Further to wearing shoes indoors...

Norah

Luckygirl3

Norah - they look great - how would I do up the laces??!!

Stretch laces, always done up.

That's what I do. Amazon.

But how do you tighten them up to be firm and supportive?

I can see the podiatrist shaking her head already 😁

Aveline

Mollygo and Luckygirl3 you are both welcome to visit me. No need to change your shoes or hang about on the doorstep.

Can I come too, please?

Although I could bring my indoor trainers!!

Luckygirl3

Norah - they look great - how would I do up the laces??!!

Stretch laces, always done up.

That's what I do. Amazon.

Aveline

Mollygo and Luckygirl3 you are both welcome to visit me. No need to change your shoes or hang about on the doorstep.

Thanks. 😁

Mollygo and Luckygirl3 you are both welcome to visit me. No need to change your shoes or hang about on the doorstep.

Norah - they look great - how would I do up the laces??!!

Blondiescot

*Luckygirl3*, I understand that it can be more difficult for some people than others, and I'm not having a go here, just genuinely curious - what would you do if you went to someone else's house and they had a 'no shoes indoors' rule?

Not visit, just chat on the doorstep. That’s easy. Fortunately none of my friends and acquaintances would expect me to do that. I guess I wouldn’t be welcome at several GN’s houses.

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Chucks are easy peasy!
Lovely colours, cute patterns, great arch support.

Aveline

Would you expect an elderly person with painful joints to remove their shoes in your house? I'd think it the height of rudeness and complete lack of empathy.

Well my in-laws are 91 and 96 and although they are both in a care home now, up until last year, if they were visiting our house (or anyone else's, for that matter), they'd automatically take off their shoes and put their slippers on without even being asked. They'd expect visitors to their house to do the same. My MiL wouldn't even let workmen in the house unless they took their shoes off first.

Farmor15 The one request about footwear that was sometimes made by people with good parquet floors was "no stiletto heels".

Yes. Nobody wants wood damage.

I'm cautious not wearing heels in other's homes.

Blondiescot

*Luckygirl3*, I understand that it can be more difficult for some people than others, and I'm not having a go here, just genuinely curious - what would you do if you went to someone else's house and they had a 'no shoes indoors' rule?

Well - they would have to take them off for me! - and put them back on. But in 74 years of existence I have never been to a house where someone asked me to remove my shoes!

I think it is a bit of a generational (and cultural) thing. As a child I often went around in bare feet at home, but my mother used to scold me as she said I might step on something sharp (she did a lot of sewing so it was likely there were pins or needles on the floor occasionally). It seemed to be expected to wear shoes or slippers indoors, not socks or bare feet. I never remember being asked to remove shoes in friends' houses. When my own children were growing up, I can only remember one house where removal of shoes was requested - they had white carpets and an only child!

The one request about footwear that was sometimes made by people with good parquet floors was "no stiletto heels".

Would you expect an elderly person with painful joints to remove their shoes in your house? I'd think it the height of rudeness and complete lack of empathy.

I suppose same could be said of dogs feet. I still wash them every time they come inside, no desire for them to bring in germs.

Luckygirl3, I understand that it can be more difficult for some people than others, and I'm not having a go here, just genuinely curious - what would you do if you went to someone else's house and they had a 'no shoes indoors' rule?

Luckygirl3
Perhaps it isn't a palaver for some people who find it's easy to slip out of shoes, slip into slippers every time.

It's not so easy for some of us, though, is it.

We used to live above my Dads surgery. Literally hundreds of patients over the years traipsed in and sat in our dining room as it was also the waiting room. No question of removing shoes. No problem.

I change shoes for slippers unless I’m taking our dog out in a short while after I get in from work or shopping.
Shoes are in a cabinet by the front door. Hiking boots are on a rack and never come indoors.
I don’t ask my guests to remove their shoes.

Blondiescot

I don't think it's a generational thing at all. I was taught to remove my shoes as soon as I came home, as were my children and now my GS too. I'm far from fussy or prissy, believe me - I was brought up around horses and dogs, but who wants someone trailing god knows what all over their carpets?

Indeed. We all just take off shoes when coming in from outside. We also dip small feet in a little basin and dab off with flannels.

Slippers indoors and we have two wicker baskets under the hall table for the outdoor shoes.

just take off your outdoor shoes at the door.

OK - walk in door; find something to sit on; find a grabber and a long-handled shoehorn; struggle in pain to get shoes off; ditto to get indoor shoes on; take some more painkillers.

Need to pop out again? - do it all again in reverse.

Come back home? - do it all; again.

No thanks.

I would clearly not drag dog shit through the house, but neither do I want to go through that palaver every time I come into my house.

I don't think it's a generational thing at all. I was taught to remove my shoes as soon as I came home, as were my children and now my GS too. I'm far from fussy or prissy, believe me - I was brought up around horses and dogs, but who wants someone trailing god knows what all over their carpets?

Floors are intended to be walked on. I wouldn’t dream of removing my shoes, or expecting others to, unless they are muddy. Seems over-fussy and prissy to me.

I’ve only once had a visitor who routinely removed his shoes. He was a great deal younger than me. Is it a generational thing?

Slippers worn indoors - shoes worn outdoors - simples 😂

Tend to change into slippers when I've been out, but don't mind if others keep their shoes on when visiting. We used to have dogs, they didn't put slippers on when indoors!