Wearing shoes inside?

I assumed everyone wore shoes indoors...

I never wear shoes inside in my own home. But it's true that people don't usually take their shoes off when they visit other people's home. Some do, but most don't. Some people might ask when they come in.

I'm from Scandinavia and its incredibly rude to wear shoes inside, all you're doing is getting your house dirty. So it really is normal in the uk?

Most homes have a doormat where you wipe your shoes when you go in.

I'm from Scandinavia and its incredibly rude to wear shoes inside, all you're doing is getting your house dirty. So it really is normal in the uk?

I'm from the UK and it's just wrong to keep your shoes on. I know people that do it but it just gets your floors dirty

I'm from the UK and it's just wrong to keep your shoes on. I know people that do it but it just gets your floors dirty

But theyre still going to be dirty. Just seems rather strange to me, forcing your feet to stay inside shoes all day.

Moreover when the weather is shite (guessing this is about all the time) wouldnt you just drag a bunch of filth in with you?

But theyre still going to be dirty. Just seems rather strange to me, forcing your feet to stay inside shoes all day.

Moreover when the weather is shite (guessing this is about all the time) wouldnt you just drag a bunch of filth in with you?

If it's not acceptable in your native culture, that's fair enough. I don't tend to spare a thought for those circumstances when I'm thinking generally, as the majority of people I know are British. I'm afraid wearing shoes indoors is normal, but most people have doormats on which they scuff dirt off their shoes before stepping indoors. A few houses I've been in, I've had to leave shoes by the door. I guess everyone's different.

Hey everyone, I'll be moving to Manchester in September to start uni there, and I've heard Brits tend to wear shoes inside. Is this really true? Can anyone justify it?

Unless you're trekking through a field on your way home chances are your shoes aren't going to get that dirty, really. Sure you might not want to eat your dinner off the soles, but it's nothing that's going to cause you any serious harm. If you have infants/toddlers about then maybe you can justify a no-shoes rule, other than that it seems a bit petty to me.

That said if you don't want people wearing shoes in your room/home it's your decision, so it's not unreasonable to ask others to respect that. Might be more of a complex thing if you're sharing a house though.

Dam. Pretty interesting stuff, ill make sure to grab some slippers or something then.

If your housemates are anything like my flatmates, the floors in your communal areas might be dirtier than outside, so you might want to wear shoes inside in that case.

If your housemates are anything like my flatmates, the floors in your communal areas might be dirtier than outside, so you might want to wear shoes inside in that case.