Should you have to take your shoes off at the door?

[mai72]

I taught in South Korea for 15 years. I also lived in Thailand for about a year. At the schools I worked at, and at the homes I visited I had to take my shoes off. Its custom in Asia to do this, because they believe that your shoes are the dirtiest parts of your body. If you think about it, its actually true. We walk thru god knows what... poo, mites, dirt, mud, spit, etc.

So, what do you think?

[Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Sherasonni:

Does it really smell if you take off your shoes? This isn't a sarcastic question and I'm really curious. From my experience, feet smell more right after being inside the shoes for a very long period of time. (Obviously, the shoes prevent the smell from spreading). It smells less and less the more free from containment they are. But even when I take off my shoes, the smell is very unnoticeable. It's the same with my family and friends.

no but its grody to see others feet

[Morkonan]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Grendalcat:

I honestly find this topic to be amusing. Over many decades of life, living in at least eight different homes, and visiting dozens of other people's homes, never once have I seen people take their shoes off at the door, nor been asked to do so.

Maybe this is a warm climate custom? Growing up we wore winter boots over our shoes at least half the year, you take your boots off at the door, but the shoes stay on cause it's COLD.

The first time I encountered it was when visiting the vacation home of a couple who were from "Up North." This was in The Southern US and it wasn't a common custom, there. I didn't remove my shoes because I had just spent seven hours driving and if I had removed my shoes... Well, I didn't want to offend them.

And, they were renovating their property. There was crap everywhere and the carpet was going to be replaced, anyway. I think they took offense that I didn't remove my shoes, but... they didn't come out and politely ask me to, but just looked at me disapprovingly. I'm too old and ticked off at the world to alter my normally respectful behavior just because somebody looked down their nose at me... :)

Heck, i should have scraped my shoes off at their door when leaving... HAH! That'd show 'em.

[Angel]

I do; it's custom for Chinese culture. Even police asks me if they should take their shoes off when entering. I get annoyed when people come in with shoes and step on my fluffy white rug.

[Xero_Daxter]

I actually installed a sentry gun at my door when guest doesn’t take off their shoes.

“Boop! You didn’t take off your shoes. I’m going to have to ask you to take it off.”

If you do wanna wear something then I have comfy panda slippers made of cotton.

[ṼṏẌṏḭḊ]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Xero_Daxter:

I actually installed a sentry gun at my door when guest doesn’t take off their shoes.

“Boop! You didn’t take off your shoes. I’m going to have to ask you to take it off.”

If you do wanna wear something then I have comfy panda slippers made of cotton.

That's going a bit too far. You should just offer them some pineapple pizza as they try to come inside with their shoes on. They'll feel threatened enough to remove their shoes.

[Computer]

One whom sweeps the most makes the shoes rule.