LadyDeac03
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I don't think I've ever given this much thought, but one of the local blogs I read has a big discussion in the comments section on this today.
It started with this email/post:
Growing up we never had a shoe/no shoe policy. I feel like I just as frequently wore shoes around as when I didn't, just depending on what felt more comfortable at the time. I certainly remember going to friends' houses though where I was told I should remove my shoes upon entering, and I had no problem with that.
In our house now we have no policy one way or the other. However, since we have hard wood floors and usually some pet hair on the floor, I tend to either wear shoes or slippers around and am unlikely to walk around in socks or bare feet much. When guests come over for dinner or parties they generally keep their shoes on.
That said, I could see people wanting a no shoe policy on carpet (especially light colored carpet) where going with sock feet or barefoot would be more comfortable. Some people in the comments also mentioned asking people to go shoeless with a young baby who was doing a lot of floor crawling so as not to drag in outside dirt to the house.
I guess I just had no idea some people feel as strongly as they do one way or the other :noidea:
It started with this email/post:
In places like Japan, Austria and Sweden, entering a house with shoes on is a rarity. But those living outside of these countries know that not all guests are familiar with or honor the shoes-off policy.
It’s a tough house rule to implement because on one hand, as the host, it should really be your house, your rules. But on the other hand, guests should be made to feel as comfortable as possible — and we all know that not everyone is comfortable going shoeless.
Growing up we never had a shoe/no shoe policy. I feel like I just as frequently wore shoes around as when I didn't, just depending on what felt more comfortable at the time. I certainly remember going to friends' houses though where I was told I should remove my shoes upon entering, and I had no problem with that.
In our house now we have no policy one way or the other. However, since we have hard wood floors and usually some pet hair on the floor, I tend to either wear shoes or slippers around and am unlikely to walk around in socks or bare feet much. When guests come over for dinner or parties they generally keep their shoes on.
That said, I could see people wanting a no shoe policy on carpet (especially light colored carpet) where going with sock feet or barefoot would be more comfortable. Some people in the comments also mentioned asking people to go shoeless with a young baby who was doing a lot of floor crawling so as not to drag in outside dirt to the house.
I guess I just had no idea some people feel as strongly as they do one way or the other :noidea: