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[quote=Anonymous]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. 
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