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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You all don’t have dogs? My dog walks through his own pee in the yard and that of other dogs in walks. I don’t make him wear shoes because I don’t have ocd. People this insane about germs that would flip out over a few footsteps through the house need a psychiatrist. The gossiping is just the icing on the cake. I bet her kid has allergies and autoimmune disease in the future. [/quote]

I have dogs too and my house is set up for them. A typical Japanese house is not set up for shoes. People sit on the floor. [/quote]

Who’s talking about a typical Japanese house? I’ve never been to a house in the US composed of tatami mats.[/quote]

Dp. I have tatami in my house in the US. But, I don't think a house needs to be setup with tatami for people to feel uncomfortable with shoes in the home. It's probably cultural and just a gut reflex.

The germs are real. Your shoes literally track in fecal matter. I doubt, however, the friend's reaction is consciously about the germs. The idea that shoes are dirty and shouldn't be in the house is a cultural norm, and the reaction against is automatic. [/quote]

The germs are on the floor not the counter. Unless you are a floor culture family this doesn't make sense. Do you also clean the toilet and the seat after every person uses it? If you'd like to cut down on dirt or have carpets (which I think are totally gross by the way shoes or no shoes) that makes sense but this whole, "there are germs on the floor of my home" nonsense is really crazy. Odds are, there are more germs on your doorknobs, phone and computer than on my shoes in the house floor. [/quote]

You really never touch your floor? I have kids who play on the floor, so yes, it does make sense for us.[/quote]

My kids played on the floor in their rooms. I get it if you have a baby. No I don’t touch my floor. It’s the floor. I walk on it. I have chairs and sofas. Are there things grown people are doing on their floors? Maybe I sit on it if I pet the dogs who are in and out so they are generally filthy and I have this neat thing on my body called skin that keeps gross things from getting inside my body. This skin thing is easily washed too! Go figure. [/quote]

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