[HPFGU-OTChatter] Shoes in States (but no Sheets)

[Sheryll Townsend]

--- Aberforth's Goat <Aberforths_Goat at Yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Nethilia wrote,
> 
> > I don't. I take off my shoes the second I enter my
> > house/room/dorm/whatever. <snip>
> 
> Interesting - and here's another question about US
> culture:
> 
> In Switzerland it's considered uncouth to walk about
> inside with
> one's shoes on. You either wear socks or slipper in
> your own
> home, and many families - particulary if they live
> in chilly
> apartments like mine - have several pairs of
> inexpensive slippers
> for their guests.
> 
> When I was last in the US, my grandmother was amused
> at the way
> we "Swiss" Grays would leave our shoes in a neat row
> by the front
> door. Apparently, she had never seen anyone do this
> before.
> 
> Is this custom unkown in the US?
> 
I can't speak for the US, but that's pretty much the
norm for people I know here in Canada. I'd be
positively peeved if someone walked into my house
without taking off their shoes. Our place is
relatively warm, so we don't keep extra slippers
around for guests, but I do know others who have
slippers handy for their visitors.

Sheryll

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