Shoes off inside (and whether barefoot or socks/slippers is acceptable) varies widely by culture and time period.
Plenty of White people don’t wear shoes in the house and conversely plenty of people outside countries who wear shoes in the home.
I don’t wear shoes in the house but I don’t think there’s much validity around cleanliness unless you’ve got a shower by the front door and are doing a full wash and change (and even then, I’m not convinced this would make a positive difference in most scenarios)
I did have a friend growing up whose family would literally walk dog shit inside the house - maybe this is what people are thinking of? Surely even more of a reason to leave your shoes on there
I am fortunate enough to not have to deal with snow, broken glass, dog shit, road salt etc. I was pretty shocked at how dirty some cities were when I went to the US.
I do a full change when coming back from walks (~ hikes ~) because I have indoor cats and who knows what I’d be tracking in.
I also have a Chinese robo vac/mop that gets heavy usage because the cats like to drag their food outside their bowels and leave bits of crusty meat on the hardwood floors.
I don’t wear shoes in the house but I don’t think there’s much validity around cleanliness unless you’ve got a shower by the front door and are doing a full wash and change (and even then, I’m not convinced this would make a positive difference in most scenarios)
Mud and stones very easily get stuck to shoes, and tracking in water is a dick move too.
Shoes off inside (and whether barefoot or socks/slippers is acceptable) varies widely by culture and time period.
Plenty of White people don’t wear shoes in the house and conversely plenty of people outside countries who wear shoes in the home.
I don’t wear shoes in the house but I don’t think there’s much validity around cleanliness unless you’ve got a shower by the front door and are doing a full wash and change (and even then, I’m not convinced this would make a positive difference in most scenarios)
I did have a friend growing up whose family would literally walk dog shit inside the house - maybe this is what people are thinking of? Surely even more of a reason to leave your shoes on there
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I am fortunate enough to not have to deal with snow, broken glass, dog shit, road salt etc. I was pretty shocked at how dirty some cities were when I went to the US.
I do a full change when coming back from walks (~ hikes ~) because I have indoor cats and who knows what I’d be tracking in.
I also have a Chinese robo vac/mop that gets heavy usage because the cats like to drag their food outside their bowels and leave bits of crusty meat on the hardwood floors.
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I live pretty centrally so these workers are out every morning at around 4-5am
Suburbia gets cleaned every few weeks, but increasingly less with budget cuts
I am a bougie motherfucker but to the extent that I can walk to work
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Mud and stones very easily get stuck to shoes, and tracking in water is a dick move too.
When it rains here I’m pouring out my shoes
Surely if your shoes are wet or muddy you take them off before you go in? That goes beyond “always take off your shoes” surely
Most places around me have a mat and shoe rack at the entrance.
It’s always wet and muddy as well, so it might as well be the same as “always take off your shoes”