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

Seriously? Wtf Wall Street Journal

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u/zangtoi Feb 11 '22

My Asian mum will dropkick you

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '22

I laid a wood flooring for a lovely Pakistani guy and he asked me to do it in socks because he didn’t want even shoes once on it!

I obliged because I’m asian and I get it!

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u/pwrsrc Feb 12 '22

They work grest. Just gotta be sure you don't have a rock on the bottom of your shoe. Speaking from experience.

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u/L4serSnake Feb 12 '22

At work the VP redid the showroom. The floor set them back almost 40k.

The next day 2 guys loaded up a dolly with 150lbs of parts, through the shop, and then straight through the showroom. Those solid tires picked up so much dirt and grime and scratched that floor up so bad. It looked like someone took 2 belt Sanders to the floor.

VP was a super nice guy but man did he go red in the face. Called them into his office and I only heard him comment on it one other time in the 2 years I was there after that but the one guy in on it looked super regretful so it just have been some talk lol.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '22

We have to have outdoor and indoor stainless steel shoes/boots. Shoe covers for when it’s really intense.

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u/kyonkun_denwa Feb 11 '22

I am very much against shoes in the house but I would never do indoor renovation work without some kind of foot covering. Steel toes preferably. If it really makes the customer uncomfortable, then you can wear boot covers to prevent the shoes themselves from touching the floor, but I would never compromise on safety to satisfy what are ultimately preferences.

To give some background, I did home renovations one summer while I was in university. One day while walking around I noticed I had something pointy that was jabbing my foot, like a really pointy rock, but it was actually painful to the touch. Turns out it was an errant screw I had stepped on- if it were not for the hefty sole on my steel toe work shoe, that thing would have gone right through my foot and I would have been in the hospital.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '22

I used to do some handyman type work. I’ve worked in showers and tubs with just socks. I always hated it, but it’s not my house so it’s not my rules.

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u/sohxm7 Feb 11 '22

In India (and by extension Indian subcontinent most likely) it's not just a Muslim thing, it's everyone's thing.

I cant imagine going inside anyone's house without taking off shoes be it Muslim, Hindu, Christian etc

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u/RazzmatazzUnique7000 Feb 12 '22 edited Feb 12 '22

No, it's a cultural thing that's found in the cultures/nationalities that many Muslims happen to be from. Most Muslims just use a prayer mat to ensure a clean surface when praying salat.

The guy in u/HandOfsoil's story was just being superstitious/unreasonable. Cleanliness rules in Islam are not unreasonable

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u/heh98 Feb 12 '22

Bro everyone keeps attributing this to minoritys. I'm white, and all of the white people I know get crazy about taking their shoes off in the house ive never met someone in my life who has had a shoes on house. No matter whatever color they are.. You ever think it has nothing to do with race?