Wearing Shoes Inside - The Fuck?

[BaronUberstein]

I tend to take off my shoes in my own dorm. In terms of other people's houses, I'll check if they have a pile of shoes at the door or not.

 

[jetriot]

I have found the most people in the areas I grew leave their shoes on(arid, dry climates in the US). I currently live in Wyoming and the same is true. That remains true unless there is snow or mud on the ground. Otherwise it is generally expected that you simply vacuum once a week. Different people, different climates/cultures. Really not a big deal. It isn't some stupid thing like the US not converting to metric like the rest of the world.

 

[Ljs1121]

I only take off my shoes at home, and even then it's a rare occasion.

I don't like my feet being cold and shoes provide excellent heat insulation.

 

[viranimus]

Yes it is common. Of which 3 pages in Im sure nothing I can say has not already been said. Gunna dü it anyway

It is contingent on the locale, the weather, as well as the build of the home in question.

For the most part dry concrete sidewalks in a metro area are generally pretty clean. So walking into someones apartment, yeah that would be mostly ok.

If it is raining or snowing outside, absolutely take the shoes off.

If you had to walk on dirt that is even the slightest bit moist, Take em off.

If the home you are entering and the areas you will be in are carpeted, automatically that adds to the need for you to take em off.

But if its a warm dry day, you are entering a home with hardwood floor or linoleum, wont be traveling on carpeted areas and your path into the home is dry and clean, yeah by all means.

 

[CleverCover]

Nope I take off my shoes as soon as possible, but I'm weird and I don't like wearing shoes period.

 

[Ashadowpie]

i've also noticed indoor shoe wearing in US media. in Canada or at least ontario, you take off your shoes right when you come home. why the hell would you curl up on the couch with shoes you just walked outside in? its makes everything dirty.

it is strange

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

I wear shoes indoors when I can't be bothered to take them off or are about to go somewhere in them. I'd rather not, and most times I do take off my shoes (especially if they're dirty from going across grass), but I have a relative who doesn't want my shoes outside just to spite me, so I leave them when I can but when I can't they come in.

We have hardwood floors and a husky that sheds A LOT.
We can't keep our floors clean at the rate this dog sheds.

And that's how carpets are made. Husky fur, condensed over years of treading.

 

[AdmiralCheez]

Back in college, my roommates and I would always wear shoes, solely because it was a college apartment. There's just no way of knowing what lurked on that floor in years past, and no matter how many times you vacuum it, the remnants of hundreds of parties will always be there.

But at home, I'm just extremely lazy in regards to shoes, so I won't switch until absolutely necessary. Meaning, I'll stay barefoot for days if I don't actually have to leave the property. So, I'll go outside and get the mail without shoes on, or go around the yard and pick up fallen tree branches. But, once I put them on, I generally don't take them off until I retreat to my room for the night.

 

[Hosker]

I've never known people to keep their shoes on here in England. I think it's mostly an American thing.

 

[lunavixen]

I'm pretty sure it's commonplace in most Western nations. We're not Japanese, and we don't have a ritualistic point of view on wearing shoes indoors.

not in Australia it's not

OP: I think it's really wierd to wear shoes insidetheir own or others homes

 

[Syphous]

Depends on the season and the weather. Muddy or wet shoes/boots are taken off obviously, otherwise it's pretty random if I wear them or not. As I write this post I am wearing my shoes.

 

[Dawns Gate]

We don't do it in Canada, I can confirm that. From what I can tell it's an American thing.

 

[The Tibballs]

I was once frowned upon for removing my shoes in my own grandparent in-law's (then: to be) house. Said it belied a sense of 'familiarity I had not yet earned'.

You should've been like "Come on bro, I've been in your granddaughter, how much more familiar can we get??" then fist bumped.

 

[Landshark1]

I wear shoes whenever I'm in my own house, but if I'm visiting someone else's house I'll normally take them off or just do what the host does.

 

[Buck Wilde]

Usually wear slippers, but these ones are getting pretty nasty so I need to change that. Other than that its usually socks or shoes inside simply because everywhere but my room has tile or wood floors and if you walk on that in bare feet then anything thats on it is just instantly on your feet. Wouldn't mind that so much but I don't wanna get that nastiness on my blanket and sheets when I go to bed so I normally have something on my feet inside.

 

[-Dragmire-]

I've always seen it as one of those 'only in America' things. To me, shoes are to be worn outside, not around the house.

Do you wear shoes at work?

Yep, but my work has a dress code, which naturally includes shoes.

It's generally good manners to take your shoes off unless you specifically notice the host hasn't, or know that they don't care about the state of their floor.

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Wow, I thought it was a common courtesy to take off your footwear before entering a house beyond the foyer, which usually has a placemat or closet for shoes and boots.

Still, what do you do about any pets? We had a dog for a number of years. Couldn't exactly tell him not to track in dirt.

Wipe off their feet if the weather's muddy/snowy. At least that's what I do for my dog.

Media eh?

Here's my return question then: Do you wear shoes at work?

Naturally in retail work it's necessary but when I had an office job we were required to either take off our shoes(provided no noticeable odors rose from them) or have a clean pair of shoes that stayed at work for us to wear.

You two missed the point entirely.

He is basing his assumption off American MEDIA.

MEDIA is work for people, thus they are wearing shoes on the set, which is their WORK.

Make sense now?

If you read through the comments people are saying what's normal for them not what's normal for them to see in the media. No need for unnecessary caps, it comes off as rude and hostile.

For sitcoms shoes stay on for pacing reasons unless it's scripted, not because it's a work place.

 

[Divine Miss Bee]

i have to wear shoes inside. i'm poor and haven't been able to finish all the repairs to the floors in my house started by the previous tenant, so we have exposed unfinished wood on most of them. if i didn't wear my shoes, i'd get splinters in my feet.

but in general, i prefer to go around in stocking feet when i'm at home, i think it's cleaner and more comfortable.