Do you wear shoes in other peoples home?

Question

Do you have any shoe rules at your house? What do you do at other peoples houses?

Answer 1

There are no shoes allowed to be worn in my house, unless it is a new pair of heels that need to be broken in. i have a sign on my door that says please remove your shoes. I usually try to follow the person i am visiting lead if they are in sock feet i take off my shoes unless told to not take off my shoes.

Answer 2

I never wear shoes at all, but I don't like 'no shoes' rules and I don't have one at my home! Read some of the questions about going barefoot, you'll quickly see that some people are as uncomfortable without shoes as I would be wearing them, even indoors. Why would I do that to my guests? A house is meant to be lived in, my cats don't even wipe their paws when they come in and the vacuum cleaner will take care of most regular dirt. Only when people were to have *really* muddy feet I'd ask them to do something about it but how they go about it is up to them, they can take off their shoes or use the outdoor hose, there's more than one option.

When I know someone has a no-shoe rule in their home, I do take extra care to make sure my (bare) feet are clean; I may use wet-wipes or wash my feet or something like that to keep the outside dirt out.

Answer 3

I follow the lead of the people in front of me, or the host, or whatever. When in doubt, either take off your shoes, or ask. It's not impolite to ask, just casually say, "Do you want me to leave my shoes by the door?" or something along those lines. My house doesn't have a shoes rule, unless they are muddy/dirty/wet shoes, which it's just common sense to take off your shoes if they're dirty before or right as you enter someone's home, even if it's your house.

Answer 4

No shoe rule here, and yes I wear my shoes in other peoples homes unless they ask me to take them off and if I'm uncomfortable with that I leave.

Answer 5

It depends if they don't have their shoes on I'll do the same unless they tell me to leave it on. I just do it to be polite. At my house I don't mind visitors wearing shoes in my house as long as their shoes aren't covered in mud. I'm not really picky about it but if their shoes looked like they just came out of a swamp I may have a problem with them dragging mud all over my house.

Answer 6

We don't wear shoes in our house, but I'm not a Nazi about making visitors taking their shoes off.

If I'm at someone's house and they have a pile of shoes by the door, I take mine off too. Or if they tell me they're a no shoe house, I follow.

When in Rome...

Answer 7

Once entering the home, I quickly ascertain whether the floors are dirtier than my shoes. If they are, then I leave my shoes on. However, I am not in the habit of paying visits to people who are pigs, so the shoes come off.

Answer 8

No, its kind of gross. I think anyways.
Up here in canada, you just don't wear shoes inside.
You take them off if you are at your home or someone elses, its like an unwritten rule. At many schools, offices (doctor, dentist, optomitrist etc) you are expected to take of your shoes or bring "indoor shoes" (ones that have not been dirtied from outside) But if you ask me, isnt it just easier to take of your shoes then spending hours cleaning your floors because your shoes made them dirty???

Answer 9

I think "no shoe rules" are rude. If I'm at a good friends house I'll slip off my shoes for my comfort, not to save their precious carpet. Shoes are allowed in my house. I have hardwood, tile, and dark-colored carpets.

Answer 10

I do whatever the homeowner does - if I walk in and see their shoes in the foyer, I know to take mine off. If they wear their shoes in the house, I wear mine. I don't put my feet up on other people's furniture though, like I do at my house.