Anonymous wrote:Yikes!I would leave if someone said I had to take my shoes off at a formal party. That is incredibly rude and presumptuous. Hard no for me. And I wouldn't want to be friends with anyone that controlling about their OCD. Several of you clearly have OCD issues.

Dont go to Japan i guess.

Anonymous wrote:We are strictly no-shoes family. It is both cultural and a preference. However, we have put huge mats and carpets at all doors and entrances, so that dirt and water/snow does not get tracked indoors. We also provide shoe covers to everyone (the kinds that medical folks wear).

For parties, we sweep and vacuum the floor but will not mop our floors. For a party, our house is superficially clean but not really sanitized. We also do not tell our guests to take off their shoes for their convenience. Since we have mainly hard flooring all over the house, we prefer to clean it very, very frequently so that the floors feel silky clean. After a party, we do deep cleaning and sanitizing. Sweeping, dusting, double mopping with tide and steam, cleaning and sanitizing the powder room, washing all rugs that are washable, table cloth, table mats and napkins etc.

I think, you should ask the host about it and it is prefectly ok to ask. 'Hey, do you have a no-shoes policy for parties? I am asking because I can figure out the footwear for the party." . I personally take grippy socks and disposable shoecovers in my purse when I go to anyone's house. I can accommodate whatever is their preference.

I would never have people over if I was that OCD. What a PITA.

Yikes!I would leave if someone said I had to take my shoes off at a formal party. That is incredibly rude and presumptuous. Hard no for me. And I wouldn't want to be friends with anyone that controlling about their OCD. Several of you clearly have OCD issues.

Yes, I would expect guests to remove their shoes if the party was indoors. Obviously if we’re on the deck or in the backyard, shoes can stay on.

Anonymous wrote:It would never occur to me that I would be asked to remove my shoes at a holiday party--that's pretty rude.

Why would it be rude? It’s their home.

We are a no shoes household and ask party guests to either remove their shoes or wear shoe covers.

We are strictly no-shoes family. It is both cultural and a preference. However, we have put huge mats and carpets at all doors and entrances, so that dirt and water/snow does not get tracked indoors. We also provide shoe covers to everyone (the kinds that medical folks wear).

For parties, we sweep and vacuum the floor but will not mop our floors. For a party, our house is superficially clean but not really sanitized. We also do not tell our guests to take off their shoes for their convenience. Since we have mainly hard flooring all over the house, we prefer to clean it very, very frequently so that the floors feel silky clean. After a party, we do deep cleaning and sanitizing. Sweeping, dusting, double mopping with tide and steam, cleaning and sanitizing the powder room, washing all rugs that are washable, table cloth, table mats and napkins etc.

I think, you should ask the host about it and it is prefectly ok to ask. 'Hey, do you have a no-shoes policy for parties? I am asking because I can figure out the footwear for the party." . I personally take grippy socks and disposable shoecovers in my purse when I go to anyone's house. I can accommodate whatever is their preference.

I don’t ask guests to remove their shoes, especially at parties.

What kind of boots are you wearing that are that are that complicated to take off?!

If we're having a larger gathering and people ask "should I take my shoes off" I say "whatever you're comfortable with". But that's going to vary by the host.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We never wear shoes in the house. Ever.

But, if we are having a party for a formal event and invite guests, we do not ask them to take off their shoes.

If we're having a backyard BBQ that's informal, kids may take off shoes before going inside to not track mud in.

But at Xmas we'd never ask people to take off their shoes.

+1

We don't do shoes but an event were hosting is an exception

Us too

We are generally a no show house but with no real enforcement for guests. 90% see shoes by the door and take them off. My Dad never has. To him it is poor manners. The earth still spins. The sun still rises.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate no shoe households that make guests take off their shoes. I especially would hate it if I got all dressed up for a dinner or cocktail party and had to slip off my fancy shoes in exchange for bare feet or those awful shoe covers. Suck it up and vacuum or mop immediately after!

Or you could bring your shoes with you and put tbem on when you get there. But the US and car culture usually means peoples shoes are much cleaner anyway.

Any shoe I would bring has at some point been worn outside, which it seems these no shoe households object to. I understand if I was coming from a muddy hike, or on a snowy day, but any other time is obnoxious.

Anonymous wrote:We never wear shoes in the house. Ever.

But, if we are having a party for a formal event and invite guests, we do not ask them to take off their shoes.

If we're having a backyard BBQ that's informal, kids may take off shoes before going inside to not track mud in.

But at Xmas we'd never ask people to take off their shoes.

+1

We don't do shoes but an event were hosting is an exception

Anonymous wrote:I hate no shoe households that make guests take off their shoes. I especially would hate it if I got all dressed up for a dinner or cocktail party and had to slip off my fancy shoes in exchange for bare feet or those awful shoe covers. Suck it up and vacuum or mop immediately after!

Or you could bring your shoes with you and put tbem on when you get there. But the US and car culture usually means peoples shoes are much cleaner anyway.