Removing ones shoes before entering one's or another's home

irelandrover

c4cat wrote: »

Just another immature response

The point of why stop at shoes is valid. The amount of dirt and dust that are brought in on a persons clothes are more than is brought in on their shoes. And you dont clean your house as often as someone who lets people wear shoes in the house. So going by this your house would in fact be dirtier than most peoples.

c4cat

irelandrover wrote: »

The point of why stop at shoes is valid. The amount of dirt and dust that are brought in on a persons clothes are more than is brought in on their shoes. And you dont clean your house as often as someone who lets people wear shoes in the house. So going by this your house would in fact be dirtier than most peoples.

Well for a start, those that go out and roll around in the crap would just not be invited, so its a mute point

gillo_100

In response to the sweaty feet, think about it when do you normally visit other peoples houses, in the evening. Now I know we all like to think women don't sweat and fart and stuff but they do. So by the end of the day of course peoples feet are going to be sweaty and possibly a bit stinky. Whish is far worse than a bit of dirt.

And come on lets be realistic how much dog crap is going to get walked into your house, unless someone had actually just stepped on some in which case they'd offer to take off their shoes. There is probably more ****e left from someone farting in your house than from their shoes.

Also why should someone have to wear through their socks on your floors thus shortening the life of them.

WesternNight

I guess a fair compromise would be: If you ask me to take my shoes off in your house, then provide me slippers.

c4cat

WesternNight wrote: »

I guess a fair compromise would be: If you ask me to take my shoes off in your house, then provide me slippers.

We do, I have a large collection of slippers from hotels I have stayed in available for use by guests to my home

ScumLord

It's common practice throughout Europe, I've been asked to do it in Slovakia, Czech republic and even in a hostel in Sweden. I thought the hostel one was a bit off considering everyone spends the day walking around and would have smelly infected feet.

Unaton

We always ask our guests to take the shoes off.

Reasons:

1. Wooden floors and heels = scratched floor. No thanks
2. Beige carpet = dirt

We actually consider it impolite if somebody just waltzes in with their shoes on.

Our floors are clean and we like to keep them that way.

c4cat

Unaton wrote: »

We always ask our guests to take the shoes off.

Reasons:

1. Wooden floors and heels = scratched floor. No thanks
2. Beige carpet = dirt

We actually consider it impolite if somebody just waltzes in with their shoes on.

Our floors are clean and we like to keep them that way.

I could not agree with you more, I really can not understand why many here in Ireland seem to think otherwise.

WesternNight

c4cat wrote: »

I could not agree with you more, I really can not understand why many here in Ireland seem to think otherwise.

It might be best to just accept that we do and move on. I don't think it's likely to change anytime soon.

ceegee

c4cat wrote: »

We do, I have a large collection of slippers from hotels I have stayed in available for use by guests to my home

So not only do they need to take off their shoes, they have to handle stolen goods as well?

c4cat

ceegee wrote: »

So not only do they need to take off their shoes, they have to handle stolen goods as well?

Oh how stupid can one get, the slippers in the hotels I use are for one time use only for reasons of hygiene and are disposed as garbage if used & left behind by guests, just like the toothbrushes they provide in the bathrooms

mickoneill30

BVB wrote: »

I have been back in Ireland now and I still do it in my own home and others do the same . I don't ask them too . they see me do it and they they do the same .

Exactly the same for me. I'm more comfortable taking my shoes off when entering my house. I never ask guests to but most do it automatically when they see the pile of shoes at the door.
I haven't been hit by the smelly feet syndrome that so many here have a problem with. I must have friends that wash.

c4cat

WesternNight wrote: »

It might be best to just accept that we do and move on. I don't think it's likely to change anytime soon.

I agree with you, I am not out to change the way of others, infact its not up to me to tell people how to treat their own homes. I just wanted to know what the gen attitude was here in Ireland

citizen_p

i go around bare foot in my house ....nobody else does.....

c4cat

mickoneill30 wrote: »

Exactly the same for me. I'm more comfortable taking my shoes off when entering my house. I never ask guests to but most do it automatically when they see the pile of shoes at the door.
I haven't been hit by the smelly feet syndrome that so many here have a problem with. I must have friends that wash.

Its amazing what a good wash can do..............

Electric Sheep

It's not uncommon in Boston, probably as a result of the snow in the winter. It would cause quite a mess tracking in snow and slush.

We don't wear shoes in my house, and none of my friends have a problem with it. Then again, a lot of my friends are South Asian, and it's the norm over there.

We are in an upstairs apartment, and I think it's only common courtesy to the downstairs neighbors not to clump around on the hardwood floors in shoes. I wish our upstairs neighbors would do the same.

bug

c4cat wrote: »

Oh how stupid can one get, the slippers in the hotels I use are for one time use only for reasons of hygiene and are disposed as garbage if used & left behind by guests, just like the toothbrushes they provide in the bathrooms

If i was to visit your house, I'd take off my shoes if you really wanted me to.

However, I've been to peoples' houses in muslim countries for example and Im more afraid of the slippers they are asking me to wear than the dirt I might get on their mostly non-carpeted floors.

Some of the slippers I've seen could walk out the door themselves.

But what I really want to know is, is this a round about way of inviting us all in AH to a dinner party?

WesternNight

c4cat wrote: »

I agree with you, I am not out to change the way of others, infact its not up to me to tell people how to treat their own homes. I just wanted to know what the gen attitude was here in Ireland

Well, no, actually...you wanted people to justify doing the opposite of you like it was some unheard of practice to wear shoes indoors. A bit different from being curious about what other people think about it...but I guess that's just semantics.

c4cat

bug wrote: »

If i was to visit your house, I'd take off my shoes if you really wanted me to.

But what I really want to know is, is this a round about way of inviting us all in AH to a dinner party?

No!!!!!

bangersandmash

I would have thought that this is an obvious requirement for anyone living in your typical Irish shoebox apartment or duplex. Unfortunately in Ireland the combination of wooden floors and high-heeled shoes is all too common - very unpleasant for anyone living below.

TriceMarie

ejmaztec wrote: »

In Ireland one's footwear would be stolen, and one would have to walk home barefoot, like they did in the old days.

Not just Ireland,
Remember the episode of Sex and the city!!:o



My mother used to ask my friends to take off our shoes when we were young,apparently dirty little rascals :P she got over it

c4cat

WesternNight wrote: »

Well, no, actually...you wanted people to justify doing the opposite of you like it was some unheard of practice to wear shoes indoors. A bit different from being curious about what other people think about it...but I guess that's just semantics.

Actually I wanted a debate and what peoples attitudes were and what and how I posted the question did just that.

rainbowdrop

I never wear shoes in my house, kick them of in the hallway, and that's where they stay til I'm going out again. It's not for hygiene or anything like that, It's just for comfort.
Would never ask anybody that visits to take their shoes off either
At the same time, I wouldn't be offended if I was visiting someone else's house, and they asked me to take off my shoes. It's their house, their rules AFAIC.

Alessandra

I like going barefoot in my own home. I would prefer that my guests wear shoes though as the sight of barefeet(not my own) makes me uncomfortable. I generally don't like taking my shoes off going to other peoples houses particularly those I am not close to.

Raiser

Alessandra wrote: »

I like going barefoot in my own home. I would prefer that my guests wear shoes though as the sight of barefeet(not my own) makes me uncomfortable. I generally don't like taking my shoes off going to other peoples houses particularly those I am not close to.

Last time I visited Alessandra's house she made up some silly excuse as to why I couldn't take my shoes and socks off. She then spent the next 3 hours picking all the dead skin off her hairy yellow toes and piling it up in a blue bucket.

mukki

we got new carpet in all the bedrooms in a new house. The bedroom windows were lockable, which was frowned apon, so we got the window guy back to change the latches.

It was a scorching day and when he had left that i noticed he must have stood on some melted road tar before he arrived, the 2 month old carpets had loads of black lumps of tar stuck in them, which i had to cut out with a scissors

to be honest i didn't really care, its only a fooken floor, it was made to be walked on,