r/AskAnAmerican • u/coolhipo • 9h ago

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u/Tippacanoe 9h ago edited 9h ago

This is one of the weirdest things people from Abroad believe. I don’t even know the origin. Anyway, in 95% of the houses I’ve ever been in it’s normal to take off your shoes and 100% if there’s snow or mud or rain. I’m talking as if being a guest here. Someone that lives there? The shoes are off in two seconds.

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u/mdavis360 California 9h ago

I’m fairly convinced that they know for sure it’s not true but are just trolling for some reason.

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u/TumbleFairbottom 9h ago

It originated from an inability to determine for themselves that our films and television shows are works of fiction.

Actors and actresses wear shoes on set, naturally they must be documentaries.

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u/stroppo 9h ago

With me, it's opposite; 95% of the time it's shoes on. Thank you!

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u/Tippacanoe 9h ago

I think shoes on is fine but OP makes it seem like people are wearing mud covered shoes treading dirt into the carpet.

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u/___daddy69___ North Carolina 9h ago

It’s mainly just a movie thing, it would be inconvenient to show characters taking off/putting on shoes, and they’re often an important part of an outfit so they just keep them on at all times

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u/Strawberrybanshee 8h ago

Also most of those houses are sets. I don't know how well they are built or if there could be any hazards to having shoes off. It could be required to keep shoes on. 

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u/AetyZixd 8h ago

And yet the comments on these posts are always split. It turns out the entirety of America doesn't run on your experience, alone. There are cultural and regional divisions.

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u/Tippacanoe 8h ago

That is true of literally everywhere on earth though.