Wearing shoes indoors...

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Originally Posted by Jess

I never wear shoes in my house. Barefoot ftw. :jess:

I usually take my shoes off in other peoples houses as well, incase they'd think of it as rude if I left them on.

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Same. Its so much more comfortable:D

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Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight

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Originally Posted by Miriel

The only time I've ever keep my shoes on inside a house is if I'm at a stranger's house, and even then it's only if the stranger isn't Asian. Every single Asian house I enter, even if it's a stranger's house, you have to take off your shoes. It's just a given. It's really strange and bizarre to me to keep on your shoes when you're inside. Why would you do that? Off with the shoes, on with the fluffy house slippers!

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Japanese style housing is different from western style. Often they have soft floors(like mats) and tables near the ground. You sit on the floor. It would be common sense not to wear dirty shoes inside such a house. I suppose that tradition kept going even though they may have hard floors.

Its like the same reason you dont put your shoes on the couch.

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Originally Posted by Randgris

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Originally Posted by Miriel

The only time I've ever keep my shoes on inside a house is if I'm at a stranger's house, and even then it's only if the stranger isn't Asian. Every single Asian house I enter, even if it's a stranger's house, you have to take off your shoes. It's just a given. It's really strange and bizarre to me to keep on your shoes when you're inside. Why would you do that? Off with the shoes, on with the fluffy house slippers!

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It's a custom for us, we don't like shoes inside the house. Wearing shoes inside the house is like getting butt naked in front of other people. Its unethical and rude.

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Lol at you guys explaining Asian customs to me. :p

Im just answering to the best of my knowledge..

I don't wear shoes in houses.

People don't wear shoes in houses.

It's like that.

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Originally Posted by Randgris

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Originally Posted by Miriel

The only time I've ever keep my shoes on inside a house is if I'm at a stranger's house, and even then it's only if the stranger isn't Asian. Every single Asian house I enter, even if it's a stranger's house, you have to take off your shoes. It's just a given. It's really strange and bizarre to me to keep on your shoes when you're inside. Why would you do that? Off with the shoes, on with the fluffy house slippers!

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It's a custom for us, we don't like shoes inside the house. Wearing shoes inside the house is like getting butt naked in front of other people. Its unethical and rude.

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This is completely wrong

The reason Asians dont want shoes in thier house is because they're sane!

No. There is so much wrong with that. It gets the floor dirty, it's not relaxable, and you're just not supposed to do it! I don't really care if other people do it though, but I can't wear shoes inside. Unless I'm just too tired to care about taking them off.

I never understood why people would wear their shoes inside.

I've never met a household that prefers to have people wear shoes everywhere. You have to mop the tiled floors or the carpets get really dirty. And don't get me started on what happens when you start jumping on furniture and beds like I do.....what?

Unless the people tell me to I leave the shoes on when I go to someone's house. When I'm in my "house" (a.k.a dorm) my shoes are mainly on in case I just decide to leave or go do something with friends.

I'm having difficulty relating to you lot. I traipse around with my clodhoppers shod all day, so when I come home, it isn't an automatic desire for me to remove my shoes. I don't wear uncomfortable shoes, and I don't run through fields of debris either, so I don't have this burning need to "liberate" my soles the way the rest of you seem to. As for reasons of culture or manners, the only times I've had to take my shoes off before entering someone's house is when it has been obvious that their living quarters have just been refurbished/are significantly more expensive than mine. In my house, we were often nagged at to take our shoes off, but that was because we couldn't afford more shoes, not to preserve our carpet, or serve anyone's manners. Fie!

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Originally Posted by Momiji

If I know I'm going to be staying home for quite a while or if my shoes are wet are dirty, I'll take them off. I'll only leave them on if I'm only coming inside for a moment and then going straight back out.

But then again, I don't have to worry about tying my shoes, as my footwear of choice are checkered/striped Vans. They don't have laces. ^_^

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ZOMG same here!

I take off my shoes indoors, because it'd get really dirty after a little while if I didn't. And if someone visiting me wouldn't take them off, they'd get a smack in the face.

I normally don't wear shoes indoors because I like my feet to be FREE! (and if I wear shoes for too long in the hot weather I end up with tinea).

I don't care if other people wear shoes though. I went to my friend's house the other day and his family had a no-shoes-inside policy and I couldn't go inside cause I couldn't be bothered unlacing my 14-eye boots and doing them up again when I leave 5 minutes later.

Every time I've been to an Asian's house it's pretty much been necessary to take my shoes off. I've never been to an Asian's house where you can leave your shoes on.

Well in my house with it's vast majority bare wooden floorboards I walk in my shoes not to mention 2 small kids (my sisters, never mine) = hidden lego/toys and if you've ever stepped on that barefoot it hurts you'll know. in my girlfriends I take my shoes off as soon as I'm inside unless someone breaks a plate or bottle ect.