'One of the dumbest social customs of all time': Dude Sparks Debate Slamming Homes With 'Shoes Off' Policies

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Dec 15, 2023 11:00 AM EST

My parents are the exact opposite of clean freaks, but I was raised in a pretty strict shoes off home. To me, it makes perfect sense. No matter how careful we are, we trudge through all manner of dirt and grime in our footwear when we go outside. Why on earth would we be OK with bringing that into our personal space? For as long as I can remember, I have cringed at the idea of not putting my shoe rack to good use. I always feel guilty when I forget something just after I go out and then run inside for it without untying my laces. 

However, I realize that not everyone is in agreement on this. Plenty of people find shoes in the house to be both normal and logical. One of the few instances in which I grudgingly admit it makes some sense is if you have a lot of visitors, as with a dilemma that Twitter has been arguing over recently. When one man complained about being invited to a party with a strict no shoes policy, it elicited some strong reactions. Listen, you never know where all those soles have been.

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    John Ganz @lionel_trolling Follow dude i am sorry you cannot have a large party at your house with a "shoes off" policy just mop the next day
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    351 tanialili @tanialili - 2d Replying to @lionel_trolling define large 92 271 308 ₁394K John Ganz @lionel trolling 2d 20+ people . go
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    easy e @eatpraydiehard Follow "shoes off" is one of the dumbest social customs of all time. yeah sure let's all take our shoes on and off 20 times a day so we can keep up a charade that the floor is somehow clean. no thanks.
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    Liv @Liv_Agar • 1d Readers added context this user is American
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    Lauren Oyler @laurenoyler. 1d Once, at a club, the first toilet in a row of stalls was broken: half the bowl was missing. As the night progressed, people became uncaring about using this toilet, constantly flushing water onto the floor and clubgoers' shoes.
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    P.E. Moskowitz @_pem_pem •1d my rule is "if ur shoes are gross/normal, take them off, if ur shoes are an integral part of your outfit and will de-slay you and thus ruin the vibe of the party by taking them off, you are allowed to keep them on"
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    El @binou3333. 1d Replying to @lionel_trolling White people when you ask them to take off their shoes
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    Andrew Replying to @lionel_trolling Shoes off just objectively better, sorry @hautaulogy. 2d
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    Chris Spoke @ChrisSpoke. 2d Replying to @lionel_trolling Canadian border patrol has been instructed to never let you in. Too dangerous.
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    cozy winter iorena @limitoftruth • 2d Replying to @lionel_trolling I was at a 130 person house party where everyone took their shoes off
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    @LoveRunand Pray - 1d Replying to @lionel_trolling My party invitations go out letting ppl know to wear their favorite socks bc shoes will be off. I don't like to surprise ppl. But I also have spare house slippers. When I to parties in heels i have socks in my purse, just in case lol
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    @Meeeshyyy. 1d MEESHY Replying to @lionel_trolling Honestly yeah agreed I don't wanna go to a party just to have to walk around barefoot or in socks and then find my shoes stolen when it's time to go home
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    Tobias Gehrig @TobyWBlack • 2d Replying to @lionel_trolling Either slippers or
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    Aaron Graves @aarongraves. 1d Replying to @lionel_trolling it's because when you live in a city you step in poop pee vomit and trash on the streets and the subway
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    Andy Flattery @andyflattery. 2d Replying to @lionel_trolling "Shoes off" in the house is a downstream effect of a man's house is no longer his castle
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    derek guy @dieworkwear i thought he meant a party with like 150 people, but he said 20 people and that's like a typical asian family gathering 2d ●
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    kira7 @tanarcreactor. 1d is your world going to break if you remove your shoes
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    wp LE Gene Park Meanwhile in Hawaii @GenePark. 1d 5
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    Karen K. Ho (karenh... @karenkho Follow there are literal research papers explaining this and why so many cultures do this but okay
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    11 John Ganz @lionel_trolling • 2d Replying to @lionel_trolling yeah yeah different cultures okay okay 19 1768 ♡2,370 556K John Ganz @lionel_trolling 2d ● this is making people mad. good: i hope you have an unpleasant day
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    Cosmic Birds of O... @Cosmic BirdsNFT Follow Replying to @lionel_trolling Disagree so hard. Shoes in the house are disgusting. Have you seen the sidewalks in NYC, SF, and LA? All places I've lived and had shoes-off parties. Sorry I'm not ruining my beautiful antique rugs with the questionable "is it human-or-dog ??" that you have on your tread
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    @euronatiii . 1d Natalya Replying to @lionel_trolling I'll just ask you to mop my house next time
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    K_ @k_musgr. 2d Replying to @lionel_trolling *this* is the true dividing line between Canadians and Americans
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    DoctorJohn @DoctorJohn_MD. 2d Replying to @lionel_trolling Literally just abide by house rules when you are a guest in someone else's home. How is that so difficult for selfish people to understand
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