Comments on: Going Barefoot

By: virginiadarlin@heated vest

virginiadarlin@heated vest — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:38:00 +0000

We take off our shoes in someones home out of respect, not dragging in the naties from where we have been before across the floor. We take our shoes off in our own home as well. Yes, we have two cats as well, but they do not go outside at all.
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By: purplejamie

purplejamie — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:17:23 +0000

I live in the UK and would never dream of asking someone to take their shoes off. I would also hate to be offered “guest slippers” that someone else had worn before – yuck – what a way to share foot diseases. What about people with dogs and cats? Do their pets have slippers? I am not sure where the other UK commenters live but having lived seven locations throughout the UK I am amazed to hear of this practice.

By: Angel Armogida

Angel Armogida — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:02:23 +0000

I live in the UK and my mother is Thai, so I’ve grown up with the no-shoes rule at home. It’s done without any thought, you get inside and take of your shoes where the shoe rack is. We don’t tell people to take off their shoes at the door but they always just do. It’s not a strict rule, sometimes I or my sister still walk around with our shoes on if we pop in to see our mother for a while, and we never ask the plumber or electrician to take off their shoes!

My friends here in the UK also have a no-shoes policy at home even though they are British/Irish and were born and raised in London too. Often my friends will come to see me at my home and either take off their shoes at the door or when they are inside, just to get comfy.. my friends even like sitting on the carpeted floor. It’s just more cosy.. I couldn’t imagine sitting on the floor with my legs crossed and having the dirt from my shoe rub on my jeans.

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:10:15 +0000

I agree with Tina -to wear shoes into someone else’s house(home) is definately telling them in effect their house is too dirty for you to walk barefoot in. I certainly don’t see & can’t understand why you,or anyone would get offended,embarrassed,upset about going/being barefoot in someone else’s house(especially your best friend’s & especially if they answer the door in their barefeet. My girlfriend & I keep our house immaculate from top to bottom(including the hardwood floors & carpeted areas(living quarters) & she/I would be really annoyed if one of our closest friends came in from outside & brought dirt or anything else from their shoes that was stuck to the bottom & proceeded to walk into our house having all that stuff break off eyerywhere(floors & get stuck in carpet. So yes therefore she & I have a “barefoot in the house” year-round rule & no it’s not by any means rude or impolite to kindly ask your house guests to go barefoot. My g irlfriend would definately surprise a lot of you as she is so comfortable with herself she soemtimes even lounges around the house with guests or entertains our really close friends totally nude. -& sometimes her friends join her

By: Alexander

Alexander — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:06:16 +0000

Poor guests!I really feel for them,to be barefoot at another house is very UNCOMFORTABLE,and I think it´s a little disrespectful to the guests to make them remove their shoes if they can´t provide any slippers or other indoor footwear!

By: Alexander

Alexander — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:44:35 +0000

You americans would have been more “normal”if you had changed to slippers when getting home….because that´s the more normal way to act imo!:P

By: Alexander

Alexander — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:23:11 +0000

Maria luisa,then you and I have exactlty the same mentality.We also change to slippers when we get home!I think that´s the best and most correct way to act!
Walking barefoot is NOT hygienic at all!Here in Sweden people are very unhygienic,in summer they walk barefoot in other peoples houses without even reflecting if it´s unhygienic or not…….

By: Alexander

Alexander — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:13:19 +0000

When you write “barefoot”,you mean “no shoes and socks” right?Please define it better?

By: Alexander

Alexander — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:05:43 +0000

But I also think it´s rude and not OK to be barefoot or in sockings when visiting someone?!Don´t you think that too?How do your guests do or you when you visit a house?:P

By: ~M

~M — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:29:22 +0000

We began removing our shoes at home as soon as we became parents. We kicked off the new way of life by having the carpets cleaned and haven’t looked back. We love it. It is a coming home ritual. However, when I became a SAHM, I couldn’t go barefoot and needed shoes for support. I wore fitflops for a while, but have been checking out crocs as per your suggestion. Well, I just got these: http://www.crocs.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-crocs_us-Site/default/Search-Show?q=olivia
this morning in gold to use as my house shoes and am in love. I feel quite glam!