| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? 05:51 - Jan 2 with 8965 views | Konk |
I saw a Twitter thread on this, and it seems a very divisive subject - some folk are very defensive about their right to walk filth through other people’s homes. I grew-up in a house where you took your shoes-off at the door, and we were taught to remove our shoes at other people’s homes regardless of what the hosts did.
I reckon 90% of homes that I visit operate a shoes-off policy. That said, our current house was so filthy when we moved in that for the first couple of days I wore shoes everywhere but bed. The downstairs bog had cork tiles on the floor that were so sticky, I wore an old pair of trainers when I was cleaning it.
If I’m watching the telly and someone is lying on a sofa, on a bed, or has their feet on a table, and they’re wearing shoes, it makes me feel quite anxious. I automatically imagine them standing in a puddle of pi ss in the bogs at the football, or at the trough in a pub’s khazi, or unknowingly traipsing through dog s hit on the way home from standing in pi ss at the football. It’s rank.
I can understand people with pets keeping their shoes on, because I’ve stepped in puddles of cat pi ss at my mate’s house: it’s grim, and slippers in pet pis s would be heartbreaking; it’s bad enough in socks. For pet owners, it’s a case of in for a penny, in for a pound, because if you already have a cat or a dog wiping it’s anus and genitals on your bed linen and spreading pet filth everywhere, why bother taking your shoes-off? I’m fine with that if you have an animal in the house - it’s the no pets, but keep your shoes on mob that I don’t understand.
We have a light-coloured carpet on our stairs and throughout upstairs. Leaving the house the other day, I realised that I’d left my wallet in my bedroom. I couldn’t be arsed to take my boots off, so I went and collected my wallet on my knees. Took ages, and sparked an argument with my wife. Next time, I’ll just take them off, but there was no way I was walking around the house in boots.
After years of rolling my eyes at my parents for doing it, I’m now at the age whereby if we’re away at friends or family for the night, we’ll often take our slippers with us. I am my father’s son. My in-laws have “house shoes” which are outdoor shoes they only wear inside - which is just weird, as that’s what slippers are for.
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 07:48 - Jan 2 with 5945 views | ozexile |
Can't believe my life has come to answering questions like this on a Saturday night. But definitely OFF. |  | | |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 08:03 - Jan 2 with 5925 views | timcocking |
It's unthinkable anywhere in this part of the world to wear shoes in somebodies' house. They'd likely dismember you on the spot. |  | | |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 08:15 - Jan 2 with 5921 views | JustJules |
Living in Sweden as I do it is standard to take your shoes off at the door. That's if you ever want to be invited back again to somebody's home.
Always thought it odd that In Britain the majority have carpets and keep their shoes on, whereas here carpet is rarely found in homes and shoes are off.
What about having a rug around the loo?! |  | | |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 08:38 - Jan 2 with 5887 views | CamberleyR |
Definitely off. Even though we have three small dogs and the carpet in my house is eight years old, I still wouldn't dream of keeping my shoes on. |  |
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 08:42 - Jan 2 with 5882 views | Konk |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 08:15 - Jan 2 by JustJules |
Living in Sweden as I do it is standard to take your shoes off at the door. That's if you ever want to be invited back again to somebody's home.
Always thought it odd that In Britain the majority have carpets and keep their shoes on, whereas here carpet is rarely found in homes and shoes are off.
What about having a rug around the loo?! |
Ha! My Mum and and Dad have always had one of those. Minging. I had an epiphany when I went for a piss in a pub wearing shorts and flip-flops (I was in Oz) and realised just how much spray goes all over your legs and feet. Since then, I always sit down. My son is six, and the only places he ever stands-up for a wee, are pub toilets and in the great outdoors. Too bloody right. | |
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 08:49 - Jan 2 with 5869 views | ozexile |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 08:42 - Jan 2 by Konk |
Ha! My Mum and and Dad have always had one of those. Minging. I had an epiphany when I went for a piss in a pub wearing shorts and flip-flops (I was in Oz) and realised just how much spray goes all over your legs and feet. Since then, I always sit down. My son is six, and the only places he ever stands-up for a wee, are pub toilets and in the great outdoors. Too bloody right. |
Funny you say that Konk its an absolute bug bear of mine over here. The urinals are dreadful. In most pubs it's just a sheet of metal against the wall. The spray back on your legs and feet is horrendous. | | | |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 09:13 - Jan 2 with 5806 views | stevec |
Grew up in a house with marble floors so never gave a thought to taking my shoes off.
The wife has since drummed it into me to take shoes off, though I’d prefer to keep them on and just submit to a sole inspection.
Also, I’ve had people in my house whose socks or bare feet transmitted into my carpets far worse long term issues than their shoes could have managed. |  | | |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 09:20 - Jan 2 with 5796 views | londonscottish |
All wood floors here and me, the mrs and the kids always take our shoes off at the door.
It's not mandatory for all visitors, though. If it's adults just in and out, probably not.
If it's visiting kids roaming around the whole house then yes.
Sort of depends, really. |  |
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 09:52 - Jan 2 with 5709 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
All hard floors here, carpet and rugs don't go with a wheelchair and dogs and I hardly ever touch the floor, so I don't ask peps to take their shoes off, some offer but they may be better keeping them on as dogs may chew their shoes or feet, my male dog has a foot fetish, after jumping all over them anyway lol |  |
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 09:54 - Jan 2 with 5711 views | distortR |
shoes off.
Toilet rugs destroyed.
Toilet brushes are disgusting too. | | | |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 10:08 - Jan 2 with 5678 views | cheesy |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 08:15 - Jan 2 by JustJules |
Living in Sweden as I do it is standard to take your shoes off at the door. That's if you ever want to be invited back again to somebody's home.
Always thought it odd that In Britain the majority have carpets and keep their shoes on, whereas here carpet is rarely found in homes and shoes are off.
What about having a rug around the loo?! |
Im also in Sweden. When I’m back in the UK it makes me laugh that people have a rug around the loo on top of a carpet. |  | | |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 10:17 - Jan 2 with 5662 views | HantsR |
When I lived on a Pacific Island, most locals never wore shoes in the first place, but we ex-pats had less robust soles to our feet, also, we rode around on motor bikes. It followed that we had to wear some sort of footwear for much of the time, but when there were gatherings at other people's houses, bare feet were the order of the day. It was fun to check all the various footwear left at the front door, to see who we were likely to meet inside. |  | | |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 10:20 - Jan 2 with 5657 views | Hoopsie |
Off.
Can’t imagine ppl walking all over their house with filth on their shoes from all over
Can’t understand why some ppl walk bare footed outside without shoes.
How ironic
Can’t understand why some wardrobe has a shoe rack in the bedroom. Ppl actually keep their dirty shoes stored with their clothes, that’s disgusting
Always shoes off in the house. Also clothes wore outside to be changed as soon as one steps in the house, no outside clothes on furniture or the beds, now with COVID this practice makes much more sense to ppl when I told them our house rules. Never would you have thought that happening
When in Rome do as the romans do, so when I visit I always ask shoes on or off, and respect their rules - this is important, if your host wore shoes in their house and if you insist to take them off then you must be walking on filth as I can imagine how dirty the floors must be. Worst of all, I know people who have shoes on also let their babies crawl all over the floor with both hands and feet, and then later putting their fingers into the mouth 😳🤠[Post edited 2 Jan 2021 10:26]
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 10:35 - Jan 2 with 5626 views | ted_hendrix |
Me and Mrs Hendrix always take our slippers with us when we go visiting, we haven't visited anyone since February of last year and we've visited nobody this year either nor are we likely too either the way things are going which means our slippers remain in very good condition.
We have two pairs of slippers each (one pair for visiting and one pair for home use).
When the shops open up again we might just visit a shoe shop and purchase a new pair of slippers each for home use, I think we deserve that.
I do like a pair of comfy slippers especially when I'm taking an afternoon nap.
On the subject of bogs I've noticed recently that I'm 'dribbling' down my leg a bit more than I used too, I suppose that's an age thing?.
We don't have a toilet pan rug.
We do have an 'issue' with the toilet seat though, I never put the toilet seat down because she never lifts the toilet seat up. |  |
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 10:39 - Jan 2 with 5612 views | MickS |
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 10:43 - Jan 2 with 5604 views | Konk |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 10:39 - Jan 2 by MickS |
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My Nan used to have one of those! | |
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 10:47 - Jan 2 with 5586 views | Konk |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 09:20 - Jan 2 by londonscottish |
All wood floors here and me, the mrs and the kids always take our shoes off at the door.
It's not mandatory for all visitors, though. If it's adults just in and out, probably not.
If it's visiting kids roaming around the whole house then yes.
Sort of depends, really. |
I wouldn’t dream of asking an adult to take their shoes off - I would hope that when I open the door stood in socks or slippers, they get the hint. Kids, I always ask to take their shoes off as they’re dog sh it/mud magnets and usually run straight upstairs to play in my son’s room. | |
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 10:57 - Jan 2 with 5537 views | LongsufferingR |
Not so bothered about ground floor as it's all wood, but take a step onto the stairs with shoes on and you'll feel the full force of my own shoes on your arris.
Feet on seats on the train/bus is particularly likely to get my blood boiling, but I still cannot believe the incident from last year when I used to commute to work. Sitting reading the paper and all of a sudden a foot appears from the seat opposite and parks itself on my seat between my legs!! It's bad enough putting your filthy shoes on an unoccupied seat but on what planet does anybody think it's OK to do it on a seat that somebody is sitting on! |  | | |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 11:02 - Jan 2 with 5535 views | GroveR |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 10:47 - Jan 2 by Konk |
I wouldn’t dream of asking an adult to take their shoes off - I would hope that when I open the door stood in socks or slippers, they get the hint. Kids, I always ask to take their shoes off as they’re dog sh it/mud magnets and usually run straight upstairs to play in my son’s room. |
Just socks or slippers? I'm pretty sure I'd get the hint... |  | | |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 11:10 - Jan 2 with 5526 views | R_from_afar |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 08:49 - Jan 2 by ozexile |
Funny you say that Konk its an absolute bug bear of mine over here. The urinals are dreadful. In most pubs it's just a sheet of metal against the wall. The spray back on your legs and feet is horrendous. |
Ah the spray back. I had never noticed that until I went on a business trip while in my first job. I was dispatched to see a surly, humourless customer, on my own.
I was not long out of uni and the customer scared me a fair bit even when I spoke to them on the phone, so I was dreading a face to face meeting on their turf.
The customer's office was a couple of hours drive away, in a heavily built up area, and to add spice to the mix, when I asked the most appropriate colleague for directions, I was surprised to see him start sketching "a map" consisting of a flew lines and circles, but no actual road names, while muttering something about "fourth exit on the left after the big hotel".
Anyway, by some miracle, I made it to the customer's office with time to spare. Pleased with myself and feeling a little less daunted, I decided to have a slash before the dreaded meeting began. Greens duly strained and hands washed I was adjusting my tie in the bogs prior to stepping into the meeting when OMG what are all those dark specks all over the fly area of my nice new light grey suit trousers?  What a cruel introduction to spray back.
Through various undignified bodily contortions, I managed to get the crotch of my bespeckled trousers close enough to the hand drier to boil away the embarrassing marks.
I don't think my crotch area was still steaming when I entered the meeting room but the meeting went OK and I had learned a life lesson.
I haven't bought any light grey trousers since. |  |
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 11:12 - Jan 2 with 5522 views | MedwayR |
I’ve heard that saxbend puts his shoes on when he goes into a house. |  |
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 11:30 - Jan 2 with 5489 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
Generally shoes off indoors. I have a pair of shoes (crocs i think - not the rubber ones), that I wear indoors. If I visit someone else I take my shoes off. Most people say that “you don’t need to do that” but I always do.
I live in an council owned block and at times the communal areas are a bit of a state. There’s a pile of poo currently sitting in one of the stairwells that some kind person or creature left us just after Christmas. Also this morning I went out to the car park and some thoughtful person had decided it a good idea to dump a load of clothes and toys and god knows what else right up against the doorway.
Meanwhile - Somewhere in Bristol...
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 11:45 - Jan 2 with 5444 views | HantsR |
I remember an unpleasant ride on the train a couple of years ago when the woman opposite us (on a seat with a shared table) removed her shoes and stretched her feet out so that they were just about under our seat, and under our noses. She had obviously had a busy day and her stockinged feet were very smelly. I often wondered how I should have dealt with the matter? Mrs Hants wouldn't let me take action against the offending woman. | | | |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 12:06 - Jan 2 with 5391 views | Boston |
Myself and Mrs Boston are naturists, we rarely have visitors and footwear is not usually the issue when people do call in. | |
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| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 12:16 - Jan 2 with 5369 views | collegeranger |
| Shoes-on or shoes-off indoors? on 12:06 - Jan 2 by Boston |
Myself and Mrs Boston are naturists, we rarely have visitors and footwear is not usually the issue when people do call in. |
Is that you Boston?
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