a question for japanese people..

[Manton]

I grew up in a house in which the family members always took off our shoes in the entry hall. Certainly, I was required to do so, as I was the one most likely to have been crawling around in mud. By now it's now an ingrained habit. I'll bet this is common in a lot of American households. Where we draw the line is in requiring guests to follow suit. In fact, in my house, we went the opposite way. When we had guests, we all put our shoes on. It would have been odd to be shoeless while our guests wore shoes.

 

[chorse123]

This is also done in Russia.

 

[Mike]

I guess I'm in the minority here as well. We don't really have a rule at my house. Obviously, if its really snowy or wet, people take their shoes off, but there is no rule. We want people to be comfortable. We have big, rough doormats outside and a entryway rug at the doors, so a swift strong scrub on both as people come in does a good job.

I sort of have an aversion to walking around in socks, especially dress socks, which, as a Style Forum devotee, I wear often. I've actually slipped and fallen on ****** a few times on hardwood and tile floors with dress socks on. Since the purpose of socks is to wick mosture away, when you take your shoes off the socks are damp and pick up dust and dirt and everything else.

If I'm not wearing shoes, I'm barefoot. There are exceptions, such as if its really cold. This is just a personal thing, since I don't like walking around in socks. At my friend's place, where I've slipped before, I take my socks off with my shoes. He gets the picture.

 

[imageWIS]

When we lived in Canada we had the rule that all footwear must be removed at the door, alas when we moved to Florida we no longer had the rule. No idea why.

Jon.

 

[Fabienne]

When we lived in Canada we had the rule that all footwear must be removed at the door, alas when we moved to Florida we no longer had the rule. No idea why. Jon.

Snow?

 

[My View]

Most Singapore households do the same - shoes are taken off before going into the house.