tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post6116050953015291708..comments2023-11-23T21:19:19.372-08:00Comments on The Green Bathtub: Remove Your Shoes ... PleaseA.L. Sonnichsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-79798115839154512532010-03-19T11:36:47.765-07:002010-03-19T11:36:47.765-07:00You really should insist on people removing their ...You really should insist on people removing their shoes in your home. You have plenty of good reasons for it. Believe me, people will not be offended.<br /><br />I have an whole blog about removing shoes in homes: <a href="http://shoesoffatthedoorplease.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Shoes Off at the Door, Please</a> You might like to take a look.Matthew Celestinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874430461346560520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-3701328493789986332010-03-16T17:24:55.148-07:002010-03-16T17:24:55.148-07:00We take our shoes off at the door and require the ...We take our shoes off at the door and require the kids friends to do the same. Red clay makes you funny that way;)Kelly Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324622421797199560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-14739209556680701902010-03-15T20:17:39.981-07:002010-03-15T20:17:39.981-07:00I hate wearing shoes in the house (Crocs are an ex...I hate wearing shoes in the house (Crocs are an exception) but in MN recently it's become a trend because of all the salt and crap on the sidewalks in the winter time. Perfectly ok either way!Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643673751620016688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-32131831958295250662010-03-15T19:45:43.449-07:002010-03-15T19:45:43.449-07:00take them off! this is not due to upbringing or w...take them off! this is not due to upbringing or where in the world i've lived...everyone knows i'm a freak about germs!nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148276674203537839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-81975209328473124932010-03-15T18:17:13.332-07:002010-03-15T18:17:13.332-07:00We wear shoes or slippers due to cold floors and t...We wear shoes or slippers due to cold floors and the fact that our kitchen floor is often wet because our German Shepherd tends to get the water in her dish EVERYWHERE! Plus, we have to go out into the shed to let the dog in or out, and NO WAY is anyone walking out there without shoes.<br /><br />That being said, I don't mind if I'm asked to remove my shoes at someone's house. I'd feel worse if they didn't ask me to and I just walked around unknowingly in my shoes. I figure that if someone is kind enough to invite me into their home, that it would certainly be inconsiderate not to remove my shoes if they didn't like shoes being worn in the house!Teishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655844015779830955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-11207184806744408512010-03-15T17:37:42.304-07:002010-03-15T17:37:42.304-07:00I always kick off my shoes, too. In my own home I ...I always kick off my shoes, too. In my own home I keep a pair of flip-flops at the front door and a pair at the back door to go in or out of the house (getting mail,paper, etc). Most of my friends and family kick off their shoes when they come in or walk in their own homes. Interesting topic, I wonder what kind of responses a topic on Verla Kay would get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-82910904692790347102010-03-15T16:27:47.006-07:002010-03-15T16:27:47.006-07:00Hi Amy,
I grew up in southern eastern Michigan in...Hi Amy,<br /><br />I grew up in southern eastern Michigan in a small town where most folks parents were transplants from the same Tennessee county. Almost everyone I know takes off their shoes when they enter a home. I think its from the mud and muck from farm country. All my siblings still practice this habit, even outside of Michigan. Now, the folks I know from Michigan who are NOT originally from some holler (read: hollow) in Tennessee do not practice this. So, I have deduced it's probably more common among country folk. It's no big deal to me to take off my shoes. I think it makes good sense. And, I really like the Chinese custom of providing your guests with slippers. We don't do that in Michigan, but I may bring the practice with me when I return to the US<br />LaurenLauren Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380748309505911700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-86791748231439276382010-03-15T16:26:37.013-07:002010-03-15T16:26:37.013-07:00Not rude to ask your guests to take off their shoe...Not rude to ask your guests to take off their shoes. Your house, your rules. <br /><br />No shoes inside a house it's not an exclusive Asian custom, Swedes always take their shoes off when entering a house. I do it all the time, and I've insisted on a "No shoes in the house" rule when we got our house and have over the last decade more-or-less trained the whole family of in-laws to do so (even in the new family beach house). <br /><br />I say enforce your no shoe rule (if people need a reason other than the grossness of trekking in all the street germs, just say you are more Chinese than they think...)Lenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797943479333869188noreply@blogger.com