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All right, dear readers: here's a question for you. When you visit someone else's house, do you mind taking off your shoes? |
I've been thinking about this one for a while now. As I mentioned in this post about simplifying my cleaning tasks [0], we don't wear shoes in our house. This keeps the floors much cleaner, especially when it's wet outside. Since I have a crawling baby who likes to eat everything he finds on the floor, I try to keep my floors really clean.
A lot of times when people come over to visit, they will notice that we aren't wearing our shoes inside, and they ask if they should remove their shoes. If their visit is to be a short one (e.g. a few hours or a day and not days or weeks!) I always say, "If you want to. Either way if fine." I feel like part of being a good hostess is making my guests as comfortable as possible.
On the other hand, I really would prefer that people remove their shoes when they come inside for a visit. I just can't bear to "make" them do it, just in case they don't want to.
Personally, I don't mind removing my shoes at someone else's house. If their floors were filthy, I would mind. But people with filthy floors usually don't care if I walk on them with my shoes.
So, what's your preference? Do you like to keep your shoes on at other people's houses, or doesn't it matter?