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Dh says I am anal because I don't want him to wear outdoor shoes in the bathroom...

111 replies

merrymarthamoo · 15/12/2004 22:57

he stood on the bath mat in 'em, for God's sake!

He reckons 99.9% of the population would agree with him....

quick poll please?

And I do go in the bathroom in my outdoor shoes very occasionally - usually when I've just come in and am bursting for the loo. But mostly I wear slippers in the house.

I am pre-menstrual, can you tell?

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motherinfestivemood · 16/12/2004 13:15

The van is primed and waiting, oh Mooing one.

morningpaper · 16/12/2004 13:27

ANAL

Do you know, I've NEVER EVER been in a house and been asked to remove my shoes. It wouldn't even occur to me. Are you all very posh?

Prettybird · 16/12/2004 15:46

I've never been asked either. Do I move in the wrong circles? I always thought I came from quite a posh family!

5goldendillydallys · 16/12/2004 15:51

I am extremely posh and have installed secret steam cleaning device in my porch for all guests to be fumigated before entering my pied a terre

motherinfestivemood · 16/12/2004 16:05

We are Foreign, not Posh.

paolosgirl · 16/12/2004 16:23

Shoes are left at the door, for several reasons.

  1. I have enough cr*p in my house without more being dragged in
  2. I have a beigey, waffley type carpet in my lovely brand new house
  3. I've 2 kids and the most untidy dh ever - if the shoes didn't get kicked off at the door, they'd be kicked off at various points througout the house. Shoes, and TV's at mealtimes, should be off off off.
Blu · 16/12/2004 16:41

Having staggered in a bit festive late the other night, I made straight for the toilet and then relaised I had trodden dogshit all over the bathmat.
My views are now aligned with yours, Marthamoo!

PamiNativity · 16/12/2004 16:55

Blu - at feeling "a bit festive". Love it!

midnightmass · 16/12/2004 17:06

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SecondhandRose · 16/12/2004 17:11

Sorry, am another one joining the shoes off brigade. Absolutely hate them in the house and have a house full of builders all wearing them at the moment apart from the ones on the new carpet and they have to take them off, off, off!

midnightmass · 16/12/2004 17:14

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JanH · 16/12/2004 17:14

prospective buyers, beety? Is it on the market? (Or do you mean when it was before?)

Tinker · 16/12/2004 17:14

This thread has made me put my shoes back on

midnightmass · 16/12/2004 17:25

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berolina · 16/12/2004 18:37

Am most definitely a shoes off person. We take ours off when we get in the door and ask our guests to as well. Can't stand the thought of all that mud and yuck (+ invisible germs) from the street on the floors of my flat where I want to feel comfortable. And shoes in the bathroom... bleurggghh.

morningpaper · 16/12/2004 18:39

Shoes ON in my house AND TV ON at mealtimes!

I am common.

Pollyanna · 16/12/2004 18:44

My SIL who is a huge snob says that it is very common to have a shoes off policy in the house. I must be common as I prefer us to have our shoes off (cuts down on cleaning), but don't insist on guests removing theirs (only because I am too reserved to ask them though).

mediagirl · 16/12/2004 18:46

I am very anal about my beige carpet and don't wear shoes in the house and neither does anybody else for that matter.........that's the only thing I am anal about though honest!!
I wouldn't want my baby to be crawling around on a dirty carpet either tbh and as for shoes in the bathroom......yuck...what's the point of washing your feet!

paolosgirl · 16/12/2004 19:28

Common from your SIL? Only for people who live in sprawling piles, with wet labs and wellies, and a landrover outside I would imagine. For the rest of us mere mortals without flagstones for floors, it's still off off off please!

Pollyanna · 16/12/2004 19:41

I meant my sil thinks it is very working class (for want of a better phrase) to insist on shoes being removed in the house. Personally I don't see what that has to do with having shoes on in the bathroom! (I agree, shoes off).

Hulababy · 16/12/2004 20:33

We are a shoes off in the house policy. We have pale floors and IMO the bottom of shoes are dirty. Who knows what they have been stood in - yuk! I presonally don't want my DD playing on a dirty floor - which it would be if we allowed people to trapse shoes around on them. If we need to have something on our feet in the house, use slippers!

RudolftheredPOSEYreindeer · 16/12/2004 21:36

Haven't had chance to read all messages, but its shoes off here (although if someone dropped round I wouldn't ask them to remove their shoes, except dd's friends)
Reasons for shoes off: ds thinks anything thats brown and hardish (like dried mud) is chocolate and will eat it.
It keeps your carpets cleaner for longer. My parents don't take off shoes in their house and my kids socks are always dirty there (as they play stocking-feeted and the muck transfers to their socks.
I have enough trouble keeping the place clean without the added dirt from shoes walked into the house.
I'm more fussy in the winter with wet/muddy shoes than the summer with sandals.

dinny · 16/12/2004 21:44

Really don't like it when go to "shoes off" houses for dinner as it completely ruins what you're weraing to take shoes off. well, it does me anyway. my trousers are too long without my heels. when going round to playdates with dd would always take our shoes off though.

morningpaper · 16/12/2004 21:45

Those who things that shoes in the house are dirty, I'm curious, do you let your babies crawl around outside, in playgrounds or the garden? I've tried really hard to make sure that dd GETS lots of filth in her mouth, for the reasons explained before (building up immune system). I remember when dd was small me and a friend were having coffee and let her and another baby sit on the floor (which WAS dirty!) and someone commented, which surprised me. I thought the idea was to LET babies get dirty whereever possible. Do you consciously try to avoid that? Genuinely interested.

dinny · 16/12/2004 21:47

I wouldn't worry about dirt, MP. Dog crap I would though.