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is it acceptable to require people to take off their shoes to enter your house

Is it acceptable to require people to take off their shoes to enter your house

  • Yes

    Votes: 88 93.6%

  • No

    Votes: 6 6.4%
  • Total voters
    94
new coup for you said:
I hate it when people require me to take off my shoes to enter their houses.

It's bull**** for several reasons:

1)What makes you so confident that your floor is that clean?
2)This is the West, not the East.
3)I wear boots all the time and it takes me 20 minutes to take them off. The reason the Japanese started that stupid tradition is because they wore sandals back in they day, not laced shoes or boots.
4)Peoples feet smell.
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Only if she's hot, and one has a foot fetish. :2razz:
 
We take our shoes off, when we go upstairs to the Living area. That is because the Boys always played so much on the carpet, we didn't want dog poop mixed in with the cookie crumbs.
 
new coup for you said:
I hate it when people require me to take off my shoes to enter their houses.

It's bull**** for several reasons:

1)What makes you so confident that your floor is that clean?
2)This is the West, not the East.
3)I wear boots all the time and it takes me 20 minutes to take them off. The reason the Japanese started that stupid tradition is because they wore sandals back in they day, not laced shoes or boots.
4)Peoples feet smell.
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I wear boots quite a bit, too. I own a couple pairs with zippers, partly for this reason.

In my home, I request removal on casual visits during poor weather when the outside is messy or wet, but, if I am having a party, I don't bother with it at all. I have seen this being done from many people in my area as well with varying rules for the casual visits.

Here is something I found, supposedly reflecting "Miss Manners" view:

According to Miss Manners, American manners work on the assumption that it is rude to ask guests to take their shoes off–you’re implying that their short visit might do damage to your floors, which is of course a ridiculous assertion in 999 cases out of 1000, but shows where your focus is.

In the same way we ignore the “cost” to our furniture and floors when a guest sits and walks, we insist that things we do for our guests are “no trouble.”

When your persnickityness is more important than the wholehearted reception of your guests, it knocks the shine off the welcome. I remember a friend who used to provide booties. One always felt she regarded one as vaguely unclean.
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This does sound like what she'd say, but I was unable to find a direct quote. Once I had read it, I decided that it does make sense. I think I am still going to ask people to remove in bad weather, though. :)
 
My boss's wife makes me take off my shoes. I can't stand that pretentious bitch. And she's wicked racist. He's like an old hippy and nothing like her. I condole him,
 
It is not just a custom in Japan. In Poland this is standard. The polite host has extra slippers for guests.
 
new coup for you said:
I hate it when people require me to take off my shoes to enter their houses.

It's bull**** for several reasons:

1)What makes you so confident that your floor is that clean?
2)This is the West, not the East.
3)I wear boots all the time and it takes me 20 minutes to take them off. The reason the Japanese started that stupid tradition is because they wore sandals back in they day, not laced shoes or boots.
4)Peoples feet smell.
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I don't like it for #3 & 4.

I wear boots and man do my feet small in the summer.

My stepmother gets on the "take your shoes off" kick once in a while, but once my sister comes over and makes a fuss she backs off for a while.

It's annoying.
 
hiswoman said:

It's their house. If taking your shoes off is inconvenient, don't visit. Invite them to your house or to a public place.

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If I'm there installing your kitchen, and you already signed the contract, guess what?

I'm wearing my steel toes, and if you don't like it, **** you. You can't fire me, and if you kick me out you'll have to pay the cancellation fee per the terms of the contract. If you're an asshole when this goes down, I'll personally sue you for loss of wages as OSHA requires me to wear steel toes while I'm installing in your house.
 
Most times, yes.

If I am having a get together with many guests, then of course not. Same with having someone come over to work on my house/appliances, etc... - of course I don't want some stranger tromping through my house with his/her shoes off...

I have children and them and their friends need to kick their shoes off because they are not as self aware of how dirty their shoes get and it's easier than having tracked in mud and grime every other five minutes as they run in and out. Sorry if that bothers someone, but I like my house to be clean... not a nightmarish grime pit.

A persons' house is their castle and I suppose if you don't like removing your footwear when you go to visit, then don't go or invite them over to your place.
 
Jerry said:
If I'm there installing your kitchen, and you already signed the contract, guess what?
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Whenever workmen and appliance repairmen enter my house, they always put heavy shoe covers over their boots. Never had anyone not do it automatically and without prompting of any kind.

Jerry said:
I'm wearing my steel toes, and if you don't like it, **** you. You can't fire me, and if you kick me out you'll have to pay the cancellation fee per the terms of the contract. If you're an asshole when this goes down, I'll personally sue you for loss of wages as OSHA requires me to wear steel toes while I'm installing in your house.
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Well, gee. Thanks for the head's up, Mr. Lawsuit Happy. I'll be sure not to allow any kitchen rehab guys named Jerry into the place. *shrug*
 
Glinda said:
Whenever workmen and appliance repairmen enter my house, they always put heavy shoe covers over their boots. Never had anyone not do it automatically and without prompting of any kind.

Well, gee. Thanks for the head's up, Mr. Lawsuit Happy. I'll be sure not to allow any kitchen rehab guys named Jerry into the place. *shrug*
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This thread is about requiring people to take their shoes off.

No option of putting something over the shoe was ever established.

Im not sure why you would want to live in a museum, you probably have plastic over your furniture, but if your floors are so precious then keep a box of shoe covers handy :2wave:
 
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TheGirlNextDoor said:
Most times, yes.

If I am having a get together with many guests, then of course not. Same with having someone come over to work on my house/appliances, etc... - of course I don't want some stranger tromping through my house with his/her shoes off...

I have children and them and their friends need to kick their shoes off because they are not as self aware of how dirty their shoes get and it's easier than having tracked in mud and grime every other five minutes as they run in and out. Sorry if that bothers someone, but I like my house to be clean... not a nightmarish grime pit.

A persons' house is their castle and I suppose if you don't like removing your footwear when you go to visit, then don't go or invite them over to your place.
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I'd rather put a cover over my boot, because if I lift my pant leg up to far while taking my boot off you might see the nose of my Glock ;)
 
Jerry said:
This thread is about requiring people to take their shoes off.

No option of putting something over the shoe was ever established.

Im not sure why you would want to live in a museum, you probably have plastic over your furniture, but if your floors are so precious then keep a box of shoe covers handy :2wave:
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The proper thing is to provide slippers for guests.
 
Jerry said:
Im not sure why you would want to live in a museum, you probably have plastic over your furniture, but if your floors are so precious then keep a box of shoe covers handy :2wave:
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Surprise! Mr. I'm-So-Effin'-Brilliant! I live in the wet, muddy woods in the Pacific Northwest, at the end of a gravel road that's at the end of a gravel road. :doh

:roll: Some people think they have ALL the answers....
 
Glinda said:
Surprise! Mr. I'm-So-Effin'-Brilliant! I live in the wet, muddy woods in the Pacific Northwest, at the end of a gravel road that's at the end of a gravel road. :doh

:roll: Some people think they have ALL the answers....
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I bet you laminate your silverware, too.

"Oh don't step on my floor, it might get dirty"..."don't take the cover off the pool, a bug might get into it"..."don't use the snow shovel, snow might get on it"..."don't take the car out of the garage, it might get a spec on the windshield".

Careful around the pool this summer, you might get your swimsuit wet :2wave:
 
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Jerry said:
I bet you laminate your silverware, too.

"Oh don't step on my floor, it might get dirty"..."don't take the cover off the pool, a bug might get into it"..."don't use the snow shovel, snow might get on it"..."don't take the car out of the garage, it might get a spec on the windshield".

Careful around the pool this summer, you might get your swimsuit wet :2wave:
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Aw, Jerry, you're probably just pissed that your boots are the only thing people ever ask you to take off when they invite you over.
 
Gardener said:
Aw, Jerry, you're probably just pissed that your boots are the only thing people ever ask you to take off when they invite you over.
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Oh snap!!

I got notin on that.


Respect :lol:


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new coup for you said:
I hate it when people require me to take off my shoes to enter their houses.

It's bull**** for several reasons:

1)What makes you so confident that your floor is that clean?
2)This is the West, not the East.
3)I wear boots all the time and it takes me 20 minutes to take them off. The reason the Japanese started that stupid tradition is because they wore sandals back in they day, not laced shoes or boots.
4)Peoples feet smell.
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My house, follow my rules. I don't want your dirty boots on my carpet. The managers of the last apartment I had in the States before coming back to Asia remarked on how CLEAN our carpet was compared to other tenants. I enforced the no shoe rule strictly and no one complained.
 
I typically require house guests to remove their blouses as well, on occasion there is a token resistance, but they eventually oblige.


:rofl:spin:
 
What if the visitor had a cane and a severe limp?
 
sazerac said:
What if the visitor had a cane and a severe limp?
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depends entirely on how much their boobs sag. I am not a blind ideologue, I can forgive other handicaps for perkiness.

I will not broach the subject of females that may have disorders that may cause involuntary, yet potentially beneficial muscle spasms,
 
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