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[quote=Anonymous]I am offended when people ask me to take off my shoes - if I wasn't told beforehand - so I could wear appropriate socks or bring slippers.  I find it very strange to be invited to someone's home, and then told I have to walk around barefoot or in slippery socks.  I'm always very uncomfortable.  And quite honestly in the summer, my feet are usually dirtier than my shoes (I don't know how it happens, but dirt just seems to work its way into my sandals).  I can scrape my shoes on a mat to get off any dirt, I can't do the same with my feet.

I read an article about this, and from what the article said it is rude to ask guests to take off their shoes.  According to the article, in cultures where it is customary to take off shoes when entering a house, it is still considered rude to ask a [b]guest [/b]to take off shoes (that doesn't mean the guest won't do it on their own).   But when it is someone that comes over all the time and is more like "family", than it is fine.[/quote]

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