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So my girlfriend, roomate and I were having a discussion about shoe's in the house. We're in Canada, and all of us have always taken our shoes off when we go inside. Sure if I'm running in to grab something I've forgotten i'll leave my shoes on. Unless it's rainy and my shoes are obviously wet then I wont. But as a general rule I take my shoes off when I enter my house, or the house of anyone else.

However, on most movies, television series, ect, it seems that nobody takes off their shoes when they enter a house. So we got to thinking, who does, who doesn't?

I know it is a semi-American stereotype to say that "All Americans wear shoes in the house", but really, who wears their shoes in the house, and who doesn't, and why? And no, slippers doesn't count.

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Plan9

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I'm American and I go discalced every chance I get. I never wear socks without shoes. I like the feel of the carpet and floors on my feet.

I spend a lot of my time indoors just lounging in my ubiquitous black underwear and a t-shirt. I don't like wearing clothes indoors.

When you're in the military, you spend as much time as you can with your feet out of boots. It's good to air 'em out as much as you can.

I also learned to like being unshod from practicing karate for hours on thin rough carpet on a concrete floor. It'll toughen your feet up.

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Huh. What's the point of having carpet in your house if you wear shoes all the time? Seems like a superfluous expense.

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Daniel_

You know I've never thought of your final point P9. It's a good one, I shall use it on my daughter, who generally forgets to remove her shoes.

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Strange Famous

I dont wear shoes in the house. I also rarely wear trousers (unless its really cold) - first thing I do when I get in is kick my shoes off and strip to my boxers.... but I usually do wear a shirt.

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Xerxys

When I lived alone I was naked. All the time. If someone decided to grace me with their presence they'd be answered by a Hugh Hefner wannabe.

Now I do not take off my shoes because this house is filthy. Only in my room do I take my shoes off and I have house shoes, the little furry type thingys.

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Charlatan

Shoe off in the house. In Canada, I kept the socks on because it was rarely warm. Here, it's bare feet.

I stay clothed but I do slip into shorts as soon as I get home. It's too hot to keep wearing pants.

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mixedmedia

I usually wear flip-flops and kick them off as soon as I come in. We all take our shoes off when we come inside. It keeps the carpet clean.

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ryfo

As soon as I get home, clothes and shoes off, trackies and slippers on. I even have inside and outside slippers for if i go out back to do stuff.

GreyWolf

What about at a (relatively) formal get together? We still generally doff the shoes at the door, but it tends to lead to a huge pile that has to be managed, especially during our winters when there's snow melting off everything. But I have an older Eastern European neighbour who was appalled when she gave a party and everyone was taking their shoes off. She almost thought it was some sort of insult that people felt so intimate with her home as to begin disrobing, lol (she's accepted it as a weird New World custom, now).

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wooÐs

I'm always barefoot in the house. As soon as I come in, I take off my shoes but it's more of a comfort thing than 'whoa, watch the carpet' thing. I don't care if someone wears shoes in my home.

Now when I get new carpet in a couple weeks, I may need to rethink this lol.

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Eweser

Usually I take work clothes off and slip shorts, t-shirt and sandals on right after coming through the door. My husband is constantly in and out of the house during the day, so he leaves his on until he comes in the final time. Then it's shoes and socks off. Since he does come in and out and isn't very concerned about what he's tracking in, I usually have some sort of shoes on all the time. Plus, I have very sensitive feet. Many people have told me to toughen them up, but I think I was just cursed. All my family knows (even my dog knew) not to mess with the bottom of my feet unless you want to be kicked.

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