Shoes Off - an Unwritten Law?
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Do you take your shoes off when entering someone's house, or do you wait until you're asked? Or do you check first? Do you ask people to remove their shoes, or do you expect them to?
My ground floor is wood and natural slate so I find myself insisting shoes are kept on as the floor can be very cold. If I was that bothered about it, I suppose I could buy a selection of sliders for visitors to slip on...
Is it an unwritten law to remove shoes when entering someone's house?
My ground floor is wood and natural slate so I find myself insisting shoes are kept on as the floor can be very cold. If I was that bothered about it, I suppose I could buy a selection of sliders for visitors to slip on...
Is it an unwritten law to remove shoes when entering someone's house?
Always remove shoes, I find it rude to wear shoes in someone's house as I would find it rude if someone wore shoes in my house, especially on carpet.
Some people get proper funny about it, I'm looking forward to some of the replies on here where some take it as a personal insult to be asked to remove shoes.
Some people get proper funny about it, I'm looking forward to some of the replies on here where some take it as a personal insult to be asked to remove shoes.
Olivera said:
If it's kids or frequent well known visitors (e.g. grandparents) then fine.
If it's adult friends then it's outright odd, I don't want to see adults at a dinner party in socks or bare feet.
It’s not outright odd. It’s an arbitrary request to deal with a real problem.If it's adult friends then it's outright odd, I don't want to see adults at a dinner party in socks or bare feet.
You might not agree with it but it’s not outright odd.
I never grew up having to take my shoes off in the house, though at school outdoor shoes weren’t allowed in dorms.
I have always just followed other’s lead.
I live in the countryside & with dogs & horses in our lives clean shoes aren’t a given.
As a result all bar 2 rooms of my house are tiled downstairs.
I feel that people who insist on ‘shoes off in the house’ are a bit ‘Terry & June’, that kind of twee suburbia.
I will however concede that ‘country’ dirt & ‘town’ dirt are two very different things.
As always good manners is the art of not offending.
It’s their home & they have invited you in.
As it happens I have very restricted mobility in my ankles and as a result some shoes I have are only really accessible with a shoe horn. In that case I either elect to wait outside (if they are just popping in) or man up & deal with it if the purpose of the visit was to go in.
This has resulted in me walking back to my car in socks on more than one occasion!
Only an unutterable prick would tsk or express displeasure at being kindly asked to remove their shoes when a guest.
I have always just followed other’s lead.
I live in the countryside & with dogs & horses in our lives clean shoes aren’t a given.
As a result all bar 2 rooms of my house are tiled downstairs.
I feel that people who insist on ‘shoes off in the house’ are a bit ‘Terry & June’, that kind of twee suburbia.
I will however concede that ‘country’ dirt & ‘town’ dirt are two very different things.
As always good manners is the art of not offending.
It’s their home & they have invited you in.
As it happens I have very restricted mobility in my ankles and as a result some shoes I have are only really accessible with a shoe horn. In that case I either elect to wait outside (if they are just popping in) or man up & deal with it if the purpose of the visit was to go in.
This has resulted in me walking back to my car in socks on more than one occasion!
Only an unutterable prick would tsk or express displeasure at being kindly asked to remove their shoes when a guest.
Downstairs with the exception of the dining room is wood and tile so no issues with people not taking their shoes off. If they were going upstairs for whatever reason then I'd ask if they hadn't already.
If I'm going into someone elses house then I'd just ask as I walk through the door "do you want me to take my shoes off?" - it's not difficult is it.
If I'm going into someone elses house then I'd just ask as I walk through the door "do you want me to take my shoes off?" - it's not difficult is it.
Always shoes off, why would you want to have people walk their dirty shoes around your house?
We went out for dinner last week and walked into town so we could have a few drinks. We walked back and I took my shoes off as soon as we got inside the porch.
Next morning I look at my shoes and I have managed to tread in some dogs
t which is now all over the sole and sides with bits of leaf stuck to it.
Imagine if I had come home and decided to walk all around the house like that.
We don't have any carpet in the house, but that goes ten fold if you do.
We went out for dinner last week and walked into town so we could have a few drinks. We walked back and I took my shoes off as soon as we got inside the porch.
Next morning I look at my shoes and I have managed to tread in some dogs
t which is now all over the sole and sides with bits of leaf stuck to it.Imagine if I had come home and decided to walk all around the house like that.
We don't have any carpet in the house, but that goes ten fold if you do.
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