The Vent

[TheATeam 0]

Oh man! The first time my hubby met my grandparents (which was 10 days after meeting me in person the first time), he started to walk into their house with his shoes on. It was New Year's Eve way up in northern Alberta and his shoes were full of snow. I grabbed him by the arm luckily before he got too far into the house and onto the very light beige carpet. To this day, he's chagrined every time he thinks about it. He says that same things about the shoes..that there's no snow here, or very minimal and so your shoes don't get wet and yucky.

What about the dirt? Is there not dirt everywhere? Does it not get on your shoes and then in your house and carpet if you wear your shoes inside?! YUCK! I take my shoes off everywhere I go. The odd exception is if I'm somewhere where the host has their shoes on and it's a hardwood floor. I'm not sure why that makes a difference to me but it does!

[Ontarkie 14,190]

Although once in Metlakatla, we went to this fisherman's house and he had this long long shag carpet, and I took off my shoes and the carpet was soaking wet and soaked my socks.

I must say, I was half through this sentence and was thinking soft shag carpet, comfy on the feet. I could FEEL my feet sinking into it, based on the word 'shag' alone. I was very wrong. My feet are cold now.

I was doing the same thing, I love how nice thick carpet feels under my feet.

I'm really going to have to find one of those signs or get real artistic and make one.

[MrsCat 6]

Although once in Metlakatla, we went to this fisherman's house and he had this long long shag carpet, and I took off my shoes and the carpet was soaking wet and soaked my socks.

I must say, I was half through this sentence and was thinking soft shag carpet, comfy on the feet. I could FEEL my feet sinking into it, based on the word 'shag' alone. I was very wrong. My feet are cold now.

I was doing the same thing, I love how nice thick carpet feels under my feet.

I'm really going to have to find one of those signs or get real artistic and make one.

I think my first clue should have been the smell emanating from the house and the fact that my husband and his friend left their rubber boots on when walking through the sliding door. We had just gotten off the fishing boat.

[trailmix 77]

I don't understand the - there is no snow - thing. Yes, there is dirt on your shoes and why would you track it in to someone's home? I grew up in Singapore and there is no snow there and everyone took their shoes off at the door.

It's just bad manners as far as i'm concerned. We Canadian's are polite! (plus if that were true wouldn't we leave our shoes on in the summer?)

and just yuck about the shag carpet Cat!

Edited December 9, 2008 by trailmix

[Ontarkie 14,190]

I don't understand the - there is no snow - thing. Yes, there is dirt on your shoes and why would you track it in to someone's home? I grew up in Singapore and there is no snow there and everyone took their shoes off at the door.

It's just bad manners as far as i'm concerned. We Canadian's are polite! (plus if that were true wouldn't we leave our shoes on in the summer?)

and just yuck about the shag carpet Cat!

So very true

[Southern_Canadian 0]

Everyone here wears their shoes in the house!!! I sttttiiiilll don't understand why. Yes, they don't have snow here.. but we have nasty Georgia mud and it rains.. and gets in the carpets!

I now wear shoes in the house too.. I don't wanna walk around bare feet knowing that everyone else is tracking in ####### on the carpet. Once Eric and I get our own place, there will be a new rule: NOOOO wearing shoes in the house!!

[Sprailenes 47]

I don't know if everyone here does it but my inlaws do it and I had to TRAIN my husband not to do it.

Whenever i visit friends in Chicago all of them take their shoes off so I don't know if its the area or what. But around here, so far, people just don't take off their shoes.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Everyone here wears their shoes in the house!!! I sttttiiiilll don't understand why. Yes, they don't have snow here.. but we have nasty Georgia mud and it rains.. and gets in the carpets!

I now wear shoes in the house too.. I don't wanna walk around bare feet knowing that everyone else is tracking in ####### on the carpet. Once Eric and I get our own place, there will be a new rule: NOOOO wearing shoes in the house!!

OMG THIS IS SO TRUE LORI!!!

Nick's mom...it's her day OFF, she's not even working and she walks around with her high heels on....all...day...long.

I'm like...Take those off and relax a bit!! I don't think I've ever seen her without shoes on. Maybe like once.

Nick does too, only for a little while after he gets home from someplace, then he takes them off. But yes, I notice a lot of people here wear their shoes in the house....

I don't get it.

Edited December 9, 2008 by ~Laura and Nick~

[Sprailenes 47]

Maybe Americans have really ugly feet? Like hobbit feet.

[JillA 2]

I agree with this.... It drives me crazy when people wear their shoes in the house (I am a bit of a germaphobe and clean freak ) So I imagine all the dirt and germs being tracked through my house, then I imagine them going on my feet and I get so mad!!I know this sounds gross but when you go in a public bathroom there are dirty pee germs on your shoes and then someone wears them in your house, so you have pee in your house!! I know I sound crazy

I had to ask Glen to PLEASE take his shoes off at the door, we just got new carpet put in and I don't want it getting worn down and dirty!! When his family comes over they don't and I don't know how to ask them politely!! So I grin and bear it, as soon as they leave I pull out the vaccum

[MrsCat 6]

I agree with this.... It drives me crazy when people wear their shoes in the house (I am a bit of a germaphobe and clean freak ) So I imagine all the dirt and germs being tracked through my house, then I imagine them going on my feet and I get so mad!!I know this sounds gross but when you go in a public bathroom there are dirty pee germs on your shoes and then someone wears them in your house, so you have pee in your house!! I know I sound crazy

I had to ask Glen to PLEASE take his shoes off at the door, we just got new carpet put in and I don't want it getting worn down and dirty!! When his family comes over they don't and I don't know how to ask them politely!! So I grin and bear it, as soon as they leave I pull out the vaccum

[SapphireDreams 71]

My fiance's family doesn't wear their shoes in the house luckily. However, everyone wears slippers and his Mom always makes sure I'm wearing slippers. The no shoes things is definitely a cultural thing for them, they are filipino.

[Southern_Canadian 0]

Man, I thought I was alone with this one!!! LOL

I remember last November when Eric came to visit me in Canada. He asked if he had to take his shoes off or not. I told him yeaaaaa.. my dad would kill you if you didn't! So, I took him to Wal Mart to buy a bag of socks because all of his had holes!

Maybe people are just trying to hide their nasty socks!?!?!? lol

[Emancipation 2]

Maybe Americans have really ugly feet? Like hobbit feet.

it's stinky feet.. that's what they have.. I blame all that cheese!!

[Sprailenes 47]

Maybe Americans have really ugly feet? Like hobbit feet.

it's stinky feet.. that's what they have.. I blame all that cheese!!

And HFCS. I bet HFCS is a link to foot odor... if not... LET THE RUMOURS BEGIN!