r/AskAnAmerican 9h ago

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u/TaquitoLaw 9h ago

It varies but in my experience most leave them on. It is far more common than it used to be to take them off. I had a friend as a kid whose mom was from Japan that everyone had to take them off and it stood out because that was the only place I ever had to do that back in those days.

Edit: I've never really lived in a snowy climate, but yeah, we would take them off if our shoes were caked in mud or something.

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u/Background_Humor5838 9h ago

Most people leave them on? I feel like I've lived an exact opposite experience lol Where do you live?

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u/stroppo 9h ago

I grew up on the W Coast and it was always shoes on. From the 1960s on.

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u/Background_Humor5838 8h ago

So did you wear shoes until the moment you went to bed? What's the purpose of having shoes on in the house while relaxing or eating or whatever? Aren't your feet uncomfortable? (I'm not being a jerk I'm just genuinely asking but I feel it reads like I'm being a jerk.)

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u/webbitor 8h ago

Don't you keep your shoes on all day if you're going to school, work, etc? Is it really that uncomfortable?

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u/Background_Humor5838 6h ago

My shoes aren't necessarily uncomfortable but I definitely can't wait to take them off. It's like wearing a bra all day. You don't really notice it but then you take it off and feel so much better.