Do you wear shoes into your house?

Question

I'm Asian, so it's a no with an capital NO

Answer 1

no . I'm southern that is a capital NO shoes in our house. no mud on the floors ! I keep a clean house .

Answer 2

I never wear shoes anywhere, haven't for the past ten years. But others, while I am a full-time barefooter, I don't require people to take off their shoes when they visit. I don't really like any shoe or footwear rules; it should be clear to anyone who reads these barefoot questions that there are people who're just as uncomfortable taking their shoes off as I would be wearing them. Why would I do that to them? A house is meant to be lived in, and my cats don't even wipe their feet when they come in... only when someone would have very muddy shoes, I'd ask them to do something about it, but whether they take their shoes off or use the outdoor hose is up to them.

Answer 3

No, we just put them in a shoe cupboars just in front of the door. We are told to wear slippers (or more accurately flip flops or simply chappals) inside the house but I prefer to walk bare foot inside the house.

Answer 4

I try to do it all the time but then I get verbally spanked from my wife. Then I moan about it but take them off anyhow. Her Norwegian upbringing I guess.

PS you want to live a long time. Marry a Norwegian woman. You wont live any longer, it will just feel like you did.

Answer 5

I'm Thai and we're not wear shoes into house.

Answer 6

Shoes are not allowed in my house. Everyone in my house takes off their shoes either in the garage or on the front porch. My kids are well trained to take their shoes off before coming in the house it is almost second nature for them. Whenever they have friends over they either see my kids taking their shoes off and take theirs off or my kids just tell them "we have a rule that you have to take your shoes off." Most of the time when my friends visit they know about the rule so they take their shoes off no questions asked. First time visitors will sometimes automatically when the see me answer the door in socks and everyone's shoes at the door. some will ask "do you want me to take my shoes off?" Only a few people do you actually have to ask. But I recenlty bought a sign that hangs next to the front door right over the pile of shoes that asks everyone to remove shoes. If I invite someone over I always let them know about the rule so they are prepared when they get here. We recently had a party for my daughters softball team and their parents. After one game everyone got together to find out what to bring and what not. One of my daughters close friends and teammates jokingly said "don't forget to bring nice socks." Then one of the parents asked what she meant. She said "oh you have to take your shoes off at their house." One of the parents then said loudly ok everybody when you get their shoes off no exceptions. IT worked great the first person to arrive stopped at the door and said "oh yea that's right shoes off in your house," and slipped off her shoes. Everyone after that saw the pile of shoes and it reminded them to enter in socks.

Answer 7

Most of the time, just my comfortable slippers.

Sometimes I walk bare feet.

There are no sharp objects around my home, so I don't stub my toes.

I wonder why in Asia they have that custom of not wearing shoes in the home.

Answer 8

nope. my shoes come off in the laundry room (right inside the back door) and we never use the front door. shoes never go on carpet. if they stay on past the laundry room, they go no farther than the kitchen.

Answer 9

I'm Southern so it's no with a capital NO.

Answer 10

No, that's gross. The ground outside is flithy and covered with God Knows What!! Why would you want to track that into your home.