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Shoes off in other peoples homes?

Which group do you belong to?

  • In my home everybody must take off their shoes

    Votes: 3 13.6%

  • in my home visitory may keep their shoes on

    Votes: 15 68.2%

  • I always take of my shoes in any home

    Votes: 3 13.6%

  • I do not like it when I am ordered about in other homes

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • other remarks

    Votes: 5 22.7%
  • Total voters
    22
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Rumpel

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There are 2 kinds of human beings:

Those who strictly demand, that every visitor takes of the shoes, because they value their holy carpet more than their visitors.
And those who don't.

Where do you belong to?
 
Rumpel said:
There are 2 kinds of human beings:

Those who strictly demand, that every visitor takes of the shoes, because they value their holy carpet more than their visitors.
And those who don't.

Where do you belong to?
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I'm with you

I could never understand this

Life is too short to worry about such nonsense
 
In some cultures, e.g. Japan, it is the height of bad manners not to remove shoes in a person's home.
 
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Jean-s said:
In some cultures, e.g. Japan, it is the height of bad manners not to remove shoes in a person's home.
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Yeah... and they need to get over it(LOL)
 
When in Rome.............
 
If I am a guest in someone's home I will follow whatever their rules are. In my own home I don't care about shoes. I have hardwoods anyway.
 
Don't worry about it? But when visiting I try to take my shoes off just to be safe.
Get a can of Resolve carpet cleaner. Works great!!
 
If someone asks me to take off my shoes in their home, it's not a big deal to me.

If someone wants to wear shoes in my home, it's not a big deal to me.
 
MrPeanut said:
If I am a guest in someone's home I will follow whatever their rules are. In my own home I don't care about shoes. I have hardwoods anyway.
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Rules?

Are such friends some kind of dictators?

Who make laws?


And are vistors welcome guests - or suspicious criminals?
 
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MrPeanut said:
If I am a guest in someone's home I will follow whatever their rules are. In my own home I don't care about shoes. I have hardwoods anyway.
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I have a good buddy/family who would always take their shoes off in their home

When I go to their house, I would never take my shoes off

they never would say anything to me(LOL)
 
I think in civilized countries the streets are so clean that there is no need to take the shoes off in other peoples house.
Usually they are all clean.
In rare cases, when they are NOT clean, visitors will take them off as a matter of course - without being ordered about by some sergeant major.
 
I think we should respect what people want for their own homes.
If you are visiting, and they do not ware their own shoes in the house, follow their lead.
While visiting my daughter in Canada, it seemed customary, to the point that a
service man who came to check on the furnace, took off his shoes at the door.
 
Rumpel said:
There are 2 kinds of human beings:

Those who strictly demand, that every visitor takes of the shoes, because they value their holy carpet more than their visitors.
And those who don't.

Where do you belong to?
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Hard wood floors. However, if the shoes you're wearing will leave your foot prints on the hardwood floors, the wife might leave footprints on you. ;)

Just sayin'...
 
longview said:
I think we should respect what people want for their own homes.
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This. :yt

When in doubt, take shoes off.

No need to bring any more outside dirt, debris, crap into somebody's house than necessary.

No shoes is the most polite and respectful way to go.

Unless you have the stinkiest feet/socks known to man. (I have only known one person like this in my life - yuck)
 
So far 6 out of 8 say: in my home visitory may keep their shoes on :)

And that is the civilized and polite way to treat one's guests. :peace
 
Rumpel said:
So far 6 out of 8 say: in my home visitory may keep their shoes on :)

And that is the civilized and polite way to treat one's guests. :peace
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Meh, that's just your opinion. I get it when people that like to keep a tidy home don't want others tracking crap in.

95% of the time contractors and workers put on their shoe-masks (or whatever those are called) before coming in. On couple occasions that they did not, I asked them to. For friends, I am much less strict, but I usually take off mine in their home (unless other guests do not or they tell me not to), esp when I don't know their preferences and that's a respectful thing to do.

Do many people walk around in the outside shoes inside their houses all the time? If not, why not? And if not, why would it be impolite to expect others to do the same?
 
longview said:
I think we should respect what people want for their own homes.
If you are visiting, and they do not ware their own shoes in the house, follow their lead.
While visiting my daughter in Canada, it seemed customary, to the point that a
service man who came to check on the furnace, took off his shoes at the door.
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Most workers don some shoe cover, at least the more reputable ones. We take our shoes off at home and at someone else' home. Our friends are too polite to leave their shoes on. No matter how "clean" streets are, you still bring dust and debris in a home.
Rules at our home also expand to be polite, talking politics is frowned upon, vulgar language will not be tolerated.
Like it or leave it.
 
Rumpel said:
So far 6 out of 8 say: in my home visitory may keep their shoes on :)

And that is the civilized and polite way to treat one's guests. :peace
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It is the duty of the guest to remember they are a guest.

And it is tradition in Japan because of the tatami flooring that can be damaged by shoes.
 
Dragonfly said:
This. :yt

When in doubt, take shoes off.

No need to bring any more outside dirt, debris, crap into somebody's house than necessary.

No shoes is the most polite and respectful way to go.

Unless you have the stinkiest feet/socks known to man. (I have only known one person like this in my life - yuck)
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Of course we all have been to places where our shoes are cleaner than the home.
 
Fledermaus said:
It is the duty of the guest to remember they are a guest.

And it is tradition in Japan because of the tatami flooring that can be damaged by shoes.
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Hawaii has the same tradition, right? Of course I get my wisdom from watching tv, never been there.
 
longview said:
I think we should respect what people want for their own homes.
If you are visiting, and they do not ware their own shoes in the house, follow their lead.
While visiting my daughter in Canada, it seemed customary, to the point that a
service man who came to check on the furnace, took off his shoes at the door.
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I agree. I was an appraiser for 30 years, which meant invading every room and closet in 10 or so strangers homes each week. Generally I followed whatever the homeowner's policies. In most cases if my shoes were not dirty or wet, I left them on.
 
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