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[quote=Anonymous]I am white and DH is Asian and we are strictly no-shoes. We do so for health, not cultural reasons; however, both he and I grew up this way. I think it's a little silly to categorize "shoes on in the house" as "American." It's really more that people see people on TV wearing shoes in the house, and so they assume that's the norm, when in reality, plenty of Americans (of all ethniticities) are shoes-off. I liken this to the way that the midwestern accent has become much more entrenched in the last 50 years, and is considered the "standard" American accent now, due to TV popularizing it and making it seem "normal." Sadly, it seems like some people who think they are "normal" get really indignant whenever they come across someone who they deem isn't -- I think it's more authentically American to realize we all come from different backgrounds, and to tolerate (and maybe even learn from) people with different habits than us.[/quote]
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