Because I have a “thing” about having those little floor-crunchies on my feet. Floating flooring is nice, but every little thing lays right on top of it… So instead of constantly dusting the bottoms of my feet off on my calves, I just throw on some house shoes. Freshly cleaned floors excepted.
Indoor shoes are fine, but wearing outside shoes in is wrong.
Ah, this reminds me of uwabaki (上履き) back when I went to elementary school in Japan. Outside shoes and inside shoes which are called Uwabaki are different. The only time I use Uwabaki outside is in an emergency situation. I remember doing this in 2011 Earthquake
Wrong why, though? Is the ground outside really THAT dirty? Even if it is, can you guarantee that the floor in your house isn’t effectively as dirty?
Living in Southern California, where we don’t get much inclement weather, tracking in muddy or otherwise physically dirty shoes in the house isn’t really a concern 95% of the time.
The ground outside is literally made of dirt. It is as dirty as it gets.
The only way your shoes don’t get dirty is if you never actually walk on dirt. Which, sounding like you are American, is probably true since everything is concreted over to make space for your cars.
And even then, you never encounter dog shit, right?
Living in Canada the outdoor shoes are unthinkable! So much mud and snow.
But even in good weather there’s dog pee and gum and all sorts of junk on the bottom of your shoes.
When I lived in the Midwest, indoor carpeting was everywhere, and everyone took their shoes off at the door. Probably due to snow and muck and whatever else.
Moved to the east coast and people thought it was weird that I would try to take my shoes off at their door. Most people had hardwood.
I still live on the east coast, and basically I just do what people ask. It generally seems like places that have carpeting ask for shoes off, those that don’t, don’t.
I keep stubbing my toe and it’s easier to go outside
My dog refuses to wear shoes outside so she’s already tracking dirt (visible or not) in several times a day. I’m always wearing either my outdoor shoes or slippers to keep from exposing my feet. If we did not have a dog than it would make sense to remove shoes as soon as we come inside.
Same. I required people to take shoes off in my house until I got dogs. They track dirt, pine needles, fur all over the place. I still mostly go around in my socks, but I don’t expect anybody else to.
The floor is cold.
But there is sleeper for that.
Because they don’t own a broom or no how to operate one…
Or because they have or have had kids.
You tryin’ to tell me what to do in my own home? Pssh.
They are monsters. There is NO EXCUSE for wearing dirty shoes indoors, outside a party to which you immediately clean.
I have two sets of indoor slippers, so don’t really wear shoes inside per say… though one of the slippers does close around feet somewhat like a shoe.
Why do people go barefoot in public
Why do people wear shoes in the office
Why dont3 I ask women if they’re pregnant
Because arbitrary customs that exist which might have a good reason behind them but largely have become things that are considered polite or rude, both of which are societal concepts which themselves are worthy of questioning
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Because they’ve given up on life.
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Because everyone else wear shoes in the office. That being said. I don’t wear shoes in my office. Because no one does. (It’s also a small office)
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I don’t know why YOU don’t. I don’t Because it’s none of my business and the risk of being wrong heavily outweights the reward of being right.
It’s not arbitrary. If you start wearing shoes inside the floor will get dirtier. And now I can’t not wear them because I will get dirt all over my socks from the dirt the shoe wearer tracked inside.
Office workers might have to move around and walk a lot. Shoes help with that. It’s the exact reason we invented them in the first place.
Just because you don’t know, doesnt mean it’s arbitrary
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Bro the dirt under your shoes don’t give af whether you’re being polite about going inside the house with them or not
Because in public, the ground is probably more gross than your feet (dogshit, car oil), but in your home, your shoes are probably more gross than your own feet.
Similarly, in public, seeing other people’s feet is gross. But not as much at home.
You don’t know why you don’t ask women if they’re pregnant?
You don’t know why people wear shoes in the office?
New to lemmy?
This is most common in the US. At any point, a policeman might barge into your house, shoot yout dog and start looking for something else to shoot. If you’re wearing shoes already, you’ve got a head start and a chance to live.
floor is cold
Have you tried slippers?
Are slippers not considered shoes?
No
“Slippers are a type of shoes…”
😂
Because we have dogs, cats, surprises and cold floors.
Tried slippers?
Slippers are just shoes for inside
Without all the crud from the outside.
I have inside crocs and outside crocs, checkmate.
I just forget to take them off
Having said that in my country it’s normal to wear house shoes in the house.
