Please can you take your shoes off

thatgirlsam

lady1964 wrote: »

We live in China and our apartment has all wooden floors. When any service people come in, they put elasticated plastic bags over their shoes. We had to do the same when we were viewing apartments, or take our shoes off - bit embarrasing one day, I'd put my Uggs on with no socks

But why if you have wooden floors? They are so easy to clean!

The reason I chose wooden flooring was so I didn't have to worry or panic if someone comes in with shoes on, also we have french windows which are open a lot in the summer and I didn't want to have to keep telling the kids to take their shoes off everytime they run in and out

Obviously if someone has really dirty shoes then I would prefer them to take them off before coming in, but otherwise I'm not bothered

My ex has revolting smelling feet so I preferred him to keep his shoes on

LittleMissAspie

It's funny because I always wore shoes in the house growing up, my mum wasn't bothered if it was dry weather, but now I hate wearing shoes indoors. It feels really weird to wear shoes on carpet.

I take a pair of fluffy socks in my bag if we're visiting someone's house and put them on - mostly because I don't trust other people's floors to be clean and I don't want dirt on the socks that go inside my shoes!

Itismehonest

lostinrates wrote: »

Depends on footwear and occasion IMO. As you say, day time in boots or muckers it's automatic.....girls lunch or dinner party.....less so!

Similarly, people 'in the country ' don't mind standing on the doorstep withi boots on, or not going into the 'posh ' bit of a house, e.g. The sitting room, during the day, but perch in thick socks in the kitchen.:D

Girls lunch/dinner party?!
Us'm don't 'ave they round ere! :rotfl:

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

Girls lunch/dinner party?!
Us'm don't 'ave they round ere! :rotfl:

Lol. We have everywhere I've lived in the country side, .

flashnazia

I have a no shoe policy and I know what you mean when u say it annoys people, they frown and make it so obvious they can't be bothered...

Have you considered buying a shoe cover dispenser? Just stick your foot in:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0057FMV6O/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B003ZZOPFS&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=04C1HHRBWXTJP6PAF6DX

FatVonD

Despite being asked to do so many times (and wearing slippers in her own house) my mum refuses to take hers off at my house, telling me her shoes are clean, and instead stands on the mat over-zealously wiping her feet while yelling at my dad to wipe his feet well because 'she doesn't like shoes'.

I've never asked my inlaws to do it and they don't despite putting down an old curtain in their hallway on rainy days for us to all walk on to the understairs cupboard where we all leave our shoes. Maybe it's a generational thing!

I wouldn't dream of wearing my shoes in somebody else's house but I live and work in London where the streets are paved with other people's phlegm

shebangs

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belfastgirl23

We have three mats - an outside 'hard' mat, a porch 'softer' mat and an indoor mat. Most people take the hint but our floors are cold and I wouldn't dream of asking someone to take their shoes off coming into the house. DBIL always insists not only on doing it himself but on his poor GF doing it too and I have never managed to persuade her that it's fine to keep them on

I would feel a bit weird asking people to take their shoes off coming into the house TBH and I'm really surprised that so many people here view it as the norm. I don't think I know anyone who does this...

splishsplash

I don't have a shoes policy, nor do any of my friends. We all tend to kick off shoes eventually for comfort, not for policy.

I would feel very awkward to be asked to remove my shoes. Short of saying 'Sorry, I don't know you or whoever lives in this house, I have no idea what I might pick up off your floor - ICK!!!', I'm not even sure how I'd refuse - because I would certainly refuse.

I would have no objection to wearing shoe covers though .

ETA: oooh, and please never offer me a pair of slippers belonging to a random stranger _pale_

Itismehonest

shebangs wrote: »

I dont think its a Town/Country thing I grew up in a city and was taught to always ask friends mums if they wanted me to take my shoes off when I went round to play. OH grew up in the country and was taught the same.

I didn't mean it was a Town/Country thing just that, when everyone spends their days in mucky wellies or work boots, they tend to be more aware of dirty footwear.