Taking Your Shoes off at the Door
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@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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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.
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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.
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.
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@Renauda said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:
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 said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:
Am sure your absence won’t be lamented let alone even noticed.
Yes, manners and hospitality suffer greatly north of the Mason-Dixon.
@Jolly said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:
@Renauda said in Taking Your Shoes off at the Door:
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.
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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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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.
@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.”
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Jolly - would you ask about shoes or boots inside when visiting other people’s houses or is that just not a thing down there.
@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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@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.
