Taking shoes off inside your home - are you offended?

[Anonymous]

you mean white american culture

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you mean white american culture

I don't know - my whole extended family is white and american, and we take our shoes off in the house. I wouldn't necessarily require it of guests, but when my kids were smaller and crawling and eating everything off the floor, yes, I did ask people to take their shoes off. I would also not have invited anyone over who I thought might get huffy and leave at that request.

I can understand why people with foot issues want to keep their shoes on. But I don't understand keeping shoes on in one's own home. Doesn't mean it's wrong, just means I don't get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess we're weird. We don't roll around on the floor.

Really? Do you have small children? How else do you play horsie, or drive trucks around and play with train sets and blocks, or have big wrestly tickle matches?

My guess is they don't. If one is so formal as to wear shoes in the house, one is probably too formal for wrestly tickle matches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG! My in laws hate my no shoes policy! Everyone else seems fine with it. LOL!

I try to ask at someone's house if it's a "no shoes" house, to be considerate.

I do the same. I have a hard time wearing shoes in any house, because I grew up in no shoe house and my family has the same rule. The only "person" dragging dirt into our house is our dog!

Try the wipe test. Wipe the bottom of a shoe with a damp paper towel. This is what you leave behind in your house.

OK, I'm confused. You don't permit shoes in the house, but you have a dog (who presumably goes outside)? How do you reconcile this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do the same. I have a hard time wearing shoes in any house, because I grew up in no shoe house and my family has the same rule. The only "person" dragging dirt into our house is our dog!

Try the wipe test. Wipe the bottom of a shoe with a damp paper towel. This is what you leave behind in your house.

OK, I'm confused. You don't permit shoes in the house, but you have a dog (who presumably goes outside)? How do you reconcile this?

Not the PP you quoted, but in our no-shoe household, we wipe the dogs' feet with a towel and then baby wipes. It's not that big of a deal!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do the same. I have a hard time wearing shoes in any house, because I grew up in no shoe house and my family has the same rule. The only "person" dragging dirt into our house is our dog!

Try the wipe test. Wipe the bottom of a shoe with a damp paper towel. This is what you leave behind in your house.

OK, I'm confused. You don't permit shoes in the house, but you have a dog (who presumably goes outside)? How do you reconcile this?

Not the PP you quoted, but in our no-shoe household, we wipe the dogs' feet with a towel and then baby wipes. It's not that big of a deal!


Interesting, you do know that a wet towel or baby wipe will have little effect on germs. It what you are worried about is dirt a nice mat at the door should do the trick instead of taking shoes off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do the same. I have a hard time wearing shoes in any house, because I grew up in no shoe house and my family has the same rule. The only "person" dragging dirt into our house is our dog!

Try the wipe test. Wipe the bottom of a shoe with a damp paper towel. This is what you leave behind in your house.

OK, I'm confused. You don't permit shoes in the house, but you have a dog (who presumably goes outside)? How do you reconcile this?

Not the PP you quoted, but in our no-shoe household, we wipe the dogs' feet with a towel and then baby wipes. It's not that big of a deal!

Obviously, you can do whatever you want in our own house. However - in my opinion, you've gone completly 'round the bend. Meant in the nicest possible way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do the same. I have a hard time wearing shoes in any house, because I grew up in no shoe house and my family has the same rule. The only "person" dragging dirt into our house is our dog!

Try the wipe test. Wipe the bottom of a shoe with a damp paper towel. This is what you leave behind in your house.

OK, I'm confused. You don't permit shoes in the house, but you have a dog (who presumably goes outside)? How do you reconcile this?

Not the PP you quoted, but in our no-shoe household, we wipe the dogs' feet with a towel and then baby wipes. It's not that big of a deal!

Obviously, you can do whatever you want in our own house. However - in my opinion, you've gone completly 'round the bend. Meant in the nicest possible way.

and you love dirt so you must be filthy. no offense of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Interesting, you do know that a wet towel or baby wipe will have little effect on germs. It what you are worried about is dirt a nice mat at the door should do the trick instead of taking shoes off.

Hehehe, you really think a nice door mat keeps your house clean?!?!?! Hilarious!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Obviously, you can do whatever you want in our own house. However - in my opinion, you've gone completly 'round the bend. Meant in the nicest possible way.

Obviously, you can do whatever YOU want in your own house. However - in my opinion, you've gone completely 'round the bend by allowing dirty shoes and feet in your house. Meant in the nicest possible way

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Interesting, you do know that a wet towel or baby wipe will have little effect on germs. It what you are worried about is dirt a nice mat at the door should do the trick instead of taking shoes off.

Hehehe, you really think a nice door mat keeps your house clean?!?!?! Hilarious!

No actually, I use a mop, water and some cleaning agent for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Interesting, you do know that a wet towel or baby wipe will have little effect on germs. It what you are worried about is dirt a nice mat at the door should do the trick instead of taking shoes off.

Hehehe, you really think a nice door mat keeps your house clean?!?!?! Hilarious!

Hehehe, you really think that wiping your dog's feet and taking off your shoes means that you do not otherwise have to clean your house and that there is more to your house than the floors.

[Anonymous]

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It seems nastier to me to have your skin touching the floor.

... versus shoes that have stepped in dog shit?

[Anonymous]

We are a "take off the shoes" house.

Most people just do the obvious when the see the pile of shoes. Some don't, and I just let it be. I never ask, unless their shoes are wet.

When I have a party, some do and some don't. I just don't sweat it.

All of our houses are fairly disgusting if we look to close.

[Anonymous]

PP, well said. You are a better person than I. When people get defensive in my house about taking off their shoes, I can't help but think (not say) "white trash".