How many with shoes off rules?

Question

What do you do in your home? How many people do you know have this rule? How do you know when visiting someone if they have the rule do they tell you or is there something else you pick up on?

Answer 1

I don't know about anyone else, but I have a no shoes except house shoes (slippers) allowed in the house. I usually tell anyone that is coming to visit they need to remove shoes at the door, however most people know this about me anyhow. For those surprise pop in vistors that have never been in my home before, I have a mat at the door and before they step off it I ask them to remove their shoes. If they don't, then they dont go past the mat. I am thinking about making a small sign/plaque to put at the door that says "please remove shoes or keep your dirty feet on the porch"

As far as when I go to someone else's home, I usually always remove my shoes as most of my friends are the same way. Unless I go to a home that I know doesnt' care or they have wood/tile flooring. If I am going to the home for the first time I always ask prior to getting there or as soon as I get there what they prefer.

Answer 2

I asked this question about a month and a half ago! It's always shoes off in our house, and everyone I know has the same rule. If I go some place and I'm not sure, I see what the people who live there are doing. If they have their's off, then I'll do the same. If I go into a home that's not very clean, then I keep my shoes on.

Answer 3

In our home it is shoes off at the door. I always walk in and slip off my shoes no matter what the wheater or time of year. This is the same for everyone who lives here as well. We all wear socks in the house for the most part.

I know a lot of people who have this rule. A few of them just started with the rule not to long ago after visiting my house. One mother who just moved her came over and I had mentioned before she came that she and her daughter would have to remove their shoes. When I went to open the door they both were already standing on the porch in their socks. I thanked them for remembering my rule. We started talking during the visit and said that she had never been anywhere were she was asked to take off her shoes. I told her how nice and clean the house stays and how easy it is to have the rule.

When she was leaving she commenented that she didn't even realize the whole visit that everyone was in socks in the house. She invited us over to her house a few days ago for the first time and when we arrived she greeted us at the door and said "shoes off, you really rubbed off on me."

When visiting someone that I have never visited before I always look at the door first for shoes. If there is more than two or three pairs of shoes that is a sure fire sign of a shoes off house. If there are no shoes at the door I say "hello, do you want us to take off our shoes." If they question why I ask I just tell them "oh because in our house no one is allowed to wear shoes indoors." That way if they ever visit me they remember my rule.

Answer 4

I always take off my shoes when I get home to avoid dirt and wear on my carpets, and to keep my most-frequently used shoes accessible. I prefer if my guests remove their shoes, but I tell them to do whatever is comfortable for them.

Almost all of my Asian-American friends have a standard no-shoes rule in their homes. The rest of my friends are split on this practice, and don't really seem to care one way or another (unless there is a brand-new white carpet, which I think is very impractical). I always follow whatever the standard is at the home I am visiting - simple courtesy.

It's easy to tell - either the host will invite you to take your shoes off; you will see their bare feet and the shoes lined up in the entry way and you will know to follow suit; or the host will be wearing shoes and there will be no shoes in the entry way and you will knwo to keep your shoes on.

Answer 5

When I have visotors they see that I'm shoeless, so they usually ask if I prefer that they take their shoes off. It's nice if you have spare slippers that your guest can wear. Otherwise they might be embarassed about their bare feet or socks with holes. But if they are just coming in for a moment, I don't mind if they keep their shoes on as long as it's not wet or dirty. I do the same when I go to other people's home. If they wear shoes, then I do too without asking. If they don't then I ask.

Answer 6

I'm more comfortable myself with my shoes off, so I automatically remove them when I'm in someone else's home unless they have the kind of floors I'm afraid of...something that might hurt my feet, I mean, like lots of sharp junk down there. I have one friend whose husband is a master carpenter, so you know how rough their house is. They're great folks, but the bathroom hasn't worked since before I knew them (1995) and the floor is reallllly weak in spots, so I leave my shoes on there, but most places, I leave 'em at the door, both for courtesy and because I walk better without them.

Answer 7

I prefer you wear your shoes. The oils coming out of the pores of your feet stain the carpet. The dirt I can get up. That's the truth. I can tell when someone has a no shoe policy by the two dozen shoes piled up at the front door.

Answer 8

No shoes for family and friends. Company can wear them or take them off. If I am asked, I will tell them to look at my feet. If I visit someone, I follow their house rules by looking at their feet. I started this over twenty years ago when my children started to crawl on our new carpet. It also will keep your sheet cleaner too.

Answer 9

I don't have a shoes off rule. I think it's kind of rude to ask people to take their shoes off in your home. You want people to feel welcome and come back, right? The only reason I could see having someone remove their shoes is if they are wet or muddy.

Answer 10

I have this rule. No shoes in the house. At the door they are removed and clean flip flops are provided. I have a baby and don't wan't him picking up outside debris. Have you ever actually thought of where the bottom of your shoes go? Public restrooms...I rest my case.