Do you remove your shoes at home?

Question

I just wanted to know how many people have a shoes off house to keep it clean. When did you start being a shoes off person. Do you make your guests take off their shoes in your house? Do you take off your shoes at other peoples homes

Answer 1

I was raised to take my shoes off at the door, so for about 30+ yrs, I am raising my children the same way. There are 4 people in my home and we all remove our shoes at the door. Yes, I take my shoes off at other peoples house, out of respect. Yes I ask my guest to please take their shoes off.

Answer 2

I was raised in a house where we always had to take our shoes off. I used to remember inviting friends over after school and telling them we are a no shoes house. I always ask my guests to take off their shoes when they come inside nobody seems to mind. I never wear shoes inside anyones home unless they say it is ok to do so. It is polite to ask first. When I visit someone for the first time I always look at the hosts feet. If they are in socks or barefeet I immediately remove mine without hesitation. Another sign I look for is a lot of shoes around the entry. If I am unsure I will say "do you have no shoes rule here." Then I am sure what they want me to do.

Answer 3

Yes we take our shoes off, always have as long as I can remember. I would prefer guests to remove their shoes, but some have no manners and don't even ask. I take my shoes off at other peoples homes, unless they live in a dump.

Answer 4

The shoes come off at the front door...that's what the rug is for. I've always been that way...my mom's rule. If my guests notice all the shoes at the front door--it's pretty obvious--they usually respect me enough to kick them off. If not, no biggie. I'd rather have my guests feel comfortable than be an unbending hostess. I always take my shoes off at somebody elses house.

Answer 5

Yes, I started taking my shoes off at the back door 2 years ago when I moved into my new house and replaced the flooring in the back room where we enter our home.
I don't make my guests take off their shoes.
I take my shoes off at my mother-in-laws because she just got new carpet.

Answer 6

In many cultures taking your shoes off when you enter a person's home is a sign of respect. I've always taken my shoes off anytime I enter a home, weather its my own or someone elses. My guests do this as well.

Answer 7

Yes. I did it since my Mom had a house with a nice carpet. 18 yrs ago. Now I have marble floors and the tradition continues. If I have guests staying over yes, if just coming to visit then I ask them to clean their shoes.

Answer 8

No, the only time I make that a rule is if it's muddy outside or if someones shoes are just really nasty on the bottom and in that case I don't care who you are, if you want to come inside then you have to take your shoes off.

Answer 9

We take our shoes off because we have babies crawling and don't want them to catch parasites or other living organisms that might come in on our shoes.
No. we don't ask our guests to remove their shoes unless they want to.
Yes. we take off our shoes at others houses.

Answer 10

well I live in Europe and we have all different traditions of taking of and not taking of shoes.
In my home I do ask people to take their shoes of, because we sitt on the floor, so I like siting on clean floor. I simply ask them to take of their shoes, and offer them guest slippers if they want. It is my house, and it should be according to how I like it to be. Clean house is a helthy house for me, and I simplly tell my guest that. they anyway feel very cosy in my home so they do nt mind.
When I go to other poeple's home I simplly ask. I ask because I grew up in a home, wher a person would be looked as a "peasant" if he would take his shoes off. For my mom, the etiquet sais not to take the shoes of. But for some of my neighborsm it was insulting if you would not tale them of..so shortly, we are all different so you better ask. Poeple are usually moved when you try to respect thier way of values in their house.