Do you remove your muddy shoes when entering a neighbor house?

YEah, it's more like respecting the host as well as their house.. hehe ^_^ THough we, as guest, are given more priviledge, but we have to know our limits, so as not to create more trouble for them.. hehe ^_^ THough they might have maids to clean up the house, but still, there's no way one can clean up the house on their own, without any help.. THus, in a way, we are helping them by no leaving too much mess from our shoes.. haha =D

yeah, that is true we are a guest and not a guest trash to trample the beautiful floors with dirty shoes..lol.. and sometimes it reflect the person character of his upbringing if one know to treat his homes to remain tidy and so is the same things with the way he treat the other homes... yeah, my sympathy also goes to the maids as we do not like them to be the cause of their burden for being insensitive..although it is their job to clean just out of respect have to remove muddy shoes..

Yeah, it is a good polite behavior to remove shoes out of respect to the owner of the house who prepares enough to clean her house so that the visitor would appreciate her places and not to be ruin by a dirty shoes. It is also ashamed to be the focus of attention of other guest who comes with a clean shoes and you are not. Simply as an act of respect one need to remove shoes and even the wet socks it may smell stinky and just watch your feet on the bathroom. The same things with the cultures of my country even I insist to remove my shoes the host insist i wear my shoes as other people are wearing their shoes even it is slightly dirty as it is a party and she have a maid who could clean the places after the visitors have left the parties.., In cases where their is no maid even if the host insist not to remove my shoes i would still remove it, just to be sensitive with their feeling when they are shy directly to say to the visitors to remove their muddy shoes.

I would too, I will remove my muddy shoes no matter whether I am entering my own hours or my friends house. I don't like to see something clean to be ruined by me. And I think most people would. since it is basic behavior to show your respect to them.

That is a good attitude to maintain and becoming conscious of one self not to disregard other home places and treat them to with care and respect the other people dwelling describes a person as something sensitive to the feeling of other people and not a disrespectful person.

The customary practices too in my country would depend on the places if the owner of the house receives guest on the balcony of the house, outside the lawn then it is no longer necessary to removes shoes, While in a private homes, the owner may even politely allow the guest to wear their slipper as long as it is not dirty. Not exception on the cases if the shoes is muddy just a bit of common sense to refuse the offer as if you are going to put yourself in her shoes. you would also feel annoy having to clean again your places after the guest have left.

The same things is also practice in my homes and to prevent disease to spread from dirty shoes. Thus, everyone in the family are require to put their shoes in the shoe rack before they could enter homes and room. But, when their are parties and the climate is good then every visitors could attend parties without removing their shoes....

yeah, that is true if you do not like do unto others what you do not like others do unto you is to avoid mishap to happen that would be the cause of dilemma. being barefoot is good as long as it does not smell stinky.

yeah, that is better if you have a lawn with tents and even it raining the fun is continues without interruption! enjoy the fun to the max!

yeah...right...if that'll be the case, if im the host, i would simply put some tent outside with chairs and tables so we can all enjoy the party and at the same time, damage control for my floor. ü

I grew up on a farm, myself, and I know what you mean by this. We had both cattle and horses and there was no telling what you might step in. My daddy, cousins, nephews, and I would always wear boots to the barn and when we would come back to the house, we would pull them off by the back door. If they had mud or whatever on them, we would wash them off in the sink by the back door. Kathy.

Growing up on a farm tending a lot of animals then doing all the agricultural thing..is all a hand on activities and most of the times it appears like messy jobs but it is worthwhile as it is the way they take their livelihood and to other people it may seem a blue collar job. The important things it is a decent jobs then it only shows even the people who live on the farm know the cleanliness attitude is also maintain which shows the manner of keeping the place as healthy to live for everyone.

yeah, that is a good attitudes t maintain to let the guest be aware of maintaining cleanliness and keeping the homes tidy even it is not their own house. Allergens is bad for those with allergy and for people who are suffering from asthma. Prevention is better than conceited the guest to enter with their shoes on which could make the entire house dirty. Out of courtesy and respect it is really need to remove shoes that is dirty and exemption fro this policy if the party is held outside the lawn then having dirty shoes is not a big deal..

yeah, that is a good attitude to maintain to be sensitive to about the other person feelings and a just add a little bit of common sense then it becomes alright. it is also good that owner of the house should provides slipper to their guests if she is really meticulous about cleanliness..

Yeah, it is the best way to remove dirty shoes as a sign of respect and in doing so when the same host visit one house he would also do the same remove his shoes that is muddy. It is a sign of a good personality if one is being sensitive to the feeling of other with the way one is acting to have a good conduct.

hi tamara, that is a sign or respect and courtesy to the owner of the house to keep her homes clean by removing one shoes. Their is always exception to the practices as in my home too when their are parties being held and the weather is good the guest are welcome to enter even not removing their shoes..Then, after the parties is finish and all the visitors left the places the home is clean again keeping it tidy and neat.

Hi opal, yeah, that is the right attitude to maintain as we already see that the shoes were wearing is muddy one need not to wait for the host to hear him saying to remove shoes as it would really feel embarass having to be reprimand every now and then. Thus, out of respect to the host of the parties even it is not obligatory one need to remove dirty shoes in order not to ruin his beautiful marble and carpeted floors. It is a sign of good breeding having to be sensitive to those around you.

That is a good practices to keep the homes clean and at the same times disallowing unclean things to enter homes. Thus, lessening spread of bacterias and infection to spread around the homes is the best things to do to avoid spreading diseases.

That is a good customs and tradition to maintain to keep the house clean. As in my country as i observe when their is rain and the road becomes wet or muddy and their is a party in a neighbor house the host insist to us that it is alright not to remove the shoes even though the floor is not carpeted. I refuse to enter and instead walk barefooted wherein some guest are not comfortable walking barefooted and they bring with them another slippers.

They do this in Japan, too. Kathy.

Yeah, that right if one need to look presentable must need to rinse or at least rub a tissues to get the dirt from the shoes or if possible to bring another clean shoes for replacement.

yup, that is a good attitude to maintain although the host refuse the guest to remove their shoes it is about a matter of common sense, if one see his shoes is dirty it is no longer a matter of question and to do so remove the dirty shoes immediately to avoid offending the house owner. Also, to do it out of respect from the owner take good care of making her homes tidy.

yeah the same things with me I also remove my dirty shoes when I visit my neighbor to avoid offending them by being careless in staining their clean floors. I too is ashamed to go out with unclean shoes and socks that I make sure it is all clean not only on the outside but as well as to the inside of the shoes.

Yup, like in some Middle eastern cultures and even in India it is their customary to remove shoes and even strictly forbidden to have shoes inside their prayer halls. I am glad to know that even American and European countries have no tolerance when it comes to muddy shoes and maybe wearing shoes inside homes is allow as long as it is not muddy and wet. Yeah, that is true the feet could holds all the load of dirt and it is only proper to remove shoes before entering any homes.

Yeah, that is also the practice in my homes and every family members do it. Sometimes it really a matter of common sense even if the house owner insist you to enter with muddy shoes it is in your own free will to refuse the offer as the owner may be shy to ask visitors to remove their shoes. And, it is really a burden to the house owner to see her clean floors get stain from unnerving visitors and then clean it up after the visitors have left. In some circumstances if the parties is held outside the lawn with tent then having muddy shoes would not bother much and even they look unpleasant it still excusable as the parties is done outside the homes and not inside the homes.

Definitely it is the best practices to maintain and that is in the cases of visiting a neighbor house but in a parties their are some exception if the shoes or slippers is slightly muddy they are still welcome to attend a parties as the host invites them and it is only for the visitors if he remove his shoes or clean it up first the lining or the outside of the shoes as it may be embarassing to walk in on a parties with soiled shoes..

that is good attitude to maintain which means you are sensitive to the feeling of your neighbors by removing shoes you lessen the amount of cleaning which they have to do after all their guest left their house.