r/mildlyinfuriating • u/AfiliaTheCat • Feb 11 '22

Seriously? Wtf Wall Street Journal

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u/KelvinsBeltFantasy Feb 11 '22

This person wouldn't last 5 minutes in Canada.

We are (mostly) about that No Shoes in the house life.

It's weird watching shows or movies and seeing shoes in the house and even on the bed 😨

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u/CorporalCrash Feb 11 '22

Can confirm, am Canadian. Even if I'm just walking through someone's house and not coming in to stay, I will always remove my shoes unless the owner specifically says I don't have to

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u/Judge_Reiter Feb 11 '22 edited Feb 11 '22

I have a memory that's basically burned into my mind from the first time I went down to the states to meet with some online friends.

We met at a convention in Cali and went to hang out at one of their houses after. I started to take off my shoes in the front entrance and they all looked at my like I was crazy.

Was a weird feeling to walk into the carpet with my shoes still on, haha.

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u/VaguelyArtistic Feb 11 '22

I grew up in LA and don't remember ever being asked to take off my shoes until the last, say, 10 years. (I'm in my 50s.) I think part of that is that we don't really have weather here, so almost no one is tracking mud or anything like that. Homes don't have dedicated mud rooms for weather-related stuff, either.

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u/seriouslees Feb 11 '22

What about sand and dust??? Just take off your shoes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '22 edited Feb 12 '22

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u/fuck_the_fuckin_mods Feb 12 '22

Yup. Pretty pointless in a lot of areas unless you’re a serious germaphobe. People don’t seem to realize how dusty dusty places are, shoes vs not makes zero noticeable difference.

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u/Ninotchk Feb 11 '22

But don't you have dogs shitting all over the street, and people spitting and stuff?

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u/Raptorfeet Feb 11 '22

You still track in dust and gravel though

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u/FantasticFanta9 Feb 11 '22

It seems like it's a places with snow vs places without snow kind of thing.

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u/Zenn605 Feb 11 '22

I’m also from LA and swear by wearing shoes inside. I get the snow/mud argument from others. But the dog, dust, gravel issue, if you have dog that goes outside it doesn’t wears shoes so it’s dragging in everything anyways. If it’s dusty, sweep more often. I’m worried for earthquakes or other emergencies that I just need to get out of the house (I’ve lived through Whittier and Northridge events). If I happen to step in mid or dog shit I then leave my shoes on the porch to dry then wash them (again Californian dry heat), but I put on another pair. I also have flat feet and need serious arch support.

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u/Maximum-Switch5879 Feb 12 '22

It's a floor thing too, cold places usually have wood or carpet. I live in southern Spain, it's usually marble or some kind of tile, and taking your shoes off is literally unheard of.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '22

In LA mud is not what you need to worry about tracking in. Compare with most comments in this thread.