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Azprint,I am Russian and I don't really make a secret out of it. And that is how it pretty much is, you take off your shoes and then proceed. Not normally offered slippers, as it is unsanitary. But I am first generation immigrant, so I dismissed it as a 'Canadian thing' at first, but the more I integrate the more I notice the inconsistency. You can't really pin it on certain cultures, as I love to interact with different cultures. Not trying to change people's minds, but I just can't help as perceive keeping your shoes on as saying that your house floor is no better than the pavement I just walked on, just as dirty.
No hun. It means you grew up in a culture that thinks like that. In most of the world tramping all over ones floors is stockings or barefoot would be insulting, unsanitary, and should be avoided if you ever expect to be allowed in their home again.wow dude, why start off with an insulting tone. you walking around someones house with shoes on is you telling them subtly that you think they are a shitty house keeper and that the outside with all it's dirt is no cleaner than their house. it is a respect thing. i do get it very much so, it's seems like you just fighting and arguing for no point other than to satisfy yourself. so go ahead and disrespect all your friends by telling them they are horrible house keepers and that their house is gross. i will not be engaging you further as i still do not wish to feed into your instability and you cannot have a conversation without anger, when you figure out how to do that look me up. good day sir.
i don't care about most of the world. i care about where i live. if you come to my house and don't take off your shoes you won't make it past the mud room and i will just assume you are a rude troglodyte and never invite you back.No hun. It means you grew up in a culture that thinks like that. In most of the world tramping all over ones floors is stockings or barefoot would be insulting, unsanitary, and should be avoided if you ever expect to be allowed in their home again.
Hi again Hun.i don't care about most of the world. i care about where i live. if you come to my house and don't take off your shoes you won't make it past the mud room and i will just assume you are a rude troglodyte and never invite you back.
considering canadian tradition is based on england with that being where we originated i would say we are in good company. japan and china and according to the russian shoes are not worn inside there either.
don't call me hun, i am not your hun and it's disgusting. i have a name, use it or don't put anything.
100% Boots full of snow are horrible!Considering we live in the nation where snow is common several months of the year, yea it would be common practice to remove ones shoes as a metter of habit. As well to bring your heels to the party after removing your boots. We also have rubber covers for mens dress shoes as well.
How about we go with the old adage. "When in Rome" for this one.
Your house, your rules. Before we left Canada the main hall and great room had a black polished stone floor. If people walked on it barefoot or in socks you could see foot prints. Our house rule was wear shoes, and if you are coming in from a swim wear flip flops. I am not fond of carpets.You come to my house you remove your shoes , if you dont you will be asked to do so , if you wont you will be asked to leave . My house , my rules ....thats the way it should be !
I owned a home with white carpet in the dining room and great room ( this was our main room for entertaining ) drinks and food were allowed in that room but were not served there . The food tables and bar were set up and served in our large kitchen . I cant imagine what the carpets would have looked like if I had allowed shoes to be worn ....especially around Xmas and New Years with the snow , salt and slop .
When I put the house on the market to sell I hung a sign on the door that read , please EVERYONE kindly remove your shoes .
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I agree 100 % . Take your dam shoes off . If your going to someones house for the evening then bring slippers or something that you can wear . I see the ladies that I know doing this all the time . My house is clean as well . I have carpeting and do not want it getting covered with crap that someone has brought in from the outside .Does it bug anyone else lol? But when I enter some body's house first thing I gotta do is take off my shoes. I guess it is just the way I was brought up, but I am surprised at how often I'd get a weird look or a question "Why are you taking off your shoes?". It is just so unnatural to walk around the house in the same footwear that I use outside. And irritates me when people try to keep theirs on when I am hosting them at my place, even though I have no problem to tell them to take it off. Do your feet stink or something? Also keeping the hats on inside...but that's different topic.
Please show some manners and leave your footwear at the door, you're not living on a farm anymore
Why not politely invite your guest to remove their shoes instead of assuming that? Everyone's customs are different Simon. I still find it different; (different, not strange not weird not rude not gross) that someone would remove their shoes walking in my place. Since we live in a multi ethnic country, city, world and unless you are inviting people whose descents are (whatever the folks who remove their shoes are) simply say "We don't usually wear shoes in the house" and I bet your guest would easily comply. Of course, all bets are off if said shoes are covered in snow or mud.i don't care about most of the world. i care about where i live. if you come to my house and don't take off your shoes you won't make it past the mud room and i will just assume you are a rude troglodyte and never invite you back.
Why not politely invite your guest to remove their shoes instead of assuming that? Everyone's customs are different Simon. I still find it different; (different, not strange not weird not rude not gross) that someone would remove their shoes walking in my place. Since we live in a multi ethnic country, city, world and unless you are inviting people whose descents are (whatever the folks who remove their shoes are) simply say "We don't usually wear shoes in the house" and I bet your guest would easily comply. Of course, all bets are off if said shoes are covered in snow or mud.
I agree 100 % . Take your dam shoes off . If your going to someones house for the evening then bring slippers or something that you can wear . I see the ladies that I know doing this all the time . My house is clean as well . I have carpeting and do not want it getting covered with crap that someone has brought in from the outside .
Sure hard wooden floors and ceramic tile can be cold in the winter months so bring something that you can wear inside .
I , like Simon don't give a crap what is considered Ok in other countries . If people can't respect my home and my rules then don't come in . Stay outside for all I care . I have never had anyone tell me it's OK to walk on their carpet with my street shoes . Not once .
As for fumbling around putting your shoes on when leaving , buy slip ons . Nice and easy to take off and on .
Maybe for some of you renters who don't care because that property is not yours so who cares what happens to the carpeting or hardwood floors . Go out and buy your own home , buy expensive carpeting or expensive hardwood floors and I will be very very happy to walk all over your floors with my street shoes . Free of charge.
I hope you wear a hazmat suit when you go out in public, and feed only through a sterilized intravenous tube. Also, don't have sex without a full body condom. Even in a monogamous relationship you cannot be too careful, your partner may have walked barefoot through the locker room at the golf club without telling you!Actually I am uncomfortable with bare feet on carpet because several conditions are not transmitted through shoes or house shoes and are through bare feet.
Novel idea . Door mats can and will get dirty after the first person has used it . Now with the second person using the door mat you have dirt on dirt .Actually I am uncomfortable with bare feet on carpet because several conditions are not transmitted through shoes or house shoes and are through bare feet. I recently discovered a novel approach to shoe dirt called a door mat. But I am probably being foolish