In cultures like Korea and Japan, taking off your shoes at home is a long-standing tradition. I'm curious about how this practice varies across different regions and households in the fediverse.

How does your household handle shoes indoors?

@hongminhee theoretically top one but practically middle one cause my flat isn't super tidy usually and I don't wanna impose on people

@hongminhee In Czechia, it's also normal to take your shoes off.

@hongminhee answering for my previous life; it was pretty common to wear shoes in the house. Or socks. Or barefoot. It didn’t actually matter that much as long as the shoes weren’t super dirty.

It also somewhat depended on the floor of the house. Basement shoes always okay. Main level shoes sometimes. Upstairs shoes almost never.

@hongminhee outside shoes at the door, in a pile here in Thailand. Inside slippers or barefoot, except in the bathroom, bathrooms have a pair of separate slippers only for bathrooms.

@hongminhee as long as the footwear isn't tracking in a mess it doesn't matter. in winter the muddy boots stay at the door though

@hongminhee in general the top one but there are exceptions for people who find it difficult like my dad.

@hongminhee Ideally I would like everyone to take their shoes off in my house. But I'm not inclined to demand that anyone does. Not that many people come here anyway.

@hongminhee In France very few households take shoes off, but when I moved to Poland I was surprised about how much stricter it is to do it even for guest. A repair man will still not bother taking off their shoes but guest usually do!

Still less strict than in Japan when I briefly visited, and we don’t provide slippers for the guests

@hongminhee In my family (I'm Danish) we always took our shoes off inside but it varies from family to family--I'd estimate 90% of people don't wear shoes inside.

@hongminhee Then there's the Australian option... No shoes inside because nobody is wearing shoes outside (summer months), but when shoes are worn outside then often worn inside too.

@hongminhee Vietnamese household here... no shoes! Also not barefoot... slippers all the way or socks.

@hongminhee I have shoes or slippers that are for indoor use only. Guests take their shoes off in winter without being asked because I live in a very cold, snowy climate.

@hongminhee to 99% everyone takes of their outdoor shoes when going into someone's home, some rare exceptions can for instance be during summertime when it is dry outside and a barbecue party goes on when you occasionally need to go inside to use facilities.
Slippers may be worn inside though, but that's probably a 50/50 practice and perhaps more prominent in winters when it is colder.

@hongminhee originally (I'm italian) we kept shoes on. Once I moved to Poland, I started having slippers or no shoes at all indoor, both for family and guests. Guests are allowed to keep shoes on if they feel more comfortable to, and it is polite to offer them either slippers or to not bother removing shoes at all.