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I know understand why people make their guest and family members remove their shoes before coming into their home. When you think about it, if you have carpet, every germ, gum, or anything nasty is captured on the bottom of your shoes and when you walk around, you are spreading the germs. I've never done this but have seen others do it and have decided after getting new carpet that this is necessary for a sanitary home. What do you think? I want to hear your thoughts. :)
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I have never made any one take their shoes off when in my home but I do understand why some do as well. When I was growing up my grandma would always have people take their shoes off when entering.
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You shouldn't have to ask guests to remove their shoes! That's rude to go tromping through someone's house with shoes on.
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I usually take off my shoes when going to another persons house but I usually don’t request people take off their shoes when they come into my house.
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I know understand why people make their guest and family members remove their shoes before coming into their home. When you think about it, if you have carpet, every germ, gum, or anything nasty is captured on the bottom of your shoes and when you walk around, you are spreading the germs. I've never done this but have seen others do it and have decided after getting new carpet that this is necessary for a sanitary home. What do you think? I want to hear your thoughts. :)
Your comment makes NO sense. I KNOW UNDERDSTAND???
First off, there are germs every where. On people's feet and socks as well. If I went to visit somebody and they told me to take my shoes off when I entered their home I would likely decline to enter and leave.
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You shouldn't have to ask guests to remove their shoes! That's rude to go tromping through someone's house with shoes on.
lol. No it isn't. If a person had 3 inches of mud on their shoes then yes it would be rude to track red clay mud all over someone's home. But just in general no it is not rude to walk in to a house and not take your shoes off. I don't take my shoes off when I come in to my house and I would not tell people to take their shoes off when they come to visit.
I am not like the 3 year olds that any where they go as soon as they get their they yank their shoes and socks off and throw them in the floor like it is their personal bed room.
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That's true, It depends on the situation, if you have pet. The pet won't wear shoes when going out or they take off shoe when going in. The carpet need to vacuum very often that's for sure. :)
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I have never made anyone remove their shoes.
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I would think that a "guest(s)" would be staying in the more public areas of the house, it would be fairly easy to clean/disinfect those traffic areas. Have a mat inside (and outside the door) for guests to wipe their feet.
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Yes, we ask that people that come into our home remove their shoes. What's the big deal? My house, my rules. We have a mat by the door where you can leave them. I don't want stuff from outside tracked into my house and on my carpet.
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No never! Maybe because I don't go walking bare feet and I don't have white carpet.
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Yes, we ask that people that come into our home remove their shoes. What's the big deal? My house, my rules. We have a mat by the door where you can leave them. I don't want stuff from outside tracked into my house and on my carpet.
The big deal is some people may not want to take off their shoes. You are correct it is your house but don't get upset when people refuse to visit you because they do not wish to take off their shoes. I think I recall one time someone telling me to take off my shoes before I came in their house. I declined and left.
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No, I've never asked a guest to take of their shoes.
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Never, I don't come from a shoe-removing family in fact, when we have had guests do so automatically we are a little taken aback to have people walking barefoot around our house like they owned the place, then again I happen to find feet disgusting
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Yes, When they notice how my hard wood floor shines. :)
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My daughter-in-law asks us to remove our shoes before entering her home and we're used to that now. Plus we love her very much so we're willing to make her happy. I'll do it for other people as well if they ask me to because it's their home and I want to follow their rules.
I guess it would keep your house cleaner, and possibly more germ free. But I would not feel comfortable asking people to take off their shoes in my house, so I don't do it at my home.
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No, I would never do that to a guest. My youngest brother does though. When my sister and I go to visit him for a week every year or 2 we have to take our shoes off everytime we enter his house. We usually take a pair of houseshoes or other CLEAN slip-ons and leave them on the screened in porch to use to enter his house because neither one of us like walking without something on our feet. lol He has had cats for years and they cough up hairballs and I sure don't want to step on one. Guess he thinks his cats are cleaner than our wiped-off shoes And, just the other day a lady told me she does the same thing at her house unless you come in the back door and stay in the kitchen that is not carpet.
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No, I would never do that to a guest. My youngest brother does though. When my sister and I go to visit him for a week every year or 2 we have to take our shoes off everytime we enter his house. We usually take a pair of houseshoes or other CLEAN slip-ons and leave them on the screened in porch to use to enter his house because neither one of us like walking without something on our feet. lol He has had cats for years and they cough up hairballs and I sure don't want to step on one. Guess he thinks his cats are cleaner than our wiped-off shoes And, just the other day a lady told me she does the same thing at her house unless you come in the back door and stay in the kitchen that is not carpet.
He has cats that hack up hairballs on the floor and he is okay with that but not okay with someone wearing shoes in the house? People are foolish. Feet are nasty and have tons of germs on them.
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You shouldn't have to ask guests to remove their shoes! That's rude to go tromping through someone's house with shoes on.
lol. No it isn't. If a person had 3 inches of mud on their shoes then yes it would be rude to track red clay mud all over someone's home. But just in general no it is not rude to walk in to a house and not take your shoes off. I don't take my shoes off when I come in to my house and I would not tell people to take their shoes off when they come to visit.
I am not like the 3 year olds that any where they go as soon as they get their they yank their shoes and socks off and throw them in the floor like it is their personal bed room.
I have never had to ask guests to take off their shoes, because they have always automatically done it. It's just being polite and respectful of other people's homes and belongings. Maybe you like to clean your carpets constantly, but I don't! Lol!
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I think I have asked before because there are a lot of people who actually walk around their house with their shoes on. I don't get it, but people do. I take my shoes off when I go into other's home.
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Some cultures have the custom of shoe removal before entering one's home as a guest! The Asian culture are big in this area & kids are practically born with this custom ingrate in them from birth. Me, I just don't invite anyone in my house, I'm too embarrassed with clutter around me!
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When the kids were young, I always asked them to take off their shoes before you walk into our house to keep it new longer smells better, well nobody understood that so no. but now, he just moved into his home so sweet, so as I was about to step on his brand new rug, he asked me to take off my shoes, he told me not to feel bad because he tells everyone that and they do, he has a place for shoes. Then his memory of his youth crept-in he began to smile and still a secret but I get better gifts from him on holidays I swear :present:
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Some cultures have the custom of shoe removal before entering one's home as a guest! The Asian culture are big in this area & kids are practically born with this custom ingrate in them from birth. Me, I just don't invite anyone in my house, I'm too embarrassed with clutter around me!
Some religious places are like that too. I don't invite people to my house because I just don't like a lot of company. lol. I am picky about who I let in to my home. Close family or friends and that is it.
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Only if I just mopped or shampooed the carpet.
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I used to when I had light carpet, but stopped because most people don't like doing it including me if I'm not wearing socks.
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No I have never ask anyone to remove their shoes, but I dont see a problem if others do !!
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We prefer that they do, but do not make a big issue if they don't, my 87 year old mother for instance never does! but most of our other family and friends try and respect our wishes. I keep a basket of clean footies for those who prefer to put them on.
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I personally have never done it but as a kid when mom got her new carpeting shoes came off in the kitchen before you hit her new rugs. LOL
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I don't request it, but my son does to protect his hardwood floors.
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Not really.
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I know understand why people make their guest and family members remove their shoes before coming into their home. When you think about it, if you have carpet, every germ, gum, or anything nasty is captured on the bottom of your shoes and when you walk around, you are spreading the germs. I've never done this but have seen others do it and have decided after getting new carpet that this is necessary for a sanitary home. What do you think? I want to hear your thoughts. :)
Your comment makes NO sense. I KNOW UNDERDSTAND???
First off, there are germs every where. On people's feet and socks as well. If I went to visit somebody and they told me to take my shoes off when I entered their home I would likely decline to enter and leave.
Well, then you would have to leave my home. I was raised that taking shoes off when you enter your home or someone else's is just plain good manners and a necessity to keeping a clean home. The only time I don't take my shoes off at another person's home is when I see no one does and the carpeting looks it. And believe me, I know someone who never takes their shoes off and lets everyone run through their home with shoes (and they have lots of company) and their 3 year old carpeting looks like its been in a garage or something. And it's been cleaned professionally twice already! Ugh!!!!!!!!!
By the way, an acquaintance came to my house once and had evidently been walking around barefoot. I handed her a pair of socks and told her she was welcome to come in but had to put on the clean socks first. If I want to lie on my living room carpet in my pjs and stretch my back or whatever, I'm not going to worry about the "nasty' from outside!
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Well we don't have many guests and the few we do know we take our shoes off by the front door for whatever good it does. We have light cream carpet (builder's choice not ours) and it still looks like it has stains on it no matter what we do. We only eat at the table and we take our shoes off in front on the tile. Oh well.
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I don't make guests remove their shoes. But currently we rent- that may change when we own a home haha
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I don't ask guest to remove their shoes but my entire family does it no matter who house they go. My mom always insisted that we remove our shoes so I guess we taught our kids to do the same thing
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I understand why some people ask to take your shoes off but i don't ask my guests to do it in my house.
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No. I don't want their smelly, stinky, sweaty, dirty feet on my floor or carpet.
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i never knew anyone who did that until my son moved in with his girlfriend. She didn't make us remove our shoes but it's the first thing my son does now. When I asked her how she made him do it, she just smiled and said he's not allowed in the house unless he takes them off.
I tried for years to get the guys in the family to take off their shoes because we have no sidewalk or macadam driveway. Pure mud when rains. I gave up and used to have carpet samples down on the porch, a rubber doormat, and 2 industrial carpet mats right inside the door that practically covers 4x5 feet of the slate foyer. it helped a little.
We never had 'new" carpet so no big deal anyway and we always had either a dog or a cat, so it wouldn't have made any difference. We aren't germaphobes and now it's only the 2 of us, so why change now?
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No, it depends how the shoes are if they are to dirty yes.
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I've never really asked anyone to do this but when I go to someone's house, I usually always remove mine right away just to be polite.
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Depends on who the person is.
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I do now, since I read a article that said shoe soles are dirtier than a toilet seats and that bacteria lives on shoes longer than almost anywhere else. :o
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I had a friend many moons ago who was a neat freak, and not only take them off but leave your shoes or boots in the garage , and in Minnesota in the winter , -20 and she made you put them on out there too on a cold bench. And she never could figure why no one came to her house parties. She was rude and would ask people to leave if they made any sort of mess like leaving a plate sit for 15 seconds .
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I think it is just understood in today's manners. I wear Crocs so it's simple and quick and notice most people who come over to my house do it without being asked.
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:bunny: :cat: :dog: I don't make them remove their shoes, but since I don't wear mine walking around my home, they just do the same. I think it helps to save the carpet, plus I spend a lot of time without shoes on while being at home. :bunny: :cat: :dog:
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no
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I don't ask. But most of my family takes their shoes off in their own home so we do that in each other's homes.
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nope...never
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I think it’s a good idea to do that but I myself have never done it. My daughter does it all her house and it does keep her rugs in nice condition longer than mine.
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I'm not saying that there aren't people that do that because of germs, but I've never heard anyone say that's why they do it. If you have carpet or hardwood it will last a whole lot longer if you don't wear shoes on that flooring. Personally, I don't think I could ever ask someone to take their shoes off to come in my house. But I don't judge those who do.
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No, but I understand why people require it.
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As a matter of fact, I may require it in my next home. I don't get much company anyway.
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Nope - - BUT I think it would be a good habit for Americans to get into. When I think of all the "stuff" that comes in the house, and when I pick up pieces of outdoors that I see on the carpet! :P
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Nope - - BUT I think it would be a good habit for Americans to get into. When I think of all the "stuff" that comes in the house, and when I pick up pieces of outdoors that I see on the carpet! :P
If you lived in a brand new house with all brand new flooring. But FYI the installers are going to walk on it with boots on.....
Maybe it is just me but I tend to go outside a few times and taking off and on shoes just to run outside for a few seconds is aggravating. I would feel foolish asking guests to remove their shoes before they walked on my precious floors. If I get wet or muddy then yeah I take them off and don't tromp all over the house tracking mud and water every where. But other wise it is no big deal There isn't that much nasty in my back yard or any where else. The ground is probably cleaner than the people that fix your burger at McDonald's. Just Sayin.
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I haven't yet but as soon as we finish our remodel of some rooms I probably will.
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I don't really need to once they enter the door and see me barefoot they take off their shoes.
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Many of the guests that visit my home understand that it is an implied/unwritten rule. However, it grinds my gears when non-guests (e.g., the DirecTV guy) do not put on those booties over their shoes prior to entering my home.
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Yes, I do. I ask them to please take off their shoes because I have just cleaned my floors. I surely do not want to do it again. :)
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People never come to my house, so would know nothing about this topic.
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For the most part my shoes are off weather any one take s their shoes off or not. I just like to go without them summer or winter. I prefer certain socks to wear. But id we go somewhere and they don't want you to wear shoes in the house then so be we just take them off. But if that is the case they should provide some foot covering for whomever does take their shoes off. Be a good host.
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I have asked people to take off their shoes in my home because I have carpet. If I had tile, depending on who it is, I would just mop the floor after they leave.
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I would never ask guests in my home to remove their shoes A good many of my friends do tho Never thought of germs but think that's rather odd but then I'm a barefoot person and have survived for over 80 years feet germs haven't gotten me yet
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I normally take my shoes off when I enter someone's house (unless their house is very dirty), Otherwise, I automatically take my shoes off. When people visit me, yes they have to leave the shoes at the door, There is no need to wear them inside my place. my rug is clean, no spots, mud,,, I feel if people don't want to take them off, then they don't have to come to my house.
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I have done this after I cleaney floors. I don't have carpets but I do have white tiles through out my apartment
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only a few times, but it was right after I got brandnew carpet, or my hardwood floors were just redone. But only for about a month
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i dont entertain but i respect the rights of others and if they ask me to remove my shoes i have no problem with that as i am a guest there
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Thankfully, the friends and family I have would be the first to bring up taking off their shoes if they were going to track in stuff.
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I don't like it when people where there shoes in my home. I think it's inconsiderate on a guests behalf to do so. If I can see there shoes are noticeably muddy, wet, even snow covered I will ask them to remove there shoes. My husband wears his shoes in our home and it drives me crazy. Not crazy enough to say anything just crazy enough to cringe when I see him walking in and out of the house.
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I have never requested that of a guest. However my Chinese neighbors always remove their shoes before entering my home.
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It's not just with carpet. Sure the carpet gets dirty and it visible, but the germs and dirt will get on any type of flooring. The dirt even shows up more on hardwood floors. Plus the wear and tear on hardwood floors just like carpet. But, I've never asked someone to take their shoes off in my house and doubt I ever will.
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Yes. I have. After cleaning my floors.
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That was never the policy at my house growing up, but I always made sure to respect that if someone else did that at their residence, even if I didn't exactly understand why.
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No, but I know someone who does that, especially if they just came from outside and had muddy shoes or boots.
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If I see someone does not take off their shoes, I alway try to kindly ask them to.
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I never have but I do understand why some folks do.