Do you think its rude to make people take there shoes off when they come in your house because you have carpet

Answer 1

No it's not rude... What's rude is that some guests don't care that they may ruin your carpeting with their shoes...

Answer 2

I don't think it is rude at all. In my house everyone takes off their shoes. I think that many people are adopting the shoes off rule in the house and it should be up to the guests to take off their shoes. Whenever I go to someones house I always take off my shoes whether they say it is ok or not as that is what I prefer in my house. Most people will not mind being asked to remove their shoes.

Answer 3

Not at all. I have wall-to-wall beige carpet, and everyone has to take their shoes off at the door. I've never had anyone complain. Just let your guests know of the rule in advance and be sure to answer the door in your socks when they arrive. Follow those two rules, and most people will remove their shoes without your asking.

Answer 4

I don't think it's rude at all! I think its common courtesy to take your shoes off when you enter someone elses home. If you enter and they say "oh don't worry about your shoes" then don't, but I insist they take them off. You can place a small sign by the entry just simply saying.."please remove shoes" . People will get the hint. If there offended, then you don't want them there anyway. Shame on anyone who thinks its OK to wear shoes on someone elses carpet.

Answer 5

Not if you have a shoe closet sort of a thing.

You can say, My grandma just left me this ornately embellished shoe closet, and I have decided to try it for sometime. Why don't you take of your shoes ?

By the way, if its raining and people don't mind steppingin puddles, why should you be paying to get the carpet cleaned, when you didn't soil it?

In some eastern cultures, people ARE supposed to take their shoes off when they enter someone's homes, not to mention places of worship.

MODIFY : You can keep as small statuette of Buddha/ Krishna in your living room and light incense sticks, and then you can say that ppl have to take off their shoes bcos They are not supposed to wear shoes when they enter a temple of either deity?

Answer 6

Why would it be rude? They're not trying to be comfortable, they're trying to save your carpet. I dont make my guests remove their shoes and neither do I, but some people do, and they may think you expect the same of them.

Answer 7

Actually in most cultures including many here in the United States it's not only preferred but considered rude if NOT done. Time to think past the box and realize the world is a LOT bigger than your little subdivision.

Answer 8

Taking shoes off in many parts of the world is a cultural custom and form of respect. It is respect for the sacred space of a home and the boundary between outside and inside. It is a way of leaving what is outside(dirt, oil, mud) outside and entering the inside space clean.

A great lesson for anybody in the West is to visit Hawaii, a purgatory so to say between the east and the west. There, it is custom for people to remove their shoes when entering a home. Because there are so many westerners that visit Hawaii, the locals have adopted cute little placards on their front doors asking people to remove their shoes before entering. Most of them say, "Mahalo for removing your shoes." Mahalo means thank you.

So, to all those people that say asking somebody to remove their shoes is rude, you couldn't be further from the truth. That is actually a very close-minded and culturally ignorant response.

Unfortunately, many people haven't learned this practice and in turn haven't realized the respect and sanctity of the home. Instead they see the home as purely utilitarian, not a place of cleanliness and sacredness.

So, if you want to ask people to take off their shoes, I recommend to get one of those little placards on your front door. It'll let people know without you having to tell them anything.
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Answer 9

Not rude really, but I don't see the point of becoming a slave to your furnishings. Have a door mat outside your door and another mat inside, in the foyer. People with common sense wipe their feet when they enter a dwelling. If you need to obsess over keeping carpet clean, it's the wrong color- or get tile. Life is too short.

Answer 10

No it is not, especially if its on a light carpet, and it has been freshly cleaned, Most people who see a beautiful clean carpet will ask or do so themselves out of respect for your home, if not ask them to please remove your shoes, BUT.....some peoples shoes may be cleaner than their feet!!