capitalismdisruptedmybarbeque:
im asian. white people only, do you wear shoes in the house
yes, my whole family does too
yes, not everyone in my family does/just me
sometimes
no, but my family does
no, and my family doesn’t
im a poc show me the results please
Some informal stats and experiences:
- I’d say 75ish% of the white houses I’ve been into in various is states have a “please remove shoes if you’re coming in any farther than the entryway” policy, but it’s more an Etiquette thing than a hard and fast rule
- ALL of them have a “No shoes on the furniture” policy and that is a hard and fast rule.
- I think we’re seeing a lot of “sometimes” because that rule is not a hard policy and it comes with a million exceptions like
- “we have a small child and there are SO MANY legos”
- “you don’t have to tak shoes off if they’re relatively clean and you’re only going to be here for a few minutes”
- “we have a puppy who is teething they’re safer on your feet”
- “I know you have special shoes for back pain PLEASE leave them on your health is more important than my carpet”
- “we found out that the floor is 73% black mold and had to rip it out so there is plywood that is safe to stand on but will give you splinters while we wait for the actual flooring to arrive”
So I think the general policy in white households in the US in my experience is “please remove shoes indoors but it’s not that big a deal, and there is a significant chance the floor is an actual hazard to bare feet ATM”