It is standard practice in New Zealand too to remove shoes before entering someone's home and also many other places. We remove our shoes before entering our classroom for our Maori lesson for example. As I get "claustrophobia of the toes", this suits me literally down to the ground.
sticky labels on apples - remove before washing!
Bought the wrong Hot Cross Buns 😩
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