Please remove shoes sign- Rude?
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Anonymous
It's your home, your rules. I don't consider it rude. I think politely asking them is preferable to a sign. I answer the door without shoes and have an obvious shoe removal area in the entryway. That said, I do make some exceptions for the elderly or for friends with plantar fasciitis or foot stability issues (physical therapist here). |
Anonymous
Your house = your rules 
I used to let people walk with their shoes in my house ... until one of my cats got really sick from the dirt we bring in under our shoes. He almost died. Since then : no more shoes inside ! I have noticed that some people are upset by it but I honestly don't care. We do provide clean slippers they can borrow. Honestly, shoes walk on so much dirt, why do you want that in your house ? Dog poo, pollution etc ... |
Anonymous
| I'll defer to the host's wishes but it always annoys me to have to take my shoes off. Honestly, who is that scared of a couple of germs and if you have your home cleaned regularly it really isn't an issue. |
Anonymous
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Is there a reason this is posted every 3-4 weeks? I'm beginning to think it is a troll...
Anyway, in MY culture, shoes stay on around strangers/acquaintances. If you ask me to remove them, I will, but I will never come back to your house. Also, I'd say a good 8 out of 10 "shoeless homes" have a dog. Don't kid yourself thinking because you vaccuum daily, that there isn't dog hair all over your carpet/rugs. It then sticks to my socks, and I bring it into my home. Talk about rude. |
Anonymous
| Yes, if you ask me to remove my shoes please make sure your floors are clean. No tufts of cat or dog hair all over the place. If I find myself sticking to your floors I'm putting my shoes on. Yuck! |
Anonymous
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oh, OP, asking this question here on DCUM will give you a skewed perspective on US attitudes. It's a hot topic on DCUM, but not a big deal in the real world. There are TONS of shoe-free homes in the US. My mom (European) had a sign made (a shoe with one of those red circles around it, with a slash through it), but a sign usually isn't enough on it's own. Sometimes the first time people come over you need to ask them to please take off their shoes.
I find that usually around here, there are enough homes where it is the practice that people ask when they come in if they should remove their shoes. This will be especially obvious if there is a row of shoes at the front door. You could also provide slippers, but the people who complain on here about shoe-free houses will probably also say shared slippers are gross. You can't win with some people, and given the protection of anonymity on DCUM, people make more of a fuss about this than you'll ever see in "real life." Being European is helpful, because people seem to be more likely to ask about taking shoes off, because they know it's more common in Europe. I should think people would also know that it's more common in Asia, and thus they are likely to be expecting it. |
Anonymous
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Unless you have a Japanese style shoe cabinet or equivalent, it is rude to ask guests to remove their shoes at large gatherings or parties.
You end up with a huge pile of shoes people have to step over to get into the house, guests having to fish through other peoples shoes to find their own, and a huge traffic jam at the entry to the house. |
Anonymous
Yes!! |
Anonymous
| I check when I enter a house. If the shoes are by the door I take mine off. There are many shoeless houses and I think it should be basic politeness as a guest. |
Anonymous
I find the cat hair to be more of a problem. |
Anonymous
Not on the floors. Cats don't hang out on floors as much as dogs do. |
Anonymous
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When did this “shoes off in the house” trend start? I’m a 48 year old Caucasian woman born in the U.S. and no one ever removed shoes when I was growing up. We made sure to not track in poop or mud on our shoes and we often mopped/vacuumed our floors.
Don’t assume floors are clean even if you have a no shoes policy, especially if you have pets. They may LOOK clean but still have bacteria. |
Anonymous
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This “no shoes” trend seems weird to me. Why not require someone to change into a robe when entering your home? After all, clothes carry germs too and people will be sitting on your furniture?
Most US- born Americans I know don’t do the “no shoes” thing. |
Anonymous
We do "no shoes" for ourselves, but don't ask guests to do so. |
Anonymous
FFS. Learn to be polite in someone's home. |