Do you remove your shoes in home?

billd91 · Jul 13, 2015

I take my shoes off in my own house, though not always at the door. It's not really a rule, just more comfortable. I also take them off at friends' houses if that's the norm there (which is most of them).

freyar · Jul 14, 2015

We take our shoes off, and I also get that from my wife.

I've also gotten the habit in the winter of taking off my shoes at work and changing into work shoes. That was common when I lived in Montreal, since the snow would just make a mess everywhere if people didn't change their shoes. Oddly, not many people do that here in Winnipeg, despite the fact that there's snow just as long --- the somewhat colder temperatures mean the snow doesn't stick to your shoes and come inside quite as much.

Mustrum_Ridcully · Jul 14, 2015

Off they go. I find it more comfortable.

JWO · Jul 14, 2015

I lived in Japan for a year (and I'm actually just about to go back for at least another year!). Over there, there's a really strong 'shoes off' culture, to the extent that many restaurants (especially more traditional Japanese places), karaoke places, some doctors' offices, and many other indoor public places require shoes off and have communal slippers for you to change into. In people's homes there are always little areas when you open the door where you change out of your shoes before entering and change into slippers. They even have different slippers for the bathroom to avoid cross-contamination if you go to the loo.

Now that I'm in the UK, I always take my shoes off in my flat. It's just a nice tradition and keeps outside muck out of the home.

Legatus Legionis · Jul 14, 2015

davout1805 · Jul 14, 2015

Shoes are off! My feet have to breath man!

miniaturehoarder · Jul 17, 2015

davout1805 said:
Shoes are off! My feet have to breath man!

What *cough* about the *gasp* rest of *hack* us?! *thud*

MarkB · Jul 17, 2015

I take my shoes off in my own home. When visiting someone else's, I'll leave them on unless invited to do otherwise - though if I'm going to be there for awhile, I may ask if it's okay to remove them.