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

Uh... yeah!? You mean there are people who actually DON'T?!

Who wants the chewed gum, dog ****, spit, mud, & whatever else you managed to trod in tracked all the way through their house? That's freakin' DISGUSTING.

Yep.

When I was in Austria everyone had a pair of "indoor" shoes, usually sandal-type, just by the door to wear in the house. They didn't like walking on the floor with their socks or bare feet ("floors are dirty") and everyone there thought it was odd that I hadn't brought any "indoor" shoes to wear.

I thought it was a good idea, though I didn't incorporate into my life when I came back to the U.S.

I'm in the habit of taking my shoes off since living in Italy; people tend to wear slippers indoors, plus, in this city, everyone has a dog and they use the streets as a dog toilet so you are constantly avoiding pee or poo... it's disgusting to think i'd be walking all of that through my house! My husband couldn't understand the concept of having carpets everywhere, wall to wall, he didn't like the idea that you cant wash them everyday like a tiled or marbled floor. I get his point but I'm english, I can't live without cosy carpets, especially in winter!

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.

This! It is so rude. I never require it at my house. Unless for some reason your shoes happen to be really filthy (like from the kids playing outside) then they take them off at the door, but we walk through the house with our shoes on. Just take them off to get comfortable!

Of course i do!!! Who wants someone trucking around inside their home with shoes that have been walking around on the dirty ground outside?! Its common Courtesy in my opinion.

I always ask and then abide by there wishes. The rule in my house is OFF with your shoes.

I think it is rude to expect a guest to take off their shoes. And I do not, i have left a persons house due to that being asked.

This was not our custom when I grew up, we just did whatever was comfortable in the house - sometimes we had our shoes on, sometime slippers or socks, sometime barefoot. Now when I get home from work, I can't wait to take my shoes off! But usually put slippers or socks on, flip-flops in the summer. Tile floors are not comfy to walk or stand on!

About 15 years ago I went to the home of a friend from church and it was the first time I encountered a "no shoes on" rule in someone's home! They had a bench and basket of nice clean white socks in all sizes, so you could sit and remove your shoes and put socks on. They had pristine white carpets! BUT the oddest thing was they were hosting a BBQ - people were going in and out, what were we supposed to do, keep putting shoes on & off?? Awkward.....

Apt, flat, house, four walls,... Home is a home.


Do you take ur shoes off before entering someones home and do u ask others to do so?


I remove my footwear before entering my flat, anyone who comes by obliges me, tho i dont take my sneakers/sandals off if the person having me over obviously has no regard for this preference,...or the floor is too dirty :S

I do not ask people to remove their shoes before coming into my home.

If somebody asks me to remove my shoes before going into their home, I tell them to sod off and run in before they can catch me.

Only kidding , if somebody asks me to remove my shoes before entering their home, I will do so, no problem.

Nope...but then in the part of the country where I live, nobody takes their shoes off when they enter somebody's house. That would actually be considered rude. Too casual...Like they own the house.

Nope...but then in the part of the country where I live, nobody takes their shoes off when they enter somebody's house.

Same where I live, I don't know anyone who takes off their shoes when they enter their own/someone else's house! Although, I have no problems if someone is comfy enough to take their shoes off in my house or in their own. And if someone's rule was "no shoes" I would definitely take them off!
I might walk around in my socks/bare feet/slippers in the evenings in my house/my close friends' houses, but usually it's shoes on all the time!
ETA: I always make sure to clean my shoes on their outside mat though, it's just what happens where I live

It's an automatic reaction for me to take my shoes off when I walk through the door. Sometimes I don't even realize I'm doing it. I hate wearing shoes & I always have. I only wear shoes when I absolutely have to. Kinda weird?

This is totally me! People think I am crazy when I wear flip flops in the winter time, but I tell them my feet are claustrophobic! HA! And I do think they are. I only wear sneakers when I will be walking a lot of course when I go to the gym. I think of what is on the ground outside where people walk and I ask for people to take their shoes off. If we are having a bunch of people over and they KNOW to take them off then they do, but I don't push it. My FIL is famous for taking his off when he gets into the house after my MIL tells him too btw, but as soon as he gets up from the chair when we all go to leave the house he puts his shoes on AND THEN WALKS TO THE RESTROOM THROUGH THE HOUSE before we head out the door... CRAZY! It drives me insane! But I also clean all my floors when people leave my house if they have shoes on because I am insane like that. But we have hardwoods so its easier for me now.

It depends. I take my shoes off in my home, but don't expect others to do so unless it is wet or muddy out.

When going to someone's home, if there's a pile of shoes near the door....I'll take mine off or ask if they would like me to do so. If the floor is dirty or full of animal hair - I will leave mine on and not ask - and hope they don't ask me to take them off.

If their house is carpet...yes

I think its a sign of respect to take the shoes off when entering someone's home.