Party requesting guests to take shoes off

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Anonymous wrote:Host it at a party room. It doesn’t have to be your house.

+1 people who require guests to take their shoes off should have their parties in places other than their homes…. or just invite people from the same cultural background to their home where taking shoes off is typically done.

I don’t want to go to someone’s house with a formal cocktail dress and be barefoot.

And I don’t want to walk around in my dress while wearing random slippers that have been used by other people.

Do people a favor and not have them over to your house in the first place. It’s really not necessary.

I agree. We are strictly a no shoes house and I have absolutely no problem asking people to take their shoes off when they come in. I also don’t host large gatherings because as can be seen from the thread some people are uncomfortable about taking shoes off. But I don’t knew why these people are so offended by taking their shoes off. It’s not as if we are asking them to take off their clothes or a head covering!

So you REALLY can't understand why someone would be annoyed that they showed up to a party at a house in a nice dress and heels and were then told to take their shoes off and as a result they have to walk around a stranger's house barefoot for the rest of the evening? You can't fathom why someone would be bothered by that? Even after 20 pages of people giving multiple reasons why it's an issue? Because if you can't, then that speaks volumes.

DP, but no. All the excuses about ailments, maybe. But just to be "annoyed" because your outfit looks different than with your high heels? That's ridiculous. Millions (billions?) of other people on earth manage just fine.

It's not the "outfit"; it's walking around someone's house in your bare feet. It's embarrassing.

Why are bare feet embarrassing? Do you constantly wear gloves so no one ever sees your hands? A scarf so no one ever sees your neck? What is wrong with your feet that you're so shamefully embarrassed about them? It's a pretty normal part of your body that people see.

People have bunions, corns, fungi, excessive dry skin, cracked heels, blisters, plantar fasciitis, deformed toes, mid-shaped toenails, etc. They may not want to reveal their problem feet.

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Anonymous wrote:DS picked up Athletes foot after the ‘no shoe’ party.

A kid tracked dog poop all over my house after not taking shoes off. You win some you lose some.

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DC got a plantar’s wart that needed to be surgically removed after going barefoot.

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I don’t understand this. Since when does taking off shoes equal barefoot? Don’t people wear socks (most of the times)? If being barefoot makes you so uncomfortable, just wear socks.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand this. Since when does taking off shoes equal barefoot? Don’t people wear socks (most of the times)? If being barefoot makes you so uncomfortable, just wear socks.

People wear sandals, flip flops, chacos, Tevas, birks, etc. without socks. If you show up to a party with sandals, you don’t know that the host is going to demand that you take your shoes off all night.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand this. Since when does taking off shoes equal barefoot? Don’t people wear socks (most of the times)? If being barefoot makes you so uncomfortable, just wear socks.

People wear sandals, flip flops, chacos, Tevas, birks, etc. without socks. If you show up to a party with sandals, you don’t know that the host is going to demand that you take your shoes off all night.

Oh well. Your birks could use a rest.

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Anonymous wrote:If I know I’m going to be at someone’s house for a while, I bring my indoor-only slippers. I get to be comfy and also respectful of their home!

I would never presume that it’s okay to leave my shoes on. I like things clean myself and it’s hard to imagine how often you’d have to clean floors if you were tracking in all the yuck from outside every day.

But it's not every day. It's one party.

No one is saying not to be shoes free most days. They are just saying that if you're hosting a large party, then loosen up the rules and clean up after.

No. Many people are saying they have rare foot problems and have medical grade shoes prescribed by a doctor that never come off their feet. That’s what’s uncommon. Not shoes off.

Plantar fasciitis, arthritis of the foot, and peripheral neuropathy are three common disorders that can make it hard or painful for people to walk without shoes.

Shoes off at an adult dinner party is uncommon enough that people don't plan for it, so you need to warn people in advance.

I will. I also know foot issues are as uncommon in the people I know as general shoes off is for others. So this isn’t an issue.

OP is hosting a school party. You know the foot health of all the parents in your child's class? I assure you, you do not.

OP is not hosting a school party. OP stated many pages ago that they will be declining. Still, the DCUM shoe war rages on.

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Anonymous wrote:The Cleveland Clinic tells me that at any given point 3 - 15% of people have athlete's foot.

It is very likely that someone will have it in a large party!

+1. Or plantar warts.

Still less gross than what is on the bottom of your shoe.

You've never had one.

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Anonymous wrote:DS picked up Athletes foot after the ‘no shoe’ party.

A kid tracked dog poop all over my house after not taking shoes off. You win some you lose some.

Gosh, if only there were a way of looking at your shoes and seeing if there's dog poop or mud or whatever on there.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand this. Since when does taking off shoes equal barefoot? Don’t people wear socks (most of the times)? If being barefoot makes you so uncomfortable, just wear socks.

People wear sandals, flip flops, chacos, Tevas, birks, etc. without socks. If you show up to a party with sandals, you don’t know that the host is going to demand that you take your shoes off all night.

I don't know this but I'm never surprised. It's a common expectation.

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So after 25 pages, "shoes on at all times" people have gross feet with special medical problems that do not want to reveal to their UPPER CLASS peers, while "yes, I'd be happy to take my shoes off at your home with or without notice" probably also masked during the pandemic and don't belong to a country club.

Did I sum that up right?

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For people saying that it's common to be asked to take off your shoes at the home of a stranger when you've been invited to for a large adult party, how often has this happened to you?

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand this. Since when does taking off shoes equal barefoot? Don’t people wear socks (most of the times)? If being barefoot makes you so uncomfortable, just wear socks.

Socks are a slipping invitation. I know someone who slipped and broke collar bone wearing socks at a "no shoes home" party. Why can't you just vacuum your floors after party like the rest of us?

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Let people know ahead of time so that they aren’t embarrassed by unpainted toes or holes in socks. I think it’s very rude if it’s unexpected.

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