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Originally Posted by perrjojo
My motherin law has a no shoes policy. I find it annoying. I thought floors were meant to be walked on, with or without shoes. Geesh, what if I hadn't had a pedicure recently?
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That was cute. Also, what if someone had athlete's foot or toenail fungus?
Can't win.
However, up north here (similar to the Canadians) everyone does take their shoes off at the door , in the foyer, etc. Common sense in a snowy climate with all kinds of sand and salt* on the roads and driveways and steps leading to the front door.
Salt / calcium chloride, etc. in the winter months.
Not to mention MUD SEASON in the springtime. This past year there were three mud seasons......thaw, freeze, thaw, etc., etc. Lots of dirt roads up here. Kids play outdoors and track it all in. They automatically remove their shoes at the front door, in the foyer.
We have carpeting throughout and tile in the kitchen and bathrooms.
People just enjoy walking around in their socks or barefoot. We would never force them to do so........they just do it "out of habit" as it's what they do in their own homes.
Even our carpenters take their shoes off; our plumbers, etc.
It's the way their mothers taught them.
Different strokes for different folks.