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Taking Your Shoes off at the Door

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  • RenaudaR Offline
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    Renauda
    wrote on last edited by Renauda
    #4

    Always remove my shoes when I enter someone else’s home. It is considered very impolite not to remove your street footwear, unless the owner tells you otherwise.

    Elbows up!

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    • JollyJ Offline
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      Jolly
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      #5

      Nope, unless my boots are muddy.

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      • RenaudaR Offline
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        Renauda
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        #6

        Then you can stand at the door and entertain the dog at my house.

        Elbows up!

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        • CopperC Offline
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          Copper
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          #7

          I have been to a few homes with the restriction on shoes, but only a few. Maybe 2-3 %. Growing up in Boston, I’m sure the number was zero.

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          • RenaudaR Renauda

            Then you can stand at the door and entertain the dog at my house.

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            #8

            @Renauda said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:

            Then you can stand at the door and entertain the dog at my house.

            Don't worry. If my shoes aren't clean enough for your temple, the rest of me ain't, either.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • JollyJ Jolly

              @Renauda said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:

              Then you can stand at the door and entertain the dog at my house.

              Don't worry. If my shoes aren't clean enough for your temple, the rest of me ain't, either.

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              Renauda
              wrote on last edited by Renauda
              #9

              @Jolly

              Am sure your absence won’t be lamented let alone even noticed.

              Elbows up!

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              • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                Doctor Phibes
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                #10

                We noticed the difference in etiquette when we moved to Canada - pretty much everybody took their shoes off. I'd never done it in the UK. Presumably it's because of the delightful winters.

                I was only joking

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                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                  We noticed the difference in etiquette when we moved to Canada - pretty much everybody took their shoes off. I'd never done it in the UK. Presumably it's because of the delightful winters.

                  RenaudaR Offline
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                  Renauda
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #11

                  @Doctor-Phibes

                  Not uncommon to bring your own carpet slippers to wear inside when visiting someone’s home. In winter we offer guests washable knitted wool slippers to wear around the house.

                  Elbows up!

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                  • RenaudaR Renauda

                    @Jolly

                    Am sure your absence won’t be lamented let alone even noticed.

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                    @Renauda said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:

                    @Jolly

                    Am sure your absence won’t be lamented let alone even noticed.

                    Yes, manners and hospitality suffer greatly north of the Mason-Dixon.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • jon-nycJ Offline
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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on last edited by jon-nyc
                      #13

                      Jolly - would you ask about shoes or boots inside when visiting other people’s houses or is that just not a thing down there.

                      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                      • HoraceH Offline
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                        Horace
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                        #14

                        I've acclimated to taking off footwear now. Due to the asian influence. The slippers at the door for visitors are comical though, with my feet. I just go with socks.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                        • JollyJ Jolly

                          @Renauda said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:

                          @Jolly

                          Am sure your absence won’t be lamented let alone even noticed.

                          Yes, manners and hospitality suffer greatly north of the Mason-Dixon.

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                          Renauda
                          wrote on last edited by Renauda
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                          @Jolly said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:

                          @Renauda said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:

                          @Jolly

                          Am sure your absence won’t be lamented let alone even noticed.

                          Yes, manners and hospitality suffer greatly north of the Mason-Dixon.

                          I can’t speak to manners and hospitality in northern US states but north of the 49th parallel taking your shoes off by the door you enter as a guest in someone else’s home shows good manners that are rewarded with an abundance of hospitality.

                          Elbows up!

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                            xenon
                            wrote on last edited by xenon
                            #16

                            I’m Indian. Walking into someone’s house with your shoes on is unfathomable.

                            When I visited India for the first time , I learned there was much more further Indian foot etiquette I was unaware of.

                            But beyond all the rules, I could never feel truly comfortable wearing shoes indoors. It’d be kinda like walking around in a suit.

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                            • HoraceH Horace

                              I've acclimated to taking off footwear now. Due to the asian influence. The slippers at the door for visitors are comical though, with my feet. I just go with socks.

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                              jon-nyc
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                              @Horace said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:

                              I've acclimated to taking off footwear now. Due to the asian influence. The slippers at the door for visitors are comical though, with my feet. I just go with socks.

                              I’m guessing that’s code for “otherwise my wife would make me sleep in the car.”

                              Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                Jolly - would you ask about shoes or boots inside when visiting other people’s houses or is that just not a thing down there.

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                                @jon-nyc said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:

                                Jolly - would you ask about shoes or boots inside when visiting other people’s houses or is that just not a thing down there.

                                Would never cross my mind. People who would do so in their homes with visitors would be thought to be snobs or eccentric.

                                The flip side of the coin is that one does not walk into somebody's home with muddy boots or filthy shoes.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                • JollyJ Jolly

                                  @jon-nyc said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:

                                  Jolly - would you ask about shoes or boots inside when visiting other people’s houses or is that just not a thing down there.

                                  Would never cross my mind. People who would do so in their homes with visitors would be thought to be snobs or eccentric.

                                  The flip side of the coin is that one does not walk into somebody's home with muddy boots or filthy shoes.

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                                  Renauda
                                  wrote on last edited by Renauda
                                  #19

                                  @Jolly

                                  People who would do so in their homes with visitors would be thought to be snobs or eccentric.

                                  I consider it an honour to be regarded of as either a snob or an eccentric, albeit a mildly sneering one.

                                  Elbows up!

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