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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] Eh, I don’t know anyone who over 60 who removes shoes at the door outside of Asian culture. I’m younger than that and we picked up the habit while living in Asia 20 years ago. I can’t stand the idea of shoes that have been in public bathrooms walking all over my rugs. Makes sense to me. But PP had a point that were missing the heated floors. [/quote]
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