncomfortable and can ruin the look of an outfit. I would never ever have this rule for my own house. Of course I oblige people who request it as I am not rude, but man, it feels like such an imposition. Big pet peeve.

As a matter of fact I avoid going to "no shoes" houses when I can. Just find it so annoying.

Seriously? Ruins an outfit?

What about the fact that flooring isn't cheap and you wearing your dirty shoes all over is ruining THEIR flooring? I would be appalled if someone came into my home and balked at taking their dirty shoes off. I just had brand new carpet installed in my home and I would be ticked off if someone truly thought I would be okay with them walking around with their shoes on or asked to keep them on so it wouldn't "ruin an outfit". Even my dogs know they have to wait on the tile until their feet have been wiped before they can walk on the carpet. Call me weird. Call me obsessive, but I have over $1000 worth of new flooring in my home. I don't want it ruined and really? I don't give a crap if my asking you to remove your shoes "ruins your outfit".

Good heavens.

riskiestlavonn

I do, BUT I can't get my wood floor clean no matter how much I wash it (no idea why) so I don't ask other people to take them off when then enter.

quietlywinning

I always take mine off and considering I just spent quite a bit of money on new carpet for my home, I would hope someone would respect my wishes to have them take off their shoes too.

I guess I'm just grossed out by the thought of walking through a store, parking lot, etc and then walking across the floors in my home with those same shoes on.


*gag*

I grew up on a farm.....yeah.....very gross to wear the shoes inside!!

KrisyKat

Where I live (Hawaii) it is customary to remove your shoes before entering a home :flowerforyou:

Werglum

I always take my shoes off, even if people say not to worry! It could be that it is a cultural thing in New Zealand, or that mostly we wear jandals so it isn't hard to take them off!!

Kougra

I take mine off at home and when I go to other peoples homes. I was raised that way because I have a Japanese mother and she always made us take our shoes off. =^_^=

aphoru

Most of the time but that is because I find shoes annoying. Lol! I wear them when I need to.

batalina

i wear my shoes in my house... i wipe them on the rug inside the front door, and then i figure they're good enough (though if i was just trudging through puddles or snow, i might take them off at the door!).
if i'm at someone else's house, i go by their rules. if i see a pile of everyone's shoes and everyone's barefoot or in stockingfeet, i just presume, and go ahead and take them off. if it's my first time at their house and i'm not sure, i ask.
my best friend recently moved out of her parents' house, and she doesn't have a no-shoes rule at her place, but i find myself removing mine anyway because her folks requested it at their house, lol! force of habit!

HorrorChix89

No house I've ever been in has this rule and I don't see a need to. Then again I live in a state who's biggest college football is named after a large pig so we have no culture or manners :laugh:

Plus I fear feet, literally hate them. Just the thought of someone walking around without shoes on freaks me out

Elleinnz

Shoes off inside - Personally I can't wait to take my shoes off the moment I walk in the door, and if you have shoes at the front door most of my visitors catch the hint - but then most of my friends are "shoe free inside" as well....

I don't actually ask people to remove their shoes in my house - and occasionally someone won't - which is OK...

When I visit someone elses house I follow their direction - and as I say I prefer barefoot, so very happy to take my shoes off....

In winter I will actually keep a nice pair of woolen socks in my bag that I can slip on when I am at someone elses house (most homes here in NZ does not have central heating....)

wackedoutpet13

Yes, I always take them off unless the floor looks too dirty or it's a party where I see everyone else has their shoes on. When I have people over, I ask them to take their shoes off. No need to get the floor all dirty for nothing.

DannyMussels

I thought they only kept shoes on indoors on tv.

I wear my workout shoes inside , that's about it.

HeidiRene

So funny I am the minority on this thread - maybe the title attracted more pro shoe removers??- b/c I have llived in 6 different states and been rather social visiting many people's homes and it is the very rare house where I have been asked to remove shoes.

As for the rude poster that attacked me in her post for not enjoying being at a party iin a cute outfit only to have to ruin my outfit by removing my sexy heels or knee high boots - maybe I am just a bit more fashionable and trendy than you. Mainly, I don't understand why you couldn't just share your differing opinion without being a big B*#%H. That wasn't necessary.

Anyway, people are different and that's what makes the world go round. I still will always have a house where people can keep their shoes on (and unlike others I totally don;t care if people do want to take them off) and I will continue to be nice and respectful and remove for people that want it. Even though I hate it.

david581c

that's whats great, get to see the wild different perspectives everywhere.

Cant take ur shoes off everywhere, it's all touch and go, so you gotta adapt.

but cereal, come to my pad...you gotta dump the footwear outside cus I'm barefoot at home.