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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Blue blood easterners in the business and professional classes would think it exceptionally gauche to remove shoes and walk around a house in barefeet or in sweaty socks.[/quote] This is it exactly. I’d never thought of it like this, but my Dad would be so confused and a bit offended if you asked him to remove his shoes. And the whole “barefoot is a class below me” side had never really occurred to me but….it tracks. A bit of the WASP culture. [/quote] This! Lots of Americans who have professional jobs also wear dressy boots. I just can’t imagine taking those off and walking barefoot or in socks at someone’s home. It is a wasp thing. [/quote]
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