I assumed “shoes off” meant “you take off your shoes before entering the house.” Never been required to do that but I’m usually expected to take them off soon after.
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Fmstrat@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Why is the US shoes on? So not the norm anywhere I’ve lived.
angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 3 days ago
Fmstrat@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Oh that’s an interesting interpretation
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah, most places that don’t allow shoes inside have a place by the door where the shoes live. Also sometimes guest slippers depending on how hard they go with it.
Fmstrat@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yea my assumption was that would be shoes off, but comment op says shoes on.
AA5B@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’ve read this on the internet many times. I’m not sure who those barbarians are but it’s clear the internet believes the US is shoes on.
My experience is the opposite although I second the motion of whether it’s regional. The part of my family from the Midwest are “those people”
VitoRobles@lemmy.today 3 days ago
It’s been kind of a split for me.
Growing up -
The old WW2 vet neighbor? Shoes left on.
The nice Vietnamese family? Shoes off.
The guy with three poodles? Shoes left on.
The cool vegan family who adopted? Shoes off.
The woman who collected like a dozen cats who was a hoarder? Shoes optional. But I kept my shoes on because ewww.
Sprinks@lemmy.world 3 days ago
From my experience living in the midwest older people tend to assume shoes on is okay while younger folks either ask what is preferred or assume they should take them off. The entire exchange at the door is very midwest of not wanting to be rude or inconvenience the other person.
Mataresian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Majority counts I suppose. Would be interesting to see if it is different per state though.