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Post by katlady on Jun 26, 2021 23:51:52 GMT
What do you do with the people who just can not go without wearing shoes? Diabetics, elderly, foot problems? My MIL takes her indoor shoes with her when she visits family.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 26, 2021 23:55:56 GMT
When I look at the things my dogs walk in every day, I am sure my shoes are cleaner than their paws, but we still take our shoes off 99% of the time. I guess it is just less wear and tear. I won't pretend that the floor is clean.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 26, 2021 23:58:11 GMT
I live in Norway. Nobody wears outdoor shoes indoors (and to do so when visiting someone will ensure you are never invited back). If you wear indoor shoes, you will bring them with you when visiting someone. I will not have my floors ruined by someone who is too rude to comply to the most basic social standards. Is Norway big on indoor pets?
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Post by tincin on Jun 27, 2021 0:37:52 GMT
I wear shoes inside but they are shoes that don't go outside. I have plantar fasciitis so walking around without shoes is painful. Me too.
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Post by tincin on Jun 27, 2021 0:38:35 GMT
I feel like my shoes are much much dirtier than my dogs feet. My dog doesn't walk through WalMart. But you likely don’t step in your own feces like dogs do.
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 27, 2021 1:39:17 GMT
We started taking shoes off when we noticed how dirty the carpets got in the place we were at before we started taking them off. I also don’t like tracking that energy in. Leave it at the door.
It’s also more grounding to walk barefoot than it is to wear something between your feet and the ground. I think leaving shoes at the door aligns with Feng Shui as well.
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Post by moodyblue on Jun 27, 2021 3:16:16 GMT
I live in Norway. Nobody wears outdoor shoes indoors (and to do so when visiting someone will ensure you are never invited back). If you wear indoor shoes, you will bring them with you when visiting someone. I will not have my floors ruined by someone who is too rude to comply to the most basic social standards. In what way are floors ruined? I’m asking seriously, not trying to be snarky. Floors need to be cleaned whether you wear outdoor shoes inside or not, but I’m curious what you consider to be "ruined"?
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Post by miominmio on Jun 27, 2021 3:55:37 GMT
I live in Norway. Nobody wears outdoor shoes indoors (and to do so when visiting someone will ensure you are never invited back). If you wear indoor shoes, you will bring them with you when visiting someone. I will not have my floors ruined by someone who is too rude to comply to the most basic social standards. Guess we’d never be invited. DH wears AFO braces and has trouble walking without shoes. Love those social standards. Love how some people have a total disregard for other cultures… (you would bring indoor shoes or shoe covers, people here with the same issue here manage just fine).
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Post by miominmio on Jun 27, 2021 3:57:43 GMT
What do you do with the people who just can not go without wearing shoes? Diabetics, elderly, foot problems? They bring indoor shoes, of course.
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Post by miominmio on Jun 27, 2021 3:59:36 GMT
I live in Norway. Nobody wears outdoor shoes indoors (and to do so when visiting someone will ensure you are never invited back). If you wear indoor shoes, you will bring them with you when visiting someone. I will not have my floors ruined by someone who is too rude to comply to the most basic social standards. In what way are floors ruined? I’m asking seriously, not trying to be snarky. Floors need to be cleaned whether you wear outdoor shoes inside or not, but I’m curious what you consider to be "ruined"? Water spots cannot be removed by cleaning, mud will scratch them, too much water can also warp the floors…. There are no good reason to wear outdoor shoes inside.
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Post by miominmio on Jun 27, 2021 4:01:36 GMT
I live in Norway. Nobody wears outdoor shoes indoors (and to do so when visiting someone will ensure you are never invited back). If you wear indoor shoes, you will bring them with you when visiting someone. I will not have my floors ruined by someone who is too rude to comply to the most basic social standards. Is Norway big on indoor pets? What has that got to do with anything? If your pet has dirty or wet feet (or, most likely, dirty and or/wet legs and tummy) you clean them and dry them after walks. Are Americans big on replacing their floors every year?
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 27, 2021 4:04:36 GMT
Is Norway big on indoor pets? What has that got to do with anything? If your pet has dirty or wet feet (or, most likely, dirty and or/wet legs and tummy) you clean them and dry them after walks. Are Americans big on replacing their floors every year? I was just curious. I haven't ever visited your country and didn't know. I have two corgis who often get wet and even when they are wiped down, they are still quite damp. They have very thick fur. We've had bamboo floors since 2013 and they are still in pristine condition even after three dogs.
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 27, 2021 4:31:20 GMT
Is Norway big on indoor pets? What has that got to do with anything? If your pet has dirty or wet feet (or, most likely, dirty and or/wet legs and tummy) you clean them and dry them after walks. Are Americans big on replacing their floors every year? nope, apparently American floors stand up to more than floors in Norway. Sweep and mop and the floors are clean.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 27, 2021 4:39:50 GMT
What has that got to do with anything? If your pet has dirty or wet feet (or, most likely, dirty and or/wet legs and tummy) you clean them and dry them after walks. Are Americans big on replacing their floors every year? I was just curious. I haven't ever visited your country and didn't know. I have two corgis who often get wet and even when they are wiped down, they are still quite damp. They have very thick fur. We've had bamboo floors since 2013 and they are still in pristine condition even after three dogs. I know what you mean. My former house was over a hundred years old and had maple hardwood floors. We had six indoor dogs over the 23 years we lived there. We wore shoes inside all the time and the floors were just fine. After we pulled out the carpeting there were a couple spots that needed to be patched because a previous owner had taken out an archway, so at that time we chose to sand them and put down a new coat of polyurethane so the patches would match the rest of the floor. It looked as good as new in spite of being 100+ years old. Good quality flooring should be able to stand up to a little abuse IMO.
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Post by magellen on Jun 27, 2021 4:46:16 GMT
What do you do with the people who just can not go without wearing shoes? Diabetics, elderly, foot problems? They bring indoor shoes, of course. I have a elderly friend. that can’t take her shoes off once she gets them on, she would never get them back of if she did. It’s a good thing she she isn’t traveling overseas.
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Post by miominmio on Jun 27, 2021 5:05:33 GMT
They bring indoor shoes, of course. I have a elderly friend. that can’t take her shoes off once she gets them on, she would never get them back of if she did. It’s a good thing she she isn’t traveling overseas. Oh, if she’s like most of the American Peas on this thread, she wouldn’t enjoy it anyways, since it seems you are completely unable to understand that there are other cultures than your own. Bless your heart.
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Post by miominmio on Jun 27, 2021 5:06:55 GMT
What has that got to do with anything? If your pet has dirty or wet feet (or, most likely, dirty and or/wet legs and tummy) you clean them and dry them after walks. Are Americans big on replacing their floors every year? nope, apparently American floors stand up to more than floors in Norway. Sweep and mop and the floors are clean. Oh yes, and things like scratches and water stains do not happen.
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Post by miominmio on Jun 27, 2021 5:09:16 GMT
I was just curious. I haven't ever visited your country and didn't know. I have two corgis who often get wet and even when they are wiped down, they are still quite damp. They have very thick fur. We've had bamboo floors since 2013 and they are still in pristine condition even after three dogs. I know what you mean. My former house was over a hundred years old and had maple hardwood floors. We had six indoor dogs over the 23 years we lived there. We wore shoes inside all the time and the floors were just fine. After we pulled out the carpeting there were a couple spots that needed to be patched because a previous owner had taken out an archway, so at that time we chose to sand them and put down a new coat of polyurethane so the patches would match the rest of the floor. It looked as good as new in spite of being 100+ years old. Good quality flooring should be able to stand up to a little abuse IMO. Then you obviously do not live somewhere there is wet or snowy weather for ten months a year. But you do you, I guess. It is the American way or the highway, I guess.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 27, 2021 5:22:26 GMT
I know what you mean. My former house was over a hundred years old and had maple hardwood floors. We had six indoor dogs over the 23 years we lived there. We wore shoes inside all the time and the floors were just fine. After we pulled out the carpeting there were a couple spots that needed to be patched because a previous owner had taken out an archway, so at that time we chose to sand them and put down a new coat of polyurethane so the patches would match the rest of the floor. It looked as good as new in spite of being 100+ years old. Good quality flooring should be able to stand up to a little abuse IMO. Then you obviously do not live somewhere there is wet or snowy weather for ten months a year. But you do you, I guess. It is the American way or the highway, I guess. Actually, I do live somewhere like that. I live in MN where it’s wet and/or snowy a good percentage of the year. Obviously if I’m wearing boots covered with snow I take them off. If I stepped in dog poop I would take them off (outside, no less). But the shoes I put on once I’m inside are my normal shoes that have been worn outside. I don’t have special shoes that I only wear in the house. I have one set of custom orthotics that cost $500 a pair and it’s a hassle to switch them out between different pairs of shoes and I’m surely not doing that multiple times a day.
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Post by hookturnian on Jun 27, 2021 5:27:23 GMT
I worked at a site where one building was heritage listed. We were not allowed to wear shoes in there, where we could in the other buildings on the same site. Everyone from the CEO down worked in socks or barefoot in that building. The main reason for this was that grit, small stones, etc could get stuck to the soles of your shoes, or in the treads of your shoes, and scratch up the floors.
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Post by miominmio on Jun 27, 2021 5:33:08 GMT
What has that got to do with anything? If your pet has dirty or wet feet (or, most likely, dirty and or/wet legs and tummy) you clean them and dry them after walks. Are Americans big on replacing their floors every year? nope, apparently American floors stand up to more than floors in Norway. Sweep and mop and the floors are clean. The traditional flooring (and many still have it), is untreated pine floors. So yeah, maybe your floors can take more abuse than ours.
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Post by magellen on Jun 27, 2021 5:34:26 GMT
I have a elderly friend. that can’t take her shoes off once she gets them on, she would never get them back of if she did. It’s a good thing she she isn’t traveling overseas. Oh, if she’s like most of the American Peas on this thread, she wouldn’t enjoy it anyways, since it seems you are completely unable to understand that there are other cultures than your own. Bless your heart. Actually she traveled quite extensively when she was much younger and if it weren’t for mobility issues she would still be traveling.
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Post by miominmio on Jun 27, 2021 5:35:13 GMT
I was just curious. I haven't ever visited your country and didn't know. I have two corgis who often get wet and even when they are wiped down, they are still quite damp. They have very thick fur. We've had bamboo floors since 2013 and they are still in pristine condition even after three dogs. I know what you mean. My former house was over a hundred years old and had maple hardwood floors. We had six indoor dogs over the 23 years we lived there. We wore shoes inside all the time and the floors were just fine. After we pulled out the carpeting there were a couple spots that needed to be patched because a previous owner had taken out an archway, so at that time we chose to sand them and put down a new coat of polyurethane so the patches would match the rest of the floor. It looked as good as new in spite of being 100+ years old. Good quality flooring should be able to stand up to a little abuse IMO. And a hundred year old floor in Norway would not look good, because it would be made from untreated pine. Which, btw, is way, way softer than maple.
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Post by miominmio on Jun 27, 2021 5:35:48 GMT
Oh, if she’s like most of the American Peas on this thread, she wouldn’t enjoy it anyways, since it seems you are completely unable to understand that there are other cultures than your own. Bless your heart. Actually she traveled quite extensively when she was much younger and if it weren’t for mobility issues she would still be traveling. And she never take those boots off? Not to shower? Not when going to bed?
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Post by hookturnian on Jun 27, 2021 5:38:25 GMT
Shoe free households are common in Australia. You'll often see a pile of flip flops and shoes outside a front door or just inside it. A lot of homes have a bench or ottoman in the entryway, so you can sit while dealing with your shoes, as well as a shoe rack to put your shoes on. I tend to walk barefoot indoors, but if my feet are cold, I wear socks or indoor uggs. I have a pair of sandals at the door for when I need to pop outside to the letterbox or the bins.
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Post by pancakes on Jun 27, 2021 6:12:22 GMT
I grew up shoes off and it took having a crawling (now walking) baby to convince my husband to become a shoes off household.
He still slips up and I have to nag at him.
We do not have carpet. I loathe having dirty socks or feet from unclean floors — I could never do a hybrid household. When we wore shoes in the house prior to having our kid, I almost always had slippers or something on.
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Post by pjaye on Jun 27, 2021 6:31:51 GMT
My parents had cream carpets and would often yell "take your shoes off" when I was a kid. I hated it. Unless someone had obviously dirty shoes caked in mud then I'd never ask them to take their shoes off. I have all hard floors now so cleaning is easy. If I'm staying home, then I mostly don't wear shoes, if I've been out then I'll often leave my shoes on until it occurs to me to take them off. I'm not particularly worried about "germs" and I work in a hospital, I figure if those germs aren't climbing up my legs and killing me for the 10 hours I'm at work, then they aren't going to kill me at home either.
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Post by joelise on Jun 27, 2021 9:26:55 GMT
I change my shoes to slippers when I get home but that is mainly for comfort. I can’t walk around without shoes as I have issues with my feet. I don’t know anyone who would want me to remove my shoes when I go to their houses, if I was invited to someone’s house who didn’t allow shoes indoors I would appreciate being told in advance so I could take some flip flops to put on.
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Post by Lindarina on Jun 27, 2021 9:56:14 GMT
With some of the smells that have come from my children's friend's feet, I'm glad they stay on. Feet smell when they are trapped in shoes all day.
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Post by Lindarina on Jun 27, 2021 10:20:42 GMT
I wonder why so many seem to have mobility issues and can no longer walk without wearing shoes. I have met very few people here (Norway) that must wear shoes inside. Many elderly choose to wear warm slippers, but that’s for warmth.
Feet are meant to move freely. Walking without shoes keeps the muscles in the feet and legs strong, and keeps your balance good.
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