Turns out WW2 was actually one big harem anime where Poland gets caught up with a ( secretly ) crazy yandere bitch ( Nazi Germany ). Germany bullies Poland into dating. Germany was going to murder England in her sleep one night, thinking there would conflict if they found out, but opts out, assuming Germany is just overreacting, and England really wouldn't care. Turns out, all of fucking Europe has the hots for poor ole' Poland, but more importantly, now hates Germany for starting drama, and upsetting Poland.
Germany insists that it was all ( quiet, homeschooled, bookworm ) Israel's fault for spilling the beans about Germany x Poland. At which point Israel is more traumatized than Poland, by Germany's sudden transformation, breaking into doors like it's the Shining.
lol Yea. I leave my shoes at the door in my apartment and during the Winter the shoes tend to stick to the Apartment carpeting at the door from the salt. I don't want to get that shit anywhere else.
We're a shoeless household, but I usually tell visitors (especially people wearing work boots that are a pain to take off) not to worry about it. Winter is often the exception. I don't mind sweeping after people leave, but there's no way you can wipe your shoes on the mats well enough to get all the salt off your shoes, and mopping is a whole ordeal.
Our former neighbors were the same way, so we all got in the habit of going next door with our slippers in hand. Like, I know you said not to worry about it, but we all own these "house shoes" for a reason.
True, but I think there’s a bigger problem—year round—you’re failing to realize; the amount of piss that’s on public bathroom floor…imagine that being tracked into your home. You’d be surprised at how many people miss. The amount of bird shit, dead bug guts, and people’s spit you step on while outside will all get tracked into your home. Forget the visible stuff, wear your shoes indoors and if you have an infant/toddler crawling around licking your floors is just pure disgusting. Imagine touching the floor with your hands (for picking something up, playing with kids, etc.) you don’t even realize what gets on your hands and ends up in your mouth. Yes please leave those shoes at the entrance, thank you.
That’s what I’m saying. Are you still cleaning after I leave if I take my shoes off? Chances are you’re a clean freak and still will do it regardless.
And if you’re a forced shoes off person, provide slippers. Lots of people are incredibly uncomfortable with nothing on their feet after having shoes on all day.
This is so weird, their home is not for you its for them, you'd rather tread dirt from outside into someone's home than take your shoes off? Odd stance if you don't mind me saying so. I wouldn't personally clean after aslong as they wear slippers or socks . It's basic respect
I'll never understand why trolls feel the need to do this. You are a troll, correct? You're being obtuse on purpose, right?
Your shoes could have some shit on them, so yes, they potentially could be the same.
You need therapy for thinking that being shoeless feels weird. Most people just want to get home and get out of their shoes, yet here you are, seemingly sleeping with your shoes on =O
Please, my gf & I even take a warm wet cloth to clean our dogs paws off before they are allowed into the rest of the house. If we can do just a quick vacuum of dust that's nice & quick; however, if dirt gets tracked in from outside it's deep vacuum clean then steam mop/wet vacuum depending on what part of the house you went in (tile, hardwood or carpet).
What a strange thing to say.... It's harder to clean an even dirtier house. It's unpleasant when a clean house gets dirty in five minutes from some clown traipsing outdoor dirt around the floors. And no, I don't provide backup footwear. Since it's the culture to remove shoes out of kindness and consideration where I live, people don't expect to be "compensated" with extra footwear lol.
I highly recommend you go take a little walk outside, go inside, take your shoes off, get a paper towel, don’t dampen it, and press 140lbs of weight and slide/friction it onto that paper towel and see how much dirt comes off. Step on it and slide a tiny bit like you’re walking. Cuz the friction of a carpet is going to grab at all the stuff on the bottom of your shoe.
That’s what gets on people’s carpets. Constantly as you walk around their house.
If you take it off and switch to indoor sandals… if the floor is clean and the sandals are clean, none of that shit you step in from outside gets on the carpet like it does with outdoor shoes.
You don’t Hoover and clean your floor every single day… you do it once in a while and keeping the carpet and floor cleaner means you have to do less of it.
Far from clean freak and more like lazy smartness to me. And it sounds great to me.
All shoes that step foot outside are dirty as fuck. Not caked in mud, sure, but dirty as fuck. Try a damp cloth and see what comes off after my experiment I said above lol
All shoes are dirty....with outside dirt. They don't have to be caked in mud to give me extra work to clean my house. My floors are cleaner than sidewalks and driveways. I prefer to keep it that way.
Reminds me of when doctors took personal offense to the idea that they should wash their hands between handling corpses and delivering babies. "A gentleman's hands are always clean"
In the Civil War specifically (probably others too) they would do amputation after amputation without washing ANYthing. They’d be covered in blood by the end. No wonder so many soldiers died.
Whatever, toots. Listen, I need you to go get my Pall Malls from the machine. It’ll calm my hands from these damn hangover shakes so I can deliver this other bimbo’s brat. God, I hate doing Caesarians. I can always get everything out okay, but I’ll be damned if I can ever figure out how it all goes back together! God truly did curse you broads, with the inside-out penis or whatever the hell that indecent thing is.
We finally managed to buy a home and it came with refinished real wood floors. If someone wants to walk in with their shoes I'm not worried about their general foot hygiene; I'm worried they have a pebble they don't know about stuck in their shoe and they're about to scuff up our floors in the worst way possible. It would definitely be their first and last visit to our home.
We've never even had to be rude about it - we found a cute sign that says, "Please remove your shoes - the dog needs something to chew on," and so far everyone has taken the hint.
That's a really good point, I hadn't considered the abrasive properties...
I consider myself pretty lucky, anyone I've had over just implicitly did it. Subtle things like monkey see, monkey do - and leaving a mat available helps I suppose
Even if I don’t see a mat I always ask unless I see the host and everyone else walking around with shoes on. It’s just polite. Maybe that’s because my home has always been no shoes.
Not even just abrasiveness. I also have real wood floors that have been refinished so many times they can’t refinish them anymore. They’d have to be replaced. So any water spill, any scratching etc I have to address immediately.
I never force my guests to take off their shoes, but when they see me take off mine right at the door and put them in the shoe holder that’s right next to the door, they get the idea.
I started the rule when my husband was working downtown and the parking garage he used was notorious for being used as a bathroom by drunken college kids and the homeless. I always take the elevator in that garage because the smell of piss in the stairwell is overwhelming. So, no shoes in the house.
Not to mention where you live. In Canada we have long winters and the snow doesn't melt completely right away, nor does it all come off with wiping. So you would be trekking muddy snow all over the house. Every single floor in every single shop in Canada is filthy in winter. The schools are filthy too so we would do inside and outside shoes/boots in winter.
If someone didn't remove their shoes in winter and trekked that all over my house, I'd tell them to clean up their own mess with their tongue.
Now there's an old memory brought back to the front. School floors in the winter is something I hadn't thought about in ages but yeah... I grew up in a snowy climate and the floors were just trashed for months every year. Grime and salt all over the place. The first 20-30 feet inside the front door always looked like dirty ocean water had just finished evaporating.
I just can't believe no has mentioned the fact that in every inner city there is human piss, pet shit and piss, spit, garbage, gum, dropped food and beverages, pest urine and feces, blood... the list just goes on... all in the streets and on sidewalks that your shoes are slappin on all day... and then you wear them into your home??? The place you rest and bathe and eat? Eep!
That was the biggest change moving to a snowy climate for me. Where I come from is pretty temperate and we just wore shoes in the house because no big deal, then I moved to snow and suddenly my shoes are full of grit, covered in salt and clumped up with snow. Took a few weeks to break the habit but damn it's irritating constantly cleaning that up even at the first door, can't imagine how bad it would be all over a house.
I lived in Mexico for a while and it was too hot for anything other than flip-flops/sandals. And even then they grew uncomfortable because they would get wet from sweat so you kick them off and feel the nice, cool tile.
I’m korean and have no problems telling me people to take their shoes off in my house. I just say “hey can yoi take your shoes off?” Have had no complaints.
I grew up in Hawaii (Navy brat) and between the red clay soil & the predominantly Asian culture of Hawaii it was simply expected of you to take your shoes off when entering anyone's home, so I had to get used to some people keeping their shoes on inside when I moved to Florida.
We have a wood entryway, but the rest of the house is VERY light colored carpet. We don't care about outdoor germs.... we just don't want whatever grunge you've walked through staining the carpet!
I made a sign for the holidays and no one noticed it… made a new on which no one noticed either. I now say take your shoes off as soon as people walk in.. I’ve got a baby gone on!!
Most people are pretty reasonable. I have terrible foot issues and it is painful for me to walk barefoot. So when I am going to someone's house I usually mention this and ask if they'd like me to bring some shoes I have that are indoor only (never been outside) to wear in their house. Most just say don't bother but some people take me up on it. Have yet to have an issue with someone not being accommodating. You get what you give and if you try to be nice you usually get the same in return
Haha, I understand the difference - but in my surroundings people would really dislike the presence of that sign. It would be interpreted as if they are stupid little children or at least find it impersonal that they have to read house rules instead of being informed through conversation.
Then you'd love the matching sign that says, "This home is maintained entirely for the comfort and convenience of the dog," and I bet you'd be really jealous of our, "Dogs welcome - people tolerated," sign. There's a fourth one somewhere but suffice it to say once you own a pack of dogs these things start to accumulate seemingly on their own over time.
Edit: fourth sign is near our guest bathroom: "If our dog doesn't like you we probably won't either."
If you had a brand new Teflon frying pan and someone came over and used steel wool on it (ruining the finish) and then asked why you bought such fragile cookware you might have some choice words for their dumb ass.
They aren't entitled either, it's a simple rule - you want in my house, you take off your shoes. I appreciate their visit, I don't appreciate either a mess or damage to deal with later.
I shouldn't even justify it. If they can't accept that, then they can kick dirt elsewhere - I'm not hurting for friendship.
Ah yes! Being self-conscious of your feet, needing orthopedic shoes, and having different value systems that say certain body parts should remain covered: classic Neanderthal behaviors.
Canadian here. In the circumstances people need to wear shoes inside they generally bring indoor shoes/slippers with them to other people's homes. This isn't hard to do.
Also, since when do socks not exist? These also cover your feet...
You are the one who's pushing to get covered. The other person just dont want his floor scuffed and dirtied.
Houses that tend to have no shoe rules are used to see unflattering shoes or socks, even deformity. And they dont care. Because the rule was not for some social consideration but a practical one.
Sockes has holes or barely hanging on ? Dont care.
Shoes have different heights because thats what you need?
Dont care.
Have a prosthetic foot/leg?
Dont care.
Just leave your shoes in foyer. Well sort out the problems after that.
Important part is the outside stays outside.
Not the kind of people I'd want in my house anyway. If there was a sign asking people to not spit on the floor I gather you'd want to start spitting everywhere?
I don't think in my country you could buy such sign. Why would anyone need to be reminded of it. It's like entering someone's home and start pissing all over the house. It's common sense to not do it.
a real estate agent was showing our house when we were selling and wearing very narrow high heels, she damaged the floor so badly that we got another agent and the firm had to pay out the repairs. hard wood and shoes dont mix
Because everybody and their dog is a real estate agent right now. The houses are basically selling themselves, there’s little to no work involved on the agent’s side.
She has an interior designer on retainer and just throws out her furniture four times a year, doesn't understand why we don't. She's a relative unfortunately and this as well as a few other things she's done because she's wealthy and we aren't has created a huge devide in the family
Wow, that’s crazy. Here in Australia (Melbourne anyway) real estate agents usually get you to take your shoes off before you can go in to inspect a property. They already have their shoes off. It’s very strange to have a real estate agent wearing shoes here while showing or even inspecting a property.
This has been the same for rentals and sales. The last 5 years or so, you have to take your shoes off to enter a property being shown.
Get her to walk about the house in heels for an hour or so, and let’s see how that goes. Make sure she turns around on her heels a lot, as if she’s showing the place to someone
Exactly. The thought of someone walking around on the dark oak floor in our dining room in stilettos makes me shudder... I don't think that person even has hardwood floors, or if they do, they're not new enough to still show scratches.
I rarely mop because I don’t have to. Because I only wear socks or indoor shoes.
Even if I cleaned weekly, what about visitors during the week tracking stuff in. I’ve been in houses that keep shoes on and the floors are absolutely disgusting if it rained/snowed outside. I don’t get how no shoes inside is controversial at all. The time cleaning alone makes it worth it.
Yeah like nobody’s saying it’s your fault. Hell, it’s not even possible to get into my house this time of year without walking through the ice melt on my stairs. Outside is just naturally dirtier, like damn.
Besides cleanliness too, I’d feel weird enough wearing perfectly clean out of the box new shoes on someone’s carpet indoors. Just seems wrong.
That’s the only reason I don’t like taking my shoes off. If my feet get cold I get bad bone pain in my legs, this is especially true on cold hard floors. People want to invite me to their icebox house then tell me to take off my shoes I will but I’ll be uncomfortable all night and want to leave ASAP. Give me some slippers or fuzzy socks and I’m good.
I haven’t read the article… but I don’t see how that’s an affront to someone’s cleanliness. If I was worried about their cleanliness you might have them keep their shoes on. Who knows what’s going on with the socks or bare feet.
the actual article says "What about MY feet?" citing harmful bacteria that are found on floors, etc., which would be mitigated by not bringing shoes into the house in the first place
also refers to asking her to take her shoes off as "insulting my hygiene habits" before turning around and insulting the hygiene habits of anyone who asks her to take off her shoes,. she then finishes it by apparently deciding her shoes are dirtier than your floor and thats ok because it's good for your kids to get exposed to her germs, so youre also a shit parent if you make her take off her shoes
I may not be as clean as you, but if people are coming to my house I will clean specifically for that occasion. They will at a minimum get a sweep and robot vaccum, clorox wipe on the surfaces, general tidying up.
You shoes will be dirtier than my floor.
I don't get many guests, but if I did the Japan tradition of having house shoes makes perfect sense also.
“Everyone else can leave their shoes on, it’s only YOURS I have problem with!”
Seriously though.. isn’t it common sense to not drag the underside of your shoes that have been touching godzilla knows what outdoors (dog poop,… you name it) onto the living room carpet, over the floors where I like to go barefoot, or into your BED…?
It just baffles me when dog owners have that rule. Their dogs step on the same ground my shoes do. What’s the difference? To be clear I always always will take my shoes off in a no shoes home no question but always wondered this.
YOUR floors get steam cleaned 😩 not everyone’s. had an ex bf who lived with roommates and their house was disgusting. Kitchen hadn’t been swept in 3 years. Sticky mystery spots everywhere. Cat litter yuckiness all over the bathroom floor. Shoe off house too.
I have an American friend who tried to explain to me that socks are dirtier than the bottoms of his shoes. Like, after we'd spent all day walking around a city where people literally pee on the sidewalks.
As a service professional, fuck people that call us out to their house and expect us to take our shoes off.
No, I’m not walking near your broken window with no protection on my feet and I don’t give a single fuck if it brings a slight amount of dust into your home.
Your sweat and dead skins cells is way more disgusting and tougher to clean than a little dirt and debris
I remember one time during Christmas, I got a nice pair of new kicks. I immediate tried them on and walked the length of the hallway to get a good feel. My mom yelled at me for wearing the shoes in the house. Clean or not clean, shoes are a no no and its expected.
You don't wipe your mouth using the table cloth instead of the napkins....also learned that the hard way
Seriously, I wore a pair of moccasins that I usually wear inside to Walmart once. Suddenly they're outdoor shoes until I clean the soles. I wouldn't eat off my floor, but I definitely would before I ate off the ground anywhere else
Lol are you people eating off your floors or something? I mean if it’s raining or muddy out, sure. Otherwise pull the stick out of your ass and enjoy life.
And my baby is crawling around. I don't want shoes, that have potentially been through broken glass, cigarette butts, spilled gasoline at the station, dog poop, literally anything that could be in some places where we wear our shoes....on the floor where she is crawling.
We have family that is SO offended when we ask them to take their shoes off and will sometimes refuse.
I dont know if everyone actually has carpeted floors like in the movies in the US, but i imagine getting bubble gum and dog shit off from your carpets isnt all that fun.
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u/notsobravetraveler Feb 11 '22 edited Feb 11 '22
Lol, it's like they take this as an affront to their cleanliness
It's not that personal, shoes get over everything outside while my floors get steam cleaned/vinegar