remove their shoes before entering your house?

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dimpy.handa

Dimpy Handa
Is it rude to ask someone to remove their shoes before entering your house? Are you against removing your shoes? What is your preference, do you prefer people to remove their shoes before entering your home?
think I'm mean or inconsiderate...please do DEBATE.

I always remove my shoes. Unless someone says, "Don't bother taking your shoes off", I ALWAYS take them off. I think maybe it's because I live in a snowy, slushy area that 90% of the time my shoes are either wet or dirty so there's no point in tracking all the grime into someone's home, including my own.
 
well i feel that it depends on the culture and the area you belong to.. some might consider it to be rude and some might take it in positive sense. but i personally believe that if a person has dirty shoes, he should himself remove them before entering..
 
its a sign on respect especially in india..too bad we forget our traditions
buh yes some people are very perticular and insist.
 
It is always good to remove the shoes before entering someone's house.This is purely done to maintain the purity of the house.There is nothing much to debate on this topic.


-Deepak.
 
It really is a cultural question. If someone asked me to remove my shoes upon entering their home, I would certainly not take offense if it is their preference. It is merely being respectful of their home.
 
Respect aside, I think no1 would want to clean their house again and again because guests turned up with dirtied shoes. I do not blame the family to ask you to remove your shoes before entering their house, especially in developing nations where the streets are soo unclean<br>
 
yes that tradition is made like ...entering with shoe can be like entering with dust and it may effect children's health so every tradition in India is made in considering of good & bad so follow our tradition it surely helps us
 
yes that tradition is made like ...entering with shoe can be like entering with dust and it may effect children's health so every tradition in India is made in considering of good & bad so follow our tradition it surely helps us........:smile::smile::smile::smile::smile:
 
Someone posted that it feels rude, when someone asks you to remove your shoes before entering their home. I say, why do you give them an opportunity to be "rude". Isn't removing our footwear voluntarily, the least we can do to show some respect to our host?

There were discussions about the cultural context where we find ourselves in. Again, even if someone is in any of the Western countries, where footwear is accepted inside homes, we are expected to be courteous enough to dust it off on the doormat, than just barging in.
 
I make it a point to remove my shoes even if not requested. However, I would go with the idea to not point it out to our guest to remove his/her shoe. I let them take the decision, I often see that most of the times the shoes are taken of may be due to same cultural practise. In the rare instance this is not done I do not take offence.
 
I am in a habit of removing my shoes before entering houses and I don't mind if someone particularly asks me to remove my shoes. It's their house and hence their prerogative, I feel.
 
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