Shoes: on or off inside?

[UrbanPlannerr]

shoes off for myself... America is a pretty big country, but considering the climate throughout I'd say the desert-like climates are more incline to keep their shoes on.

[entheosfog]

Shoes off indoors for me but I always need a pair of my cheap-ass Ikea slippers close at hand. I grew up with up with taking them off but when I would watch US sitcoms as a kid I found it strange everyone would be in their houses avec shoes.

[Metro-One]

The strangest I found was on American sitcoms where they went to bed with their shoes on!!!!!

I always hoped this was because of the fact it is a set and taking the shoes off would disrupt the comedy flow, but still, in bed?

[agent_imperial]

I'm definitely in the shoes off category. The only exception I can think of is big house parties.

To add to the international discussion... I lived for a while in Chile which was definitely a shoes on place. When visiting friend's homes I instinctively would always take my shoes off before realizing I was the only person doing so.

I had an apartment down there and I always took off my shoes off when I came home as a matter of habit even though all my floors were marble or hardwood. When people would come visit me they always laughed at my neat little row of shoes sitting by the front door... they really had never seen that before.

[Dylan Leblanc]

I refuse to participate in this poll because there is no third option.

[Architype]

^ Third option, like "sometimes".

Shoes generally come off when entering other people homes, depending on the condition of the flooring. Most people don't wear shoes in their own homes.

In Atlantic Canada most houses have airlocks, aka vestibules or enclosed front porches where the shoes are left, often because they are wet. In Vancouver, there are generally no airlocks or porches, but the shoes still come off. I've noticed that some people in apartment/condo buildings leave their shoes in the public corridor, maybe this is an oriental custom.

[sammo]

^logically, wouldn't the third option be 'one shoe on', 'one shoe off'?

-or perhaps, 'put on some shoes'. (the premise being you don't wear shoes out of doors then)

[Ayreonaut]

It's clear the third option is bacon, always has been and always will be.

[sammo]

bacon?!? impossible. never. -well perhaps as an insert like dr.scholls. really?

[Ayreonaut]

Bacon is always an option, it is the answer to the unanswerable.

[caltrane74]

my boots weigh in at about 7-10 pounds.. no way im wearing them indoors.

[JuelzJones]

Wearing shoes in the house is stupid. I only wear them inside if i have to make a quick getaway from the po po.

[The Jabroni]

Originally Posted by JuelzJones

Wearing shoes in the house is stupid. I only wear them inside if i have to make a quick getaway from the po po.

Or a quick getaway inside to POO POO!!

It's shoes OFF for me. I seriously don't understand how people can wear their shoes inside their house. Then again, it's their house, so why do we even give a f***?

[theman23]

Originally Posted by JuelzJones

Wearing shoes in the house is stupid. I only wear them inside if i have to make a quick getaway from the po po.

What do you do, jump out one window and into the next?

[pegcity]

shoes off for sure, unless you forget your keys, phone, ipod, wallet then it's okay. 30 second limit before the alarm goes off.

[Nicko999]

Originally Posted by pegcity

shoes off for sure, unless you forget your keys, phone, ipod, wallet then it's okay. 30 second limit before the alarm goes off.

Just out of curiosity, do you put your alarm on if you go outside just for an hour or 2?

[vid]

Originally Posted by JuelzJones

Wearing shoes in the house is stupid. I only wear them inside if i have to make a quick getaway from the po po.

Gotta keep those homicide rates up, huh?

[JuelzJones]

uh huh

[NLJP]

I've always taken my shoes off...

[Rumors]

Yes.