Come into my house with shoes on and you'll be lucky to leave alive
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I have no idea why anyone would want to wear shoes in the house.
It's so constricting and unnecessary. Do y'all not clean your floors? Do you feel like your floors are gross and shouldn't be touching your bare feet?
When you lay on the couch do you need to take your shoes off and then put them back on when you get up to go make a snack in the kitchen?
Makes zero sense to me
What if you have to quickly go inside and grab something? Do you take your shoes off for that or just walk inside?
Shoes are ok inside they’re not mandatory
Yes I take my shoes off? I don't want to dirty up my floors
Everyone cleans their floors 🤷♀️ the common living spaces don’t have to be pristine and most people don’t wear their shoes upstairs to their bedrooms where you would more reasonably expect an immaculate room
Everyone cleans their floors but obviously the floors get a lot dirtier a lot quicker if you just waltz in with your shoes you've walked around in outdoors.
Maybe it's a level of cleanliness thing but I wouldn't want my floors to be as dirty as they get when walking around with shoes on tbh. If it doesn't bother someone then it doesn't bother them ofc.
Could be a level of cleanliness thing in part but I also think you’re overestimating just how dirty things get
Very few people take muddy boots inside lol but there’s also little reason to care about mild dust and dirt you can just sweep.
I mean kids can actually develop asthma if your house is too clean so I’m highly skeptical what is almost always an unnoticeable amount of dust and dirt actually matters with regards to a healthy standard of cleanliness
I wear shoes. I know from my front hall (whatever is the correct word for room where people leave shoes, coats etc.) how much dirt shoes carry to the house. And from visiting people in the same building who don't take their shoes off. I just can't imagine why someone would choose to carry that dirt further into the house.
I just couldn't get used to that. I like things neat.
I guess you're used to that dirt and whatnot but for someone who leaves shoes in the front hall, it's definitely not unnoticeable lol.
Moved to a shoes off country over a decade ago.
That's EXACTLY what I do.
Yeah shoes off. It's a pain in the butt.
However, you often wear shoes that are easier to take off / put on.
Also, you just learn to really check that you've got everything before you put your shoes on.
I have a pair of slip-ons I'll throw on when i need a quick trip outside
I take one off and hop. Or throw a rug on the floor and shuffle.
I got in and out of my house about 50 times per day, and my feet are size 13.5s, so all my shoes are tight (they don't make most shoes in anything larger than 13s). Plus my back isn't what it once was. If I had to bend over and take my shoes off 50 times a day, I'd actually lose it, "it" being my L3-4 disc.
Whereas, litereally nothing bad has ever happened to me because I wear shoes in the house. It's all some hypothetical ... I don't know what exactly. Grossness? Is grossness hurting me?
Tell you what's 'gross,' as a thought exercise tho - walking around barefooted where my dogs and cats walk barefooted, they're not exactly wearing shoes outside, or in the litterbox, nor are they putting a handkerchief down under their assholes when they sit down.
But a pair of flip-flops for in the house plus floor cleaning regularly... I don't really worry about it either way. IDK why anyone does.
You dragging in shit from outside is not a "hypothetical" lol
I'm sick less than most of my friends on average and I wear shoes indoors when it's more convenient than taking them off. Germaphobes can hate it but I hardly think it's really that bad for anyone's health
I was thinking about just keeping to floors cleaner lol
Well that's fair then. I do clean my floors once a week. Maybe they're dirtier than others' on average, but I think I'd clean them once a week no matter how much dirt there is. So I guess to me it doesn't make a noticeable difference, but I would agree that wearing shoes indoors objectively brings more dirt into the house.
My floors are dirty enough without wearing shoes inside. Shoes would make it ten times worse. Shoes are uncomfortable. And I don't want to turn my socks black because my floors are so dirty.
You need a cobbler, then.
For what? Sounds like they've found a solution that works for them.
For shoes that fit properly. Wearing too tight shoes all the time is not great for the feet.
Being a cripple makes yours very specific circumstances. Most people can bend over at will with no ill effects.
I mean I just wouldn't wear enclosed shoes at that point. Flip-flops outside and barefoot/socks indoors. Proper shoes go on when going farther away from house.
I can get it for some environments. For example in central Asia, coming from a nomadic lifestyle and living in yurts (big tents) it's totally understandable to keep your shoes on. Maybe the building style is a continuation of the yurt and lends to similar choices.
I was once in Paraguay and their buildings typically don't have a hallway, every room is accessible from the outside. Most of their life is also spent outside, like cooking and eating. It's nice weather for most of the year, why not.
But for European style weather and houses, I will always take my shoes off.
Laced shoes are a pita to flip on and off. If you're in a dry area there's no reason to take off your shoes.
If you can wear sandals, or it's a wet sloppy environment, then yeah it makes sense to take them off at the door.
Even in dry areas you will be dragging in dirt from outside
I mean, if you're doing yard work or something understandable to leave your shoes on in your own home if you're coming inside for a snack or to grab something etc I do that all the time.
But like, if I invite someone over to hang out for a few hours I expect them to take their shoes off tying the laces isn't that complicated.
And if I am taking the day off and don't really need to leave the house for any reason I won't even touch my shoes I'm going to be barefoot or in slippers all God damn day.
?! You wear your yard work shoes in the house? Those usually come off before I go inside even if it is a quick grab n go.
Only if it's a quick trip <3 minutes after using a boot scraper and brush. Unless I know I've stepped in something particularly sticky like mud.
Edit: and only if it's my own home, not someone else's
Being barefoot is a luxury not everyone has. Combine that with not being able to wear slip on shoes and it's a bit of a bigger problem.
My friend told me he felt the same way about jeans which is why he wears sweatpants everywhere. I didn't understand it with those and I don't get it with shoes. Both are super comfortable to me. Only times I'm not comfortable in shoes is when I'm forced to wear anything besides tennis shoes (mainly work boots and dress shoes).
Actually I absolutely agree with your friend and I don't even stop at jeans.
If I get home after work and I have zero plans to leave the house again or have anyone over I am in my Pajamas as soon as I can get my pants off, even if it's only 5pm lol
That's not me. It's not uncommon for me to sleep in my regular clothes as soon as I get home cause I'm too exhausted to bother changing. My pajamas only see use early in the morning unless I'm jumping immediately into the shower after waking up (which is usually what I do on weekdays).
You sleep in your clothes, wear shoes in the house, and prefer jeans to softer pants..? 😳
Yes I am the weirdest man alive.
I feel like I'm probably older than you.
Most likely. I'm a young boy of 30.
I just find regular clothes so uncomfortable in a relaxing setting like lying on the couch and watching tv.
Perfectly fine with them If I'm at work or going about my day outside but pajamas and loose clothing are just so much nicer to me than jeans or collared shirts at home
Collared shirts aren't even as bad a jeans for me. I can unbutton a little and be just fine, the jeans are pretty thick and have seams though. They can get uncomfortable quick.