You walk into your friends/girlfriends/boyfriends/parents/your place...

[sol_searchin]

Do you take your shoes off or leave them on?

[Mazdy]

Everytime i walk/enter into someones house no matter if theyre friends/girlfriend/parents place...i always take off my shoes to show some respect to the owner and their house...

So its a YES for me :)

[SonicBoy]

Yes. Show some respect.

[peterm15]

Shoes and hat off.

[Jackal]

Shoes off .... Looking for slippers. ;)

[The Wolf]

Shoes off. I have friends who tell me to leave my shoes on, but I can't do it haha

[boyracer]

Shoes off. I have friends who tell me to leave my shoes on, but I can't do it haha


Shoes and hat off.


Yes. Show some respect.


Everytime i walk/enter into someones house no matter if theyre friends/girlfriend/parents place...i always take off my shoes to show some respect to the owner and their house...

So its a YES for me :)

+1, always shoes off, even if they tell you that's it ok to leave them on, out of respect. I'm glad someone else brought up the hat

[Booostin]

Who the f voted no lol... show yoself

[Mitchell3]

always off, showing rental homes I see this all the time. Most people get it and take their shoes off, but a select few dont show the respect.

[aris]

I always take my shoes off... But if the place is dirty I leave them on

[boyracer]

Who the f voted no lol... show yoself

I wonder if they also open up the frige without asking and help themselves to a can of pop, while wearing their shoes

[loki]

It's definitely a Canadian thing to take your shoes off when you go to someone's house and in your own.

And it's not a bad thing. Now I always take my shoes off. It drives me nuts when people come into my house with shoes on because who knows what they're dragging in with them.

But my Colombian inlaws don't when the come over, and before neither did my parents and they're from the Caribbean, and they're also the most respectful people I know. So I wouldn't go as far as to say it's people being disrepctful if it's not their culture.

People in the UK never take their shoes off because they're houses are so cold.

And as for Americans, you know for sure they don't. If you watch the real estate shows they always have their shoes on and trek all over the carpet and all sorts of shit. Carpet for sure it's just common sense to take your shoes off...

But again at the end of the day I always take my shoes off and when people come to my house I will ask them politely to do so, however again when my 95 year old grandmother-in-law (lol) visits from Colombia she gets to leave her's on because to ask her to take her's off would be disrepectful.

~ loki

[The Wolf]

^well said and good point. Cultural differences need to be taken into account. For instance, I have a friend who just got back from Korea and she said that if you are standing in someone's way, they don't say "excuse me", they just physically move you haha

[FoXy]

Ya I take my shoes off 99% of the time... it just feels unatural to wear shoes in a house... the first thing I do when I get home from work is kick off my shoes/boots and enjoy walkin around in my socks (i'm a sock person lol)

[Felks24]

Another vote for shoes off.

The only time they would stay on is if I forgot something and had to run back in the house to get it.

[cwp_sedan]

Always off for me.


Who the f voted no lol... show yoself

It's an open poll. Just click results to see who it is.

[loki]

Who the f voted no lol... show yoself

It's a public poll. If you really want to know who voted then simply click on show results.

Nothing wrong with voting no. Wouldn't be much of a poll if it didn't have that option.

[cwp_sedan]

Nothing wrong with voting no. Wouldn't be much of a poll if it didn't have that option.

lol +1

[aZuMi]

Shoes off .... Looking for slippers. ;)

+1 always

[hgmahaha]

lol indoor slippers! I want a fuzzy pair lol so it feels like i'm walking on carpet. But I'm a barefeet person, always in my own bedroom barefeet... so here's a side question, do you wear indoor shoes? even in your bedroom?

[Felks24]

so here's a side question, do you wear indoor shoes? even in your bedroom?

Spring, Summer, Fall = Barefoot (Usually because I'm wearing sandals/flip flops outside)
Winter = Socks

[terapr0]

I grew up my whole life wearing shoes inside my house...Obviously if they're dirty I'd take them off, but if they're otherwise clean I just keep them on. Since moving in with my girlfriend like 3yrs ago I've started taking them off just because she gives me shit if I dont. if I get home before she does they stay on until she arrives though....stubborn habbit I suppose. I figure that its my house and I can do whatever the **** I want. By default they get removed when I'm at someone elses place though...if they tell me its OK to keep them on, better believe they're staying. I walk more confidently when in shoes...its kinda like doing heavy work without gloves on - you just dont feel the same. I'm always tip-toeing around in barefeet....in shoes I dont worry about anything :p

I cant stand formality and outdated traditions. I dont wear hats anymore, but used to all the time in highschool. I never did (and still dont) see ANY disrespect in wearing them inside. The only thing thats disrespectful is someone insisting (or even requesting) that I alter my appearance to conform to their narrow-minded definition of respectability.

[canada man]

i always take off my shoes, just imagine accidentally stepping in dog poop or worms and then tracking that around the house..that's gross

[Fuyuzora]

If anyone came into my house with their shoes on, they'd be getting a real swift kick in the ass.

As for cultural variations, I can appreciate that, but as they say: "When in Rome..."

[thanu31]

I wonder if they also open up the frige without asking and help themselves to a can of pop, while wearing their shoes

i know of a douche who does this :bang feels like a beggar came in to my house

[Soulsofmischief]

I dont walk on my clean hardwood floors with shoes on, always take them off, and if someone comes in and asks " can i keep my shoes on?" the answer is no 100% of the time.

[rzapata]

^well said and good point. Cultural differences need to be taken into account. For instance, I have a friend who just got back from Korea and she said that if you are standing in someone's way, they don't say "excuse me", they just physically move you haha

Hahaha, totally true.. Exactly what my girlfriend told me when she was in Korea... I guess it's not that common to them. I actually got a chance to see it first hand when I went there to visit her.. Apparently people over there just walk on a straight line and just bump people blocking their way. :chuckle

Back on topic, for me, shoes off all the time when inside the house and when visiting somebody else's house.. Just a sign of respect that's all. :)

[n00bMeiSter]

And as for Americans, you know for sure they don't. If you watch the real estate shows they always have their shoes on and trek all over the carpet and all sorts of shit. Carpet for sure it's just common sense to take your shoes off...

For starters its television, and secondly it's an open house. They do the same thing on the Canadian real estate shows. You can't judge an entire country by what you see on a tv show. Look at Canadian tv shows & movies; they don't take their shoes off on camera either.
I've been to a -ton- of open houses (in Canada) and not once have I seen anyone take their shoes off. I started to take my shoes off once and the realtor told me to just keep them on.
Every american home I've been to (which is a lot) I've always taken off my shoes, and so have the people who live there.



Ya I take my shoes off 99% of the time... it just feels unatural to wear shoes in a house... the first thing I do when I get home from work is kick off my shoes/boots and enjoy walkin around in my socks (i'm a sock person lol)

Socks FTW! Feet are nasty. I hate it when people walk around in barefeet, soooo gross.



I always take my shoes off when I enter someone's home. It's just the polite and (to me the) proper thing to do. Think about winter time, why would you want to walk around in someone's home wearing heavy, clunky, warm winter boots? Why not leave your winter jacket on too? That's just uncomfortable.

The only time I tell people to leave their shoes on in my home, is during the summer time when I'm having a bbq / pool party. Because I know people are going to be going in and out of the house and I don't want the door open for long periods of time (don't want my cat getting out, or insects getting in, plus the AC is on lol).





It's an open poll. Just click results to see who it is.

Don't see that anywhere, I've already voted.
I think what you mean to say, is click on the number next to an option to see who voted for what.

[cwp_sedan]

Don't see that anywhere, I've already voted.
I think what you mean to say, is click on the number next to an option to see who voted for what.

No, that's not what I meant to say. All you've done is clarify how to find it for those who don't know where to look. So I'm sure people will appreciate that.

[FoXy]

i know of a douche who does this :bang feels like a beggar came in to my house

We call them "freeloaders"..... :rant

[ZeroChalk]

shoes always off unless outside is actually cleaner than inside.

[Slade]

yes always, unless the person says leave them on, and even then I would still take them off out of politeness, unless I am running back in to grab something I forgot.

I live for sandals in the summer, so it's an easy slip on slip off.

In the winter I live for socks haha, my ex use to kick me out of bed if I got in with them on..

On a side note, I need some new casual/skate type shoes.

[n00bMeiSter]

In the winter I live for socks haha, my ex use to kick me out of bed if I got in with them on..

On a side note, I need some new casual/skate type shoes.

Socks + Bed = win.

Globe makes good cheap casual / skate shoes.

[Shizuka_Osamu]

shoes off this isnt the states

[peterm15]

I actually want to go back on what I said.
If it's a home I'm working in, replacing a window I remove my shoes and take them to the broken window. I do the same in a temple when I do work in them.
As for people who come into my home. I have slippers for women who come in without socks and If I run out or some need to be cleaned I make them wear there shows. My place has a colder floor and my dog makes a mess so. Now I will say to get to the couch you must cross an area rug. All friends of mine take there shoes off there.

[RedRaptor]

If you walk into an asian household, you better take your shoes off.

The only times I've been asked to keep my shoes on was with my caucasian friends.

[Mitchell3]

Socks + Bed = win.

Socks + bed is like oil and water for me, cant stand it, and if I still manage to fall asleep with them on, I manage to get them off in my sleep. lol strange gift I have..? Unless I'm drunk cant be done :chuckle

[eguiyab]

I'm Asian... I have to take them off.
Even if I have friends or people tell me to keep them on I cant. I often get the "your going to the backyard anyway"... I still take them off... walk my shoes through the house and put them back on at the back door.

[greaves82]

Shoes off

[DumpInfo]

Seriously? What kind of thread is this....is this what tm3 has gotten to?

[sol_searchin]

General lounge, you don't like it than leave.

[DumpInfo]

Your actually right...hmm, I'll be kind and just play along...


General lounge, you don't like it than leave.

[sol_searchin]

More great ones to come!

[bunchi]

definitely shoes off.... but that's only the case when I moved to Canada... back where I was from we wear shoes in the house every time, at least just on the ground floor. My feet turns to black because of dirt, not that we don't clean it, but it's in the air... it was just so damn polluted.

[turtle]

shoes off, aaalways. feels weird wearing shoes in a house

[boyracer]

unless you find yourself in a crackhouse, then shoes are fine. Then of course other questions would need to be answered. Like, "why am I in a crackhouse?"

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Hey everyone..

I am having a huge party, and everyone is welcome...










except....joedemarco and terapr0

[aZuMi]

definitely shoes off.... but that's only the case when I moved to Canada... back where I was from we wear shoes in the house every time, at least just on the ground floor. My feet turns to black because of dirt, not that we don't clean it, but it's in the air... it was just so damn polluted.

Well...that, and we had maids...so...Philippines don't count.

[bunchi]

Well...that, and we had maids...so...Philippines don't count.

right.... forgot to mention that :chuckle

[boyracer]

Hey everyone..

I am having a huge party, and everyone is welcome...










except....joedemarco and terapr0


LOL :pofl

[n00bMeiSter]

I'm Asian... I have to take them off

LOL! That's awesome. "I have to" lmao!

[STeeLy]

I'm with the take shoes off crowd. Doesn't matter whose house it is, I will take off my shoes, even when they tell me to keep it on.

I don't know if the shoes off is a canadian thing though, because my roommate who is French Canadian (Quebecois), his family doesn't take their shoes off when they walk into my house or their own.

Then my old roommate who is pretty Canadian (But raised with a Polish background) also doesn't take his shoes off when he walks in.

[sol_searchin]

If he was raised with a polish background than he knows very well to take his shoes off, ask me how I know ;)

[boyracer]

If he was raised with a polish background than he knows very well to take his shoes off, ask me how I know ;)

Damn straight he knows to take his shoes off. He's just being an lazy :AH. If he had tried that stunt in his own home, his mother would have gave him a beating.

[STeeLy]

Well, he clearly didn't. But I don't live with him anymore, so we're good.

[Enthdegree]

I always take them off, it drives me crazy when people walk into my house and don't.

[boyracer]

Well, he clearly didn't. But I don't live with him anymore, so we're good.

You should have thrown a chunk of polish Kielbasa at him

[STeeLy]

You should have thrown a chunk of polish Kielbasa at him

Eh, with the other stuff that he did. Not just a chunk, maybe an entire kielbasa.

[boyracer]

Eh, with the other stuff that he did. Not just a chunk, maybe an entire kielbasa.

LOL...... like a boomerang

[RBoy8]

I, along with all of my friends, always take shoes off whenever we visit each other.

I just don't get how anyone can walk on a house carpet with shoes on. I did it a few times in the past, and it feels......... weird.