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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:42 PM
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Do you require people to leave their shoes at the door before entering your home?
I suppose if keeps the floor cleaner, but I suspect my husband would have left me years ago if I tried to enforce that rule. He loves tinkering in the garage and he wears only steel toe boots or sneakers.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:43 PM
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1. no.
if they had on muddy shoes i guess i'd ask them to take them off but other than that, no.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:45 PM
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3. I'm not even organized enough to insist that the dogs wipe their feet!
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:45 PM
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4. I'm not even organized enough to insist that the dogs wipe their feet!
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Lyric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:44 PM
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2. No, but only because we have this crappy old
mobile home with crappier old stained berber carpet, and taking shoes off really doesn't make any difference, lol.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:46 PM
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5. I hate to admit it, but I leave my shoes on because otherwise my socks would get filthy!
If God meant us to eat off the floor, She wouldn't have given us plates to leave under the couch!
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zanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 07:23 PM
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19. When somebody asks me if they should take their shoes off..
I say "No, you'll need them for protection"!
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:50 PM
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6. No, I require that people refrain from entering my home
It's a lot easier. :hi:
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:52 PM
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7. Damn straight!
And we enforce it!
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electron_blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:52 PM
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8. I noticed that in Minnesota, pretty much everyone takes off their shoes
upon entering. Of course, it makes perfect sense in the winter when people have on messy wet maybe muddy boots/shoes, but it seems to carryover during the summer months, too.

I don't require people to do it, but I prefer it.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:54 PM
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9. I'm wondering if there is a cultural connection at all. I've had hints that
Edited on Sun Jun-08-08 06:54 PM by hedgehog
my culture (Irish-American) is not as well known for keeping a tidy house as other groups (German-Americans and Polish-Americans) On the other hand, my Mom is second generation and she is always cleaning!
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 07:02 PM
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14. Thats funny
I live in MN and I always ask if the owner would like me to take my shoes off. I guess it is a politeness thing.
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:54 PM
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10. I don't require it, but consider it thoughtful when people either just
do it, or if they ask
:hi:
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:55 PM
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11. No, just their pants.
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 06:58 PM
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12. i don't require it, but i prefer it
unless it's rainy or muddy or snowy outside
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 07:01 PM
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13. WHen it's rainy or muddy or snowly outside, you prefer tehm to leave their shoes
on?
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 07:04 PM
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16. i ask them to take their shoes off
my fingers and brain don't seem to be entirely connected today ;)
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 07:07 PM
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18. I know - I just had to mess with you!
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 07:03 PM
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15. WTF? Hell f***ing no
not unless it's wet and muddy outside
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 07:05 PM
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17. I wish I could, but I don't really see it happening....
I think it is a more plausible idea in more temperate climates that where we are.
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 07:27 PM
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20. doesn't matter
On principle, yes, because I'm a renter and my floors are carpeted, but it doesn't really matter, because I live in a tiny little studio apartment, and it's hard to fit anyone else in here. Other places that I've rented, I guess I haven't though...
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peacefreak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 08:11 PM
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21. My ex used to demand it in a loud voice.
"SHOES OFF THE DAMN CARPET". After I left him it was a point of honor to leave our shoes on as long as we damn well pleased. Years later my daughter & I still joke about it. (The ironic part is it was wall to wall to wall UGLY-ass orange carpeting!)
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