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Jan 20, 2020
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lightmann
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But in Japan they usually have some nice clean slippers to put on in the house after taking their shoes off.
I don't like waking around in a house wearing just socks.
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POLL: Do you expect guests to take their shoes off in their house?
Joe Banks
1/20/20 10:54am
I expect them to do whatever they want to do in their house.
Eddie
1/20/20 10:55am
TNT can't wait for the day when he can afford carpet!
TNT
1/20/20 10:55am
I have remnants. How big is your box?
CopperLix
1/20/20 10:56am
27'x27'
TNT
1/20/20 10:57am
That was a big refrigerator
jdub
1/20/20 10:58am
Hmmm, that's a big box. 2 Nephi 9:34
CopperLix
1/20/20 10:59am
Is that the stain-resistant option?
TNT
1/20/20 10:59am
Where's the make them wear booties option?
svenot
1/20/20 10:56am
This pole should vary by region.
Zaphod
1/20/20 11:00am
Exactly. In PNW, everyone takes off shoes. You don’t have to ask. It’s known.
Jay Rick
1/20/20 11:35am
Well there's a blanket statement that's not true
Schultz is back
1/20/20 12:20pm
Portland general area. Truly, everyone where I live takes off shoes (at least
Jay Rick
1/20/20 1:40pm
People taking off wet and dirty shoes isn’t what we are talking about.
Joe Banks
1/20/20 2:08pm
Yes, that’s different. Where I live, wet shoes are so normal that everyone I
Jay Rick
1/20/20 4:11pm
That wasn’t my experience in the PNW.
Joe Banks
1/20/20 1:24pm
Ditto
IGlowInTheDark
1/20/20 4:53pm
Everyone takes them off in Norway, where I served my mission. When I got
squidmark
1/20/20 11:00am
Woah. TNT thought this was a Japan only thing
TNT
1/20/20 11:02am
Seinfeld taught us it is true in Korea.
JuicyJam
1/20/20 11:04am
Oh yeah
TNT
1/20/20 11:04am
You're officially off my Seinfeld trivia team.
JuicyJam
1/20/20 11:42am
*bad word*
TNT
1/20/20 12:15pm
Research shows that bare feet are FAR cleaner and spread less disease than shoes
RUNBYU1
1/20/20 1:12pm
People who expect this are probably weirdos.
garyfan
1/20/20 11:04am
If you are walking where my babies crawl around,
stoils
1/20/20 11:05am
Why are shoes dirtier than socks worn for the fifth day in a row?
ClackamasCoug
1/20/20 11:08am
With whom do you hang out?
stoils
1/20/20 12:15pm
Right now I guess it's just me and you. I'm only two days on these socks though.
ClackamasCoug
1/20/20 1:14pm
Why are stinky nasty socks better than shoes?
Joe Banks
1/20/20 11:09am
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Abe Froman
1/20/20 11:30am
The pee in the sink crowd keeps their shoes on.
CougarThug
1/20/20 11:49am
If it's a concern, you can vacuum after people leave. I think it's weird
garyfan
1/20/20 11:13am
PS - Crawling around on a dirty floor won't kill your child and may actually be
garyfan
1/20/20 11:14am
agreed. Socks are stinky, but shoes bring in everything
HoustonCougar
1/20/20 11:16am
Absolutely. Wearing shoes in the house is disgusting.
Virginia Ute
1/20/20 11:08am
People who wear shoes inside must just have dirty homes and be ok with it. Gross.
TCuz
1/20/20 11:10am
And if you walk into someone’s home and they aren’t wearing shoes, use your
macaroni
1/20/20 11:10am
Yup, this drives me nuts. I’m usually too polite to insist on it, but it’s so
Virginia Ute
1/20/20 11:14am
RE: Absolutely. Wearing shoes in the house is disgusting.
TNT
1/20/20 11:10am
You know what’s even more disgusting
JOPE
1/20/20 11:13am
I agree, but it has its role. We have mostly hard wood, but I like carpet in the bedrooms.
Virginia Ute
1/20/20 11:16am
this. Your "clean" shoes are COVERED with fecal matter.
runnincoug
1/20/20 11:16am
RE: this. Your "clean" shoes are COVERED with fecal matter.
Joe Banks
1/20/20 11:19am
Ha, pets are disgusting too, but that's another thread!
runnincoug
1/20/20 11:21am
Most of us don't live in San Francisco.
Eddie
1/20/20 11:21am
RE: Absolutely. Wearing shoes in the house is disgusting.
Joe Banks
1/20/20 11:18am
But in Japan they usually have some nice clean slippers to put on in the house after taking their shoes off.
lightmann
1/20/20 11:26am
I have indoor shoes that I wear in the house. For me it's because I'm short
runnincoug
1/20/20 12:41pm
Exactly
RUNBYU1
1/20/20 1:14pm
Sounds like a phobia to me. Your body, inside and out is covered with "germs"
frontrowcougar
1/20/20 1:26pm
There's also fecal matter on money. Feel free to send that dirty stuff my way.
Eddie
1/20/20 1:29pm
There's bacteria, and then there's bacteria. The stuff you collect on your shoes
runnincoug
1/20/20 1:56pm
So 39.7% of shoe samples had C. difficile and 33.3% of household floor dust also
frontrowcougar
1/20/20 2:10pm
What researchers believe is that bacterial dust is coming in from your shoes.
runnincoug
1/20/20 2:35pm
Yeah I mean if your house is already trashed then yeah don’t worry about it.
Virginia Ute
1/20/20 4:23pm
I don’t know what you mean, I don’t walk on my sofa.
Joe Banks
1/20/20 4:26pm
I like being able to walk without shoes in my house without my feet turning black.
Virginia Ute
1/20/20 4:30pm
I take my shoes off when I get home, because I like to go without shoes.
Eddie
1/20/20 11:20am
No
lightmann
1/20/20 11:24am
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Abe Froman
1/20/20 11:30am
I don’t wear shoes in my house but not because I’m particularly concerned about
Lieutenant America
1/20/20 11:46am
I wear shoes as little as possible, but I don't care if people leave theirs on
Mississippi
1/20/20 12:37pm
Mr Rogers taught us to take our shoes off when coming inside
groy
1/20/20 2:42pm
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