tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104294.post4953205138925007461..comments2023-03-28T08:05:12.157-07:00Comments on you don't have to read: Lunch!, T-minus Five Days, Conversation Topics, Three-Way Sex, and SCOTUS vs. Diversityjp 吉平http://www.blogger.com/profile/15198270192000552582noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104294.post-68634189774875644642007-06-30T10:19:00.000-07:002007-06-30T10:19:00.000-07:00I've noticed shoe removing to be house specific fi...I've noticed shoe removing to be house specific first and formality linked second. Some folks REALLY want to protect their floors. This also seems more common in homes with children. I guess it's easier to train kids to take their shoes off every time than to wipe their feet.<BR/><BR/>Then, from my experience, it runs into the form of welcome, especially in casual settings. I'm physically more comfortable without my shoes on, generally.<BR/><BR/>For more formal occasions, except when the floor consideration is in affect, shoes stay on. Some people, women especially, wear nice shoes that are part of their outfits.<BR/><BR/>Like bitchphd, I only wear shoes in my own house when having friends over in a vaguely more formal 'party' gathering (which usually leads to people standing in circles, holding their drinks).Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058179485313689715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104294.post-76507203379176670842007-06-29T22:34:00.000-07:002007-06-29T22:34:00.000-07:00I always feel bad when we invite folks over and th...I always feel bad when we invite folks over and the Asians remove their shoes and then realize that no one else is and sort of surreptitiously return to the entry and slip their shoes back on. Because in fact I don't wear shoes in my own house *except* when we have people over either to a formal do or else to a bbq where I'm going to be running in and out all the time and slipping shoes on and off is just going to be a pain in the ass.<BR/><BR/>Also, thanks for the SCOTUS link.bitchphdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118578280520171800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104294.post-70855117062773613982007-06-29T19:58:00.000-07:002007-06-29T19:58:00.000-07:00Most Asian cultures remove shoes at the door, from...Most Asian cultures remove shoes at the door, from Iran to Hawaii. A lot of white people do it to, now, don't they? It's actually confusing around here now; some people say "I'm not going to force my friends to take off their shoes" but others use it as a form of welcome, i.e., "have a seat, kick off your shoes." <BR/><BR/>For those of you who are NOT in a shoe removing culture, but find yourself in that situation, know this: it is usually a BIG faux pas to remove your socks. We will gossip about it after you leave, guaranteed.jp 吉平https://www.blogger.com/profile/15198270192000552582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104294.post-5983913549054851682007-06-29T19:16:00.000-07:002007-06-29T19:16:00.000-07:00I know Japanese folks remove their shoes at the do...I know Japanese folks remove their shoes at the door. Who else does, culturally?Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058179485313689715noreply@blogger.com