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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think if you live in a country where the culture is to take off shoes, it's fine to expect people to take their shoes off. [b]But if you are living in a country where that is not the cultural tradition[/b], it is not polite to expect people who are not your own family or very intimate friends to take their shoes off.

Many people in the US see taking off shoes in public as impolite and disrespectful of others with whom you do not have a family type relationship. Respect can equal a certain level of formality to some, and walking around shoeless equals zero formality, and thus respect to them. 
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See I feel like if you live in an educated area and are under the age of about 50, it IS the cultural tradition to remove shoes. DH and I are white, born in the US, as are many of our friends, and the vast vast majority don't wear shoes in their home.[/quote]

It is not historically a US cultural tradition to remove shoes that are not visibly dirty upon entering a house. I know plenty of very well educated people under 50 who don't expect non-family-member adults to take off their shoes when visiting. 
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