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to think people should keep their shoes on in public rooms?

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janerowena Thu 02-Jul-15 16:36:19

I take slippers! I always wear them, even mostly at home.

So it's just me, then? grin

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Anya Thu 02-Jul-15 16:35:47

I wouldn't take my shoes off to walk in a public room such as a bar, cinema, community room, etc. But I do like visitors to my house to leave their shoes in the hall and not tread the outside over my carpets or other flooring.

I don't insist but most people do ask these days.

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jinglbellsfrocks Thu 02-Jul-15 15:40:38

Just out of interest, how are you with floors/carpets in hotel rooms?

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Nelliemoser Thu 02-Jul-15 15:13:53

TBH I don't see that it is much of a problem. I assume you go barefoot on the beach. What you might bring in on the bottom of you shoes is no better. Swimming pool floors in bare feet? I would not see it as anything to get too worried about.

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janerowena Thu 02-Jul-15 14:57:59

Last night was choir practice for one of the choirs I belong to, a community choir of around 40. It was still around 32C in the shade at 7pm, but even so, the room we use to practise in is also used by many other clubs, and is carpeted. Many of the women and some of the men removed their shoes.

I just couldn't have done it. Partly because I think of all the other poor people who have to walk over the carpet after me, including crawling toddlers at playgroup (mud can be vacuumed up, after all, but not sweat) and partly because I wouldn't want my own feet to walk over the grime and grot of ages.

I had no idea I felt that way until last night!

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