shoes off or on in the house?

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  • waipepe
    waipepe Posts: 110 Member
    I have lived on 3 continents, shoes = always off. Everyone has to take them off in my house. if you come for a visit slippers or at least socks. I mostly wear socks in the house.
  • da1128
    da1128 Posts: 212 Member
    Off, definitely. I even had to put a sign up when new carpeting was installed, mostly for my husband's benefit. He considers it too much trouble because he's in and out constantly. I still have trouble with the infidel. :bigsmile:
  • Gestahl
    Gestahl Posts: 110 Member
    Always off in the house... drives me nuts wearing shoes indoors. When I can do without them, they're off outside as well.
  • aliciamhosein
    aliciamhosein Posts: 47
    I live in USA. shoes are always off. they go on a matt by the door. I also trim my dogs hair on the bottom of her feet so she doesn't track dirt. My bf is another story he has to strip when he walks in because after work he is covered in dirt.
  • BigDnSW
    BigDnSW Posts: 641 Member
    I grew up in North Africa. I now live in the US. I have to wear shoes most of the time due to an injury. However, we have wood floors and a wonderful robotica floor cleaner. But, my extremely beautiful wife and Jesse Dog rarely wear shoes. To compensate, I go commando.

    And right on for those of you who posted, "This isn't an American thing"...

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  • monjacq1964
    monjacq1964 Posts: 291 Member
    ontario, canada. Shoes off. all the time.
  • icyeyes317
    icyeyes317 Posts: 226 Member
    I prefer off, but my family doesn't take them off.

    Hubbs and I both wear boots that are a ***** to get off, and my f-i-l prefers wearing shoes.

    I'm working on making an entry way that will make it easy to take our shoes off, so there won't be more on in the house. =)
  • CarmenSRT
    CarmenSRT Posts: 843 Member
    We live in the US

    Me? ----> off, socks only (how else can I skate across wood floors?)
    24 year old daughter
    > off, bare feet
    Husband
    > socks, sometimes shoes (AKA Mr. Did I Track That In?)
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    As an American when i was growing up it was normal to wear shoes in the house. in my 20's i had a roommate from Asia who asked if we could take our shoes off in the apartment. it didnt take long to see the benefits.

    so all you dirty Americans who are still tracking dirt around your house. stop it! :D


    and dont give me the "i wipe them on a mat" or something similar. that only takes care of so much.


    so where do you live and what do you do with your shoes?

    USA/off
    I've lived in the USA my entire life and I have known very few people who wore shoes around the house. Most of my family and friends' parents required that people remove their shoes at the door.

    This isn't an "American" thing, though I know some Americans do prefer to keep their shoes on.

    I take mine off every chance I get. I don't even wear them at work unless I have to walk far from my desk.
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  • TRW012448
    TRW012448 Posts: 8
    USA...................shoes and whenever possible, clothes.........OFF
  • ashleyhigg396
    ashleyhigg396 Posts: 83
    Off! I don't even like wearing socks around the house. (And I definitely can't wear socks to sleep---I always wake up in the middle of the night hot and coughing! Much better after I take off my socks. Am I the only one this happens to? lol)
  • elkahallick
    elkahallick Posts: 1,138 Member
    Off!
  • ThisIsItAt50
    ThisIsItAt50 Posts: 12 Member
    Love this question! Definitely OFF! I grew up in Northern Ontario with a clean-freak Mom (that I have now turned into). I particularly appreciated this practice when I lived in Belize (on the beach) for 2 years... and shoveled enough sand out of the apartment as it was. Now in Guatemala.... still taking the shoes off, and always will. Keep slippers by the door! :)
  • BSBgirl337
    BSBgirl337 Posts: 119 Member
    Off! US

    However, everyone on soap operas leaves them on :)
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
    From the UK. In my mothers house, off. Father didnt care.
    I live in Japan now, definitely off. I feel very odd if I don't take my shoes off as soon as I step inside the house.
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    95% of the time I home I am barefoot, even outside. However, I don't make everyone else take their shoes off in the house. The bf always wears shoes or sandals.
  • jmwolffyy
    jmwolffyy Posts: 212 Member
    US. I am an "off" but my husband is an "on." Wasn't worth arguing over - except when he tracks mud or snow or rain and then I step in it!

    Of course I wear slip on shoes almost constantly so I have them off when I am at work, in the car, etc etc!
  • fannyfrost
    fannyfrost Posts: 756 Member
    US

    Shoes off - socks when it is cold in the house. We could wear our shoes in the house growing up, but took them off soon as we got to our room. Shoes were not left by the door. In my house now, shoes come off at door, but its not required. All my daughter's friends had asian friends or are asian, so they see the shoes and take them off automatically.
  • pagoubupa
    pagoubupa Posts: 105 Member
    Off!

    South Carolina, USA
  • gecikedi
    gecikedi Posts: 12
    Off. Cannot stand shoes. Always was off in the house even growing up. Grew up in USA
  • costahobo
    costahobo Posts: 20 Member
    LOL, this is so true. I live in Costa Rica, and I hate wearing shoes, and everytime I go to a ticos house, they act like I'm crazy. And when they comment how dirty the bottom of my feet are, I smile and say ... they were clean when I left home, if they're dirty, it's because your floor is dirty. :)
  • elledeery
    elledeery Posts: 866
    I live in Canada, shoes off around here, who really wants mud, gravel, dog poop, gum, random nastiness all over their home?
  • cad39too
    cad39too Posts: 874 Member
    Shoes come off at the door; I don't impose it on guests but most people know my preference and take off their shoes anyway.

    I don't expect workman etc to take off their shoes, but I do shampoo or mop after they leave.
  • janniffy
    janniffy Posts: 2
    Ireland - off for me, bare feet, shoes are for outside. That is just me personally, is not a family thing or anything.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    when i started this thread i really didnt think there would be so many "offs". we done!!!
  • GiGiBeans
    GiGiBeans Posts: 1,062 Member
    My sick twisted rescue dog has a foot fetish. It's not safe to be barefoot. I even cover them when I sleep.
  • ldnmaggie
    ldnmaggie Posts: 222 Member
    London - Off, comfort reasons?
  • bushidowoman
    bushidowoman Posts: 1,599 Member
    I'm a hillbilly. No shoes, period. :wink:
  • usernameMAMA
    usernameMAMA Posts: 681 Member
    If I don't have to wear shoes I don't. My feet get dirty in the summer but grass on my feet feels so good!
  • Fitnin6280
    Fitnin6280 Posts: 618 Member
    I take mine off in the house, but my husband can't stand to be without shoes unless he is getting ready for bed.

    But FYI, I also own a broom... so my house isn't dirty. lol.

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