If you properly shower and exchange socks every day/other day, you won't have smelly feet.burningdragoon said:
Well, most people won't. There are always exceptions.
Wearing Shoes Inside - The Fuck?
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Well, most people won't. There are always exceptions.
Growing up, we always wore our shoes inside the house. As did the vast majority of people I knew. My ex-wife was very much in the take your shoes off camp so I got into the habit of doing just that. These days, I usually take them off unless I'm leaving again in under two hours. I also don't care if I have people over and they leave theirs on. After all, I have a good vacuum.
I was always taught that its polite to remove your shoes. Some people are about it stricter than others, specifically anyone with an expensive carpet tend to be very strict. Personally, I tend to wear slippers indoors 'cos they're warmer and comfier than shoes anyway.
I always wear my shoes inside, it's more comfortable, warmer, and you don't break your toes every time you hit them off something or drop something on your foot, and you don't get wet socks if you walk over a wet spot in the kitchen or something, you don't need to change in and out every time you enter and leave the house, and you don't end up with a pile of discarded shoes at your front and back doors.
There are practical reasons for wearing shoes inside, and I much prefer it.
Now... socks in bed...
There are practical reasons for wearing shoes inside, and I much prefer it.
Now... socks in bed...
It does really depend on the person, some people are simply smellier/sweatier than others. And especially in warm weather.Realitycrash said:
And this is the reason I prefer to keep my shoes on in other people's houses, paranoia about smelly feet. If they have a no-shoe rule (which less common than common in my experience, in London, UK) then of course I'll respect it, though.
Also, DM boots or Converses take forever to take off, so there's that.
And some people don't clean their floors enough and I'm more worried about the health of my feet than the health of their floor. This was the case when I lived with my mum, she had athlete's foot and would always walk around with bare feet. So I pretty much always kept my shoes on if I wasn't in my bedroom.
I hardly ever wear shoes inside. Most of the time I don't even wear socks. First thing I do when I get home from work is take my shoes and socks off, feels refreshing to let them get some air. The rest of my family wear shoes inside, my brother puts them on even if he isn't going to leave the house.
I pretty much take my shoes off in my parent house most of the time. The only time I would keep wearing them is either I'm heading back out soon or maybe there is some king of spillage (altought I would get my slipper or sandal out). Not sure if this is a facter but my parent mostly have carpet instead of wooden floors.
They do. It's a pain. Still, what's another minute? If you can't bother, then you shouldn't wear them (And yes, I own and wear both).lisadagz said:
I used to have a friend who's family made me take my boots off ... I used to wear army boots with 24 eyelets, it took me about a minute to take each one off, then another minute to put 'em back on!
Since then I vowed to never enter a house where they make me take off my foot wear.
On another note. After I moved out of the homeless shelter, they have a person who comes to make sure you're keeping the place clean, paying bills ETC. During 6 months of this period a college student was working with her.
Anyway, after I got my carpet fitted they come round to check up on me. I let them in, then walked off into my living room, they took there time to come in and I wondered what was taking so long, when they come in I realize they took there shoes off.
I just laughed at there over politeness, especially since I was wearing big work boots.
I think when you go into somebodies house and get your shoes off, it conveys a "making yourself at home" or overly familiar impression. I think it's like meeting somebody for the first time and hugging them, it's bit forward.
If somebody asks me to take them off I think it's quite bossy, after all you have a hoover and even vacuum's that wash your carpet at the same time ... not to mention no matter what you do, your carpet will get dirty.
Since then I vowed to never enter a house where they make me take off my foot wear.
On another note. After I moved out of the homeless shelter, they have a person who comes to make sure you're keeping the place clean, paying bills ETC. During 6 months of this period a college student was working with her.
Anyway, after I got my carpet fitted they come round to check up on me. I let them in, then walked off into my living room, they took there time to come in and I wondered what was taking so long, when they come in I realize they took there shoes off.
I just laughed at there over politeness, especially since I was wearing big work boots.
I think when you go into somebodies house and get your shoes off, it conveys a "making yourself at home" or overly familiar impression. I think it's like meeting somebody for the first time and hugging them, it's bit forward.
If somebody asks me to take them off I think it's quite bossy, after all you have a hoover and even vacuum's that wash your carpet at the same time ... not to mention no matter what you do, your carpet will get dirty.
That's just sort of odd. I mean, come on, shoes for outdoors, slippers/socks/bare feet for indoors. That's the way it's always been in the houses I've lived in, always made sense to me. Also I always thought it was more polite to remove your shoes indoors. No sense treading dirt into the house, onto the carpets, no wait what are you doing clean that up right now!
We have hardwood floors and a husky that sheds A LOT.
We can't keep our floors clean at the rate this dog sheds.
I wear shoes indoors,
have you ever had a piece of dog hair stuck in your foot?
It's like stepping on a shard of glass.
Although I don't wear sneakers,
I wear flip-flops that I can take off or throw on easily,
so I guess that counts as part of the slippers camp.
We can't keep our floors clean at the rate this dog sheds.
I wear shoes indoors,
have you ever had a piece of dog hair stuck in your foot?
It's like stepping on a shard of glass.
Although I don't wear sneakers,
I wear flip-flops that I can take off or throw on easily,
so I guess that counts as part of the slippers camp.
In the US it's not a big deal. You can go with or without. I personally find taking off my shoes more comfortable but. I've only been to one or two houses where they really make it an issue if you have your shoes on. I guess this is one of the few things most Americans don't have an opinion about.
I'm wearing my shoes inside right now. If they're on they're staying on till I have a reason to take them off. If they're off they're off till I have a reason to put them on.
wait, people do that. unless you're just there for a really short amount of time (like to pick something up), you're supposed to unless otherwise stated. I guess it depends on the household.Realitycrash said:
I've never really known anyone to take their shoes off inside unless they are muddy or otherwise covered in dirt although that may well just be the company I keep. Besides, there are all kinds of hard and sharp objects to tread on or stub your toe against inside.