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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
How odd. In all my travels around Great Britain I have never been made fun of for taking my shoes off and the locals have all taken their shoes off. Now, maybe it is because I have only been to Wales and England, or maybe it is because the Scots are dirty savages that live in stone huts with dirt floors.
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Maybe it's generational? Or regional? It certainly doesn't appear to be a standard convention across the UK:
Taking shoes off when entering a home - necessary or naff?
Why do Brits wear their shoes indoors?
In a lot of places, the custom is for people to take their shoes off in their own home, but it's considered rude to ask a guest to take their shoes off.
In what Western countries are guests expected to take their shoes off when visiting someone's home?
Threads like the above are quite an eye-opener. A lot of people say they would only take their shoes off in someone else's house if the floor was absolutely spotless - in other words, it's regarded as impolite to make a guest do something unhygienic and gross like walk around your house in their stocking or bare feet.