Shoes on or shoes off?

[Asheyr]

I often hear how no shoes in the house is a stereotypically Asian thing.

We have had a lot of plumbers, builders and estate agents in and they have without fail all taken off their shoes unprompted. Even the Estate agent lads in their very early 20s.

Our pales floors are currently spotless as we are selling so that may encourage this.

We are no shoes mostly but occasionally allow shoes in the kitchen if we are going back out/doing a big bin job.

What about you?

You don't allow shoes in your home.
And then ask someone else if they're always so inflexible?
Oh the irony

Not really, it's just normal dog ownership in winter, which is why we have hard floors and not carpets. Obviously I clean daily but I am not doing it every 20 mins, life is too short!

Shoes off and I can't remember the last time I went in a house that wasn't. White British.

Shoes on. Floors can be cleaned.

Shoes on, although if you're more comfortable with your shoes off, that's ok. Some friends have their own slippers here, and wear those. I'd prefer no-one walks around barefoot- sweaty feet, dead skin cells and potentially various foot disease (veruccas, athlete's foot) being tramped everywhere.

I would never ask someone to remove their shoes - I consider it rude and inhospitable (and tbh, rather prissy).

Plus, I was sensible when considering my floors, and chose hard-wearing, fit-for-purpose flooring.

Shoes off. All the time. Unless there is a good reason that they stay on - such as house is a building site. I think it's disrespectful to wear shoes in someone else's house. But my Husband disagrees so never tells his parents off for wearing theirs and it drives me mad.

I couldn't agree more

Shoes off. I actually like having bare feet but I think I’m in the minority reading this. I never wear socks at home and I don’t even own any slippers. I just like to feel the carpet and floors and I like the feeling of my toes being free.

Shoes off in my home. First time visitors are told in advance o there is no issue when they arrive. I have new slippers for guests who may want them. When I visit someone for the first time, I ask.