Where I live it’s very unnatural. Definitely because of the weather (lots of snow, long winters).
Came here to say the same. I feel like “indoor shoes” are a lot more rare in places where you have a chance of tracking in snow
What do you mean by that? (English is not my native language)
We have a moderate amount of snow and relatively long winters here. Most people wear indoor shoes (slippers, Crocs etc) when inside, at least in their own home. At guests we either get them from the host or you walk on socks.
What does the weather have to do with that?
They mean wearing your outdoor shoes indoors
Sometimes the old dog makes a boo boo.
For the same reason people wear pants inside the house - it’s cold, gets you ready to go out at a moment’s notice, etc. - plus shoes add padding. Also… not everyone does, wink:-).
Flip-flops for the house are great, especially for the kitchen
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Apart from on a wet tiled floor
Because I’m Mr Rogers. When I come home, I take off my jacket & work shoes, and put on my sweater and home shoes. I also sing a song.
Holy shit… I didn’t know I was him…
It’s a cultural thing. In Poland because of the climate, central heating and probably some other habits everyone has a carpet so you take your shoes off because carpets are hard to clean. In Spain because of the climate you don’t have carpets because stone floors help cool the apartment down. Bare stone floors are easy to clean and are cold during winter so you keep your shoes on.
Even in more tropical countries it’s healthier to take off your shoes so place in which you sleep and eat is not filled with dust and dirt. I’d say it’s mostly cultural heritage and a bad one at that. I’ve been into many more tropical countries than Spain where people take their shoes off all the same and their winters don’t drop below 18°C.
Why is it bad to culturally take your shoes off? I am from Hawaii and we always take our shoes off. I think it’s cleaner and a good cultural practice here.
Cultural not to take your shoes off and is bad. Taking them off is clearly better.
Why does this keep coming up? Are there really an appreciable number of people who do this?
For me, I’m fine with whatever guests want to do (unless visibly wet or dirty) since they are temporary and short term. But otherwise I’ve never really had to ask, because it’s so common for taking off your shoes to just be the more comfortable. It’s actually one of my bigger dislikes for going back to the office, that now I have to wear shoes all day and it’s so uncomfortable. I can’t wait to get home and take them off. Isn’t this most people?
Given some comments here, yes, yes there are. Although some people here mention dogs, which made me kinda understand. I guess one more point for not having indoor pets.
Why do people go barefoot in public
Why do people wear shoes in the office
Why dont3 I ask women if they’re pregnant
Because arbitrary customs that exist which might have a good reason behind them but largely have become things that are considered polite or rude, both of which are societal concepts which themselves are worthy of questioning
Because in public, the ground is probably more gross than your feet (dogshit, car oil), but in your home, your shoes are probably more gross than your own feet.
Similarly, in public, seeing other people’s feet is gross. But not as much at home.
Bro the dirt under your shoes don’t give af whether you’re being polite about going inside the house with them or not
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Because they’ve given up on life.
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Because everyone else wear shoes in the office. That being said. I don’t wear shoes in my office. Because no one does. (It’s also a small office)
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I don’t know why YOU don’t. I don’t Because it’s none of my business and the risk of being wrong heavily outweights the reward of being right.
It’s not arbitrary. If you start wearing shoes inside the floor will get dirtier. And now I can’t not wear them because I will get dirt all over my socks from the dirt the shoe wearer tracked inside.
Office workers might have to move around and walk a lot. Shoes help with that. It’s the exact reason we invented them in the first place.
Just because you don’t know, doesnt mean it’s arbitrary
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You don’t know why you don’t ask women if they’re pregnant?
You don’t know why people wear shoes in the office?
New to lemmy?
I just forget to take them off
Having said that in my country it’s normal to wear house shoes in the house.
You tryin’ to tell me what to do in my own home? Pssh.
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I have bad plantar fasciitis so I wear special old person orthotic shoes. And most of my house is hardwood so generally if I’m on my feet I’ll wear my shoes inside to prevent foot pain.
🤷🏻♀️ It’s not like I don’t wipe my feet off on the doormat rug
You’re the only guy I understand here. The plantar fasciitis can definitely be painful without the shoes/orthotics. But for me, even that can’t negate the discomfort of being constrained in hot sweaty shoes all day
I wear them only to maintain being productive. This is an actual thing a LOT of people with ADHD do to avoid just sitting down and not moving. I give myself about an hour then switch to my slips and usually only maintain my work level for a few more minutes at most.
Because they don’t own a broom or know how to operate one…
Or because they have or have had kids.
When I lived in the Midwest, indoor carpeting was everywhere, and everyone took their shoes off at the door. Probably due to snow and muck and whatever else.
Moved to the east coast and people thought it was weird that I would try to take my shoes off at their door. Most people had hardwood.
I still live on the east coast, and basically I just do what people ask. It generally seems like places that have carpeting ask for shoes off, those that don’t, don’t.
That’s when you’re going to someone else’s home. In my own home, I have indoor shoes and outdoor shoes. The indoor shoes are basically slip on types. I wear them everywhere inside until I’m going to bed, then they go by the bed.
I have children and I got tired of stepping on shit and walking with a limp because I stepped on a metal truck the size of a dime or whatever.
