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Old 07-03-2012, 07:56 PM   #212
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Originally Posted by sun View Post
I've been offered slippers a few times while entering Chinese homes and have opted not to wear them. Am I being rude by turning them down? Is this even a Chinese thing or just a coincidence?
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Wtf? That's not normal at all. No one in my family does that. They'll tell you to take your shoes off, but that's about it. Maybe the people you met have very dirty floors. Or maybe they think your feet are disgusting and need to be covered up. I'm just guess and in no way insinuating your feet are disgusting.
Offering slippers is completely normal here. If I don't offer slippers to people coming into my home I'm being rude here. I don't wear slippers at home, and when people come over they sometimes comment on the fact that I'm walking around the home without slippers.

People here tend to consider the floor dirty.
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