Do You Wear Shoes At Home?

It doesn't matter. If we have no plans for awhile, then the shoes are off. Sometimes Scott will put his shoes on because he's more comfortable. I always ask where he's going when he does this. I find it kinda weird to WANT them on when your not going anywhere.

I don't take them off the minute I walk in the door but one of the first things I do when I get home is go into the bedroom (after I've done ktity greetings of course) and take my shoes off (and usually change out of my work clothes). I never walk around the house with shoes on for lots of reasons - I step on kitty paws and tails far too often to risk wearing shoes, it feels uncomfortable and I like to give my feet a chance to breathe, the soles of my shoes are dirty.....

I take them off the minute I come in. I don't like wearing shoes. If I could go barefoot all the time I would.

I will wear bootie socks or soft sided slippers in the winter if my feet get to cold but even they have to be really cold.

My BF wears shoes most of the time but if he does take them off he puts on slippers.

With the dogs and cats my carpets are not in preteen condition by any means so it really is not an issue.

Of course if the shoes are super muddy or wet then the BF will take them off in the mud room.


My BF called we at work the other day. He said he must have really been out of it because he left the house and realized two blocks down that he still had his slippers on

We take our shoes off -- it is a house rule. I don't like them on, and my feet never smell when I'm not wearing sneakers/boots, so of course I take them off. We also have nice hardwood here, and the constant wear and tear of shoes wouldn't be too good for it.

As for guests.. we ask.. but we certainly don't insist they take their shoes off unless they have dirty shoes. When we have guests over we are usually all curled up in the living room, and sitting cross legged with sneakers HURTS! When we have infrequent parties.. it is asked, but not required, most people keep their shoes. If you have no socks on we don't ask you take your shoes off, though, as most people don't want to go barefoot in someone else's home.

I hate wearing shoes so they come off immediately but while it is the norm here and everyone takes off their shoes, I have never asked anyone (except the landlord who tracked dirt across my freshly washed floor)

I generally don't wear shoes, I'm almost always in flip flops. I usually don't wear them in the house, unless I'm going to be staning on the areas that aren't carpeted. I put them on then, otherwise my feet & body start to hurt.

no way - to hot for shoes, I'm a barefoot gal most of the time

hmmm....looks like I'm the odd one on this thread. I always wear my shoes when I'm in the house. I don't like the idea of my feet getting dirty. And that's funny, because my mom told me when I was a kid, she couldn't keep them on me.

Originally Posted by SophieC

hmmm....looks like I'm the odd one on this thread. I always wear my shoes when I'm in the house. I don't like the idea of my feet getting dirty.

And that's funny, because my mom told me when I was a kid, she couldn't keep them on me.

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I do know what you mean - my feet get terrible as I also walk about outside in my garden, it also means I suffer with hard skin, so I do have to have a regular foot regime - which is wonderful pamper session

I just hate to feel my feet closed in !

Having all laminate flooring throughout my home, I don't ask people to take off their shoes upon arriving..I myself wear really comfy slippers all day when I am home..

I'm a barefootin' fool.

I wear sandals to the office, then take them off and go barefoot all day, then put them on to go home, then I go barefoot all night.

My tootsies can't STAND (ba-dum) to be locked up in socks and shoes. My feetsies need to be NEKKID!!!

Originally Posted by SwampWitch

For those of you who ask your guests to take their shoes off, do you give them socks or slippers if they were wearing sandals? Do you wonder about catching something like Athete's Foot or Plantar Warts?

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Nope, those sorts of thing need the right environment to grow, moisture, warmth, time and food. All the would have had at my apartment was time.
If I walk into someones house and they tell me not to worry about, my shoes when I go to take them off I just feel weird. Its not normal to wear shoe's inside.

But hey thats just me. And you know for me its a different culture thing, if you want to fully immerse yourself, you need to participate in such things, even if its outside your comfort zone.

My guests never had a problem, maybe due to respect or that it doesnt take more than 30 seconds to take your shoes off or put them on.

Don't know too many people that wear sandals, (without socks anyway)

My shoes go flying as soon as I walk in the door each night.

I usually do because I am always going somewhere.

I just can't walk barefoot... I never could... I find it uncomfortable... but I do change into slippers when I get into the house...

I take mine off! I love to be barefoot! I prefer to wear slip on shoes so even at work I can slip them off at my desk. I've just always loved being barefoot. Except outside that is! I don't like walking through grass barefoot!

We also have hardwood floors so I don't wear my dress shoes in the house - too noisy for one thing. Hubby and I both have moccasins that we wear indoors and leave our outdoor shoes at the front door. My dress shoes of course are in our bedroom.

Prefer not to go barefoot. My arches need support.

My guests never had a problem, maybe due to respect or that it doesnt take more than 30 seconds to take your shoes off or put them on

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Guess I would be an exception then...

Originally Posted by laureen227

i don't clean them as often as i should

so they're dirty. but usually some type of slipper at home. in the winter, the floors are cold, too.

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I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't clean as often as I should!
Still, when I come home, the shoes come off. It seems to be the norm here, and in NZ too. In summer I live in sandals, and they're the only footwear I'll wear inside, along with slippers of course.

Originally Posted by icklemiss21

I hate wearing shoes so they come off immediately but while it is the norm here and everyone takes off their shoes, I have never asked anyone (except the landlord who tracked dirt across my freshly washed floor)

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Grrrr....One day I mopped the floor and then left. I came home to muddy footprints everywhere, and yelled at DH . It turned out to be the landlord. How rude! Geez, I was ticked!!!