[HPFGU-OTChatter] Shoes and Sheets

[Zorb17 at aol.com]

In a message dated Mon, 25 Feb 2002 11:06:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, "naamagatus" <naama_gat at hotmail.com> writes:
> So, do *you* lie on your bed with your shoes on? Do members of your 
> family? Friends and neighbours? Is it a common custom? Is it common 
> in teen culture maybe? Is it prevalent on TV or is my friend nuts?
> 
> anthropologically yours,
> 
> Naama :-)

As a life-long California girl just finishing her teens, I can honestly say that there's no way to generalize this one.  I've probably been in an equal number of houses where people remove their shoes upon entering and where they don't (although that changes to *always* removing them in Asian and Middle Eastern families' houses).

My family never cared one way or another, except, of course, in the case of muddy or grass-covered shoes and cleats.  As long as we weren't tracking dirt, Mom didn't mind.

If I'm going to be sitting on my bed for awhile or home all day, I usually take off my shoes just for comfort.  It's not a primary concern of mine, though.


Zorb