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My husband dropped me off at work today and as I was opening the car door to head off we saw a man with a backpack of fertilizer, and he wasn’t spraying the fertilizer on the grass. He was spraying the sidewalk.
Essentially he was spraying the pesky little weeds that pop up from the sidewalk, but at the same time the sidewalk was getting bathed in pesticides and chemicals. This is a great example of why shoes are not allowed in our house.
Throughout your day you have no idea what your shoes are stepping in. You may be walking through car oil, pesticides, dog poop, week old spilled ice cream, bugs, hair dye…who knows! Could you imagine someone walking barefoot all day throughout the city and then allowing them to walk on your carpet or floor with their dirty, dingy feet? I think not.
Why do so many people not blink an eye when they walk through their home, or our home for that matter, with contaminated shoes on? Blows my mind!
Do you wear shoes in your home? An article from Eco’s Child’s Play explains how shoes transmit diseases, maybe you should give it a read? You can find it here.
Apartment Therapy gives some benefits of leaving your shoes at the door. It is much cozier without shoes in your home anyways.
What do you think? Do you allow shoes in your home?
“Could you imagine someone walking barefoot all day throughout the city and then allowing them to walk on your carpet or floor with their dirty, dingy feet?”
That sentence right there puts a horrible picture in my head. Yuck! I’ve seen the bottom of someone’s foot after spending a lot of time outside, and it does not look good at all.
For some reason, it is a little uncomfortable to have to ask guests, even family or close friends, to leave their shoes at the door.
Great post
It is hard, or at least uncomfortable, to tell family, friends and guests to take there shoes at the door, but it is ultimately for your own health. Check out these different ways you can do it.
I am SO guilty of dragging god only knows through my apartment. I’m going to pretend I didn’t read this so that I can continue to enjoy being blissfully ignorant
Majority of houses in Indonesia don’t allow shoes in.For the same reason as you mentioned.Umm..a part of asian culture I think?Japanese and korean also do that.That’s how I grow up,rarely see ppl use their shoes in.So I was surprised back then to know that lots of houses in west allow shoes in.
Yes it is actually uncomfortable asking people to do it. It is assumed that you can wear shoes in the house.
Oh,I see.It’s about the manner there then.Here guest usually won’t get into our house with shoes in,if they do that it’ll be like them who has no manner.I think you can politely tell your guest about it before they enter your house:)
Now I understand why you asked me to take my shoes off at your place.
I am glad I could help : )