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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The shoes thing is very much regional. I'd wager houses in the areas of North America and Western Europe where it's not conventional to take of your shoes aren't any dirtier than houses in areas where you do. Then there's the sweaty stocking feet issue. We think it's perfectly normal, but in other parts of the world it's considered disgusting to let someone's stocking feet touch your floor. And of course, some people wear shoes and sandals without socks. You'd really prefer someone walking around your house in bare feet?
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I'd be willing to bet most peoples bare feet are less gross than their hands, and I don't make people wear gloves when they are in my house.