Please remove your shoes...........

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It's standard practice in Canada to remove your shoes when entering someone's house.  We would never dream of walking on carpet or rugs with outdoor shoes on.  There are exceptions of course for those people who find it difficult to remove their shoes.  Most people have a little bench though in the front hall where you can sit down and remove your shoes.  Of course as we live in a snowy country, it's common sense to remove your snow boots at the front door, other wise you would be bringing in the snow, sand and salt from outdoors.

All the elementary school children have indoor shoes at school.  Kids going to daycare, have indoor and outdoor shoes.  High School kids, wear what they want.....who wants to argue with a teenager...LOL  I have seem many a teenager walking through the snow in their running shoes 😕

Growing up in the UK, we never removed our shoes, although we always had slippers to wear around the house.  Even now when we visit we nearly always remove our shoes, especially in homes where they have lovely carpets throughout.  

When we went on vacation to the cabin this year, we always removed our shoes as soon as we entered the cabin, even though it wasn't our home and put slipper's on.  When we go to the kid's home's we generally take our slippers if we are going to be there for a period of time.

This is not a custom practiced throughout the world, but one I am glad we have in Canada, as goodness knows what's on the soles of your shoes.  You can read more about removing shoes when entering homes, here.

Do you remove your outdoor shoes when entering a house?