I have been reading a lot lately about not wearing outside shoes in the house and it interests me even more because I’ve been saving to re-carpet my whole house. It hits me every now and then about how to do things though, like, say I’m cooking all day on Sunday then need to take the trash out. I’m assuming it’s change shoes, then say the grandkids stop by and want to go go for a bike ride? I’m assuming it’s change shoes. I guess maybe what I’m asking is how many baskets by how many doors with how many pairs of slip-ons (both indoor and out) do I need?
People wear shoes indoors? That sounds utterly barbaric to me lol
Go on with your bubble boy mentality. Git.
Do you wear gloves before opening public doors too?
I think in this example it’d be the shoe wearers wearing gloves inside all day
How often do you vacuum mop your floor?
Lmao living in filth and being proud of it. Congratz, you’re the epitome of intellect!
Imagine thinking that taking your shoes off indoors makes you some sort of superior being.
Congrats on being able to eat food off your pristine floors I guess.
It was about your attitude, not the shoes ;) I am aware that not everyone cares about basic hygiene, that’s fine by me!
We aren’t talking about basic hygiene here my friend. Unless you are spending a lot of time laying on the floor… but most people have couches and chairs and beds and whatnot - places you don’t put your shoes on. And most people clean their house on a regular basis, which includes vacuuming and/or mopping. You anti-shoes-inside people are silly.
Yes, because dirt and germs stay exactly where they’re left and never move or multiply, and are always completely benign! Lol, I stand by my comment. :)
Also funny that you’re calling basically the rest of the world silly for figuring this out before you.
That’s why we don’t eat off floors, but from raised surfaces like… a table.
I find it so interesting people are so horrified by the thoughts of shoes indoors. I can see the benefits of having a no shoe policy, but this opinion that people must be pigs if they wear shoes inside is crazy.
In my country (The Netherlands) it’s fairly common for people to have shoes indoors. Muddy shoes will always be left at the door, obviously. And if I worked in, lets say, the garden, I obviously don’t go around the house messing up the floor. But being afraid of the germs under your shoes to hit the floor? Are people that careful with their bags too? With their pants? Or… hell… with their phones?
There’s nuance to having shoes inside which does, in fact, not make us the monsters we are told to be by this thread.
I’m not American in any way, but I am fond of urbanism. Imagine your cities built in a very car-centric way, so to get anywhere any time you always use a car. Your shoes are almost clean all the time. Home, car, groceries, car, home, car, office, car, bar, car, home. A park is miles away, you don’t pass it by when you walk from the office. So I disagree with the barbarism. The concept is just suitable only for a specific urban design.
That’s a lot of dirty parking lots you’re walking through… even the cleanest surfaces outside have way more dust and grime than inside.
You are totally right. I’m just trying to find at least a theoretical explanation for this behavior.
You make it sound like sidewalks are sparkling clean
In my experience, they’re cleaner than most carpets.
I’m so sorry for the carpets you’ve experienced. That’s disgusting.
Me too. Hardwoods for life.
no-no, not at all, I’m just trying to find at least a theoretical explanation for this behavior.
Ever use an ill-maintained public bathroom?
I never wear shoes in the house, and rarely wear socks unless it’s really cold.
say I’m cooking all day on Sunday then need to take the trash out. I’m assuming it’s change shoes, then say the grandkids stop by and want to go go for a bike ride? I’m assuming it’s change shoes.
If I’m going on a bike ride then yes, I put shoes on (I’m not “changing shoes”, because I had no shoes on to begin with). If I’m doing something quick outside like taking the trash out, I’ll either just stay barefoot or maybe slip something like Crocs on if they’re close by enough to be convenient. You know if your skin touches the ground outside, it’ll be fine right? It also dries way faster than a sock or a shoe if you go out in the rain. It’s entirely fine.
Doesn’t this defeat the purpose of no shoes inside? The point is to keep anything that touches dirt outside your house. Aren’t you tracking in dirt if you go outside barefoot?
It’s not like you’re outside for long enough for your feet to get manky. If there’s dirt on them just brush it off on your doormat and carry on. The point of not wearing shoes inside for me is comfort, not cleanliness!
Baskets of slip-ons? Dafuq? Just put your shoes on at the door. You can carry them to a different door if you need to. It’s not that far a walk.
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I don’t understand this question. Are there people who wear their filthy, disgusting shoes around their nice, clean house? What animals and monsters do this? And how do you afford to constantly sweep and mop your house five times a day to keep your house clean? Or do you actually not do this and live in a disgusting, filthy, dirt-covered house all the time?
How revolting!
I don’t even wear my outside clothes inside. I change when I get home into comfy pajama clothes to relax in.
My house is held together by mouse shit and the chucks of flesh I’ve lost trying to keep it up right lol
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Ya know what, I work at Home Depot. Maybe we could help you with that.
And I know Jimmy Carter is in hospice now, but I bet he knows a few people who can help!
How often do you go outside?
How often do you go outside?
I’m in and out at least ten times a day. Hauling firewood, tending a greenhouse, shoveling snow, walking to work depending on weather, going outside to enjoy nature, etc. Changing my clothes each time would be extremely impractical.
Or do you actually not do this and live in a disgusting, filthy, dirt-covered house all the time?
Sadly, in my limited experience with people who wear their shoes inside by default, it has been this one.
How dirty is your outside, that this is a concern? Are other places strewn with trash and excrement? The sidewalk outside my house and the grass in my yard isn’t any dirtier than the century-old cottage between them.
It’s dirtier than the inside of my house, and I don’t want to track that inside.
Is that truly so difficult for you to grasp?
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I didn’t call anyone anything. And if you want to track dirt and filth in your house, go right ahead. Work on your reading comprehension at the same time.
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You still haven’t shown me where I called anyone anything, just displayed how you see what you want to.
At least I won’t be hearing from you again.
Not everyone trudges through mud when they go out. My state has asphalt and concrete most of the places I want to walk.
Street asphalt and concrete are incredibly dirty. Car exhaust, dust, whatever the wind brings, bird droppings, insects, trash, there is like a thousand contaminants.
Civilizations are filled with these disgusting things called humans. Hairy, greasy, smelly things, constantly touching and smearing themselves all over everything with their excretions and fluids and dandruffs… eeeuugghhh….
So gross.
I live in a major city that is almost entirely concrete, steel, and glass— I’m not trudging through any mud either. That doesn’t mean I don’t encounter filth, grime, and dirt, as would anyone.
I don’t want that in my nice, clean home. Ew.
Don’t forget spit.
Or walk into a public bathroom, or really any public space for that matter. Who knows what you are stepping in all day.
Clean asphalt, of course. Pristine, even
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Outside shoes …. In a carpeted house!
No, and also no
Throw in a fully carpeted bathroom too.
Jesus Christ, some places…
I wear moccasins indoors. My partner wears slippers. All shoes are at the door either on the floor (under a slim table for keys and accessories) or in a shoe rack (for her shoes; I only have three pairs).
I’m sorry, what? 😶
Poster heard about people who don’t wear their shoes in the house, except for slippers. They want to know how to make it work for quick jaunts out of doors.
Shit if these people are struggling so hard with shoes every day I can only imagine what the rest of their life is like.
Yes, but they answered their own question…
Right? It’s not rocket science.
Seems they misread the community name, and thought they were posting in “No, Stupid. Questions”
Also if you don’t already have it, get a longer shoe horn so you can also slip into robust shoes more easily!
Perhaps you’re overthinking this? In the house you can go barefoot, keep socks on, and/or wear slippers/loafers.
When you go outside you put on shoes.
So yes most people would have a shoe rack or just keep their shoes placed near the door. If you have multiple doors sure you can consider keeping extra pairs of shoes there or some sort of in between like outdoor slippers/something for when you just need to go check the mail or whatever.
Carpets need to be cleaned more often if you wear outside shoes inside, or if you go barefoot inside. Wearing socks (better) or slippers (best) inside keeps carpets cleaner longer. Hardwood floors are easier to clean with bare feet.
I really prefer hard floors and area rugs that are small enough to be washed in a machine.There’s so many answers but no one has answered your question.
In our house there are 4 external doors.
Only one of which is used for egress when we intend to leave the property. This is where all our actual shoes are kept on a rack.
We have a “pool” of slip ons which are shared between the household. Slip on like flip flops or sandals. No care is given as to where these are left. If you exit through door 2 and re-enter through door 3 then you leave the slip ons at door 3. Occasionally when you go to exit there’s no slip ons at that exit, just go to another exit. It’s a minor inconvenience and doesn’t happen often.
You could use baskets but it’s just a pain. With flip flops there’s no “putting on” stage. You just walk over them and they become attached to your feet. Baskets wouldn’t get used if they were present at our house.
As a sandal wearer I have a pair next to the door for when I head out (and boots in the closet for bad weather). I just take off my sandals when entering and go about my life.
We do sweep very frequently, though, as we have cats.
If you prefer shoes you probably still want a pair of somethings you can slip on easily.
When you come in you leave the shoes in the mudroom and when you go out you put those shoes back on. What exactly is the issue here? This is like asking how do you shower without clothes on.
What if you aint got a “mudroom?” Whatever that even is… Check your privilege.
Then you just take it off at the front door area. Have some sandals you can slip on in half a second if you need to take the trash out. “Check your privilege.” How fucking cringey.
Excuse the fuck out of me for not having a whole separate room for that.
I grew up in Texas. I understand your confusion. Houses are oriented a little differently here, but think of the “mudroom” as the garage. You know how you have a side door and a front door? And the side door is usually sort of attached to the garage, basement, or maybe laundry room? It is just that. A lot of people have a spot right inside that door, off to the side, for piling shoes. Otherwise you have a rack when you walk in, or you can use the closet right by your front door. It isn’t really a separate room. Good idea to have mats on both sides of the door. For whatever reason people are obsessed with split levels up here, so there is easier access to basement type areas.
Excuse me but my cardboard box only has one room. Check your privilege!
We’ve got a mat in our hallway that effectively serves as one. A mud room is an area to be wet or dirty and clean off before entering the house… for moat of us it’s just part of our hallway.
You have a hallway? Fuck you!
I am the image of privilege. When I’m in Chipotle I always order extra guac.
These size 11 shoes were put on me as a toddler, I’ve never taken them off since.
How I aspire to one day have a mudroom so I finally have a place to take off my shoes.
Real talk, just leave em by whatever you deem to be the entrance to your home.
Foyer, mudroom, entrance way. If you don’t have a small cube between a storm door and a front door, then just as you come inside.
This isn’t some privilege thing, it’s literally just an area of your house or apartment. Different environments have different entryways for the houses there. No need to be so hostile just because you don’t know what a “mudroom” is.
You don’t have a room for storing mud? Peasant
Exactly. I have my outside winter boots (simply called winter boots), outside shoes (simply called shoes), and a dead pair (last outdoor pair) at the back door to take out the garbage. Rest of the time I and the others in the house are barefoot or in slippers
shower without clothes on.
There are dozens of us!
Quick trips outside - get something that is easy to slip on. Sandals, crocs, or sneakers without laces.
Standing in the kitchen - house shoes
This. I have a pair of Vans slip ons near the door, and wear their checkered goodness to the garbage bins. No need to mess with laces or even crouch.
Ah those are last years Vans, this years Vans are usually in the closet next to the FRESH out of the box “Going out” Vans.
Yes, I have 3 pairs on rotation at all times.
Word. I have some chucks and tigers without laces. Those are my daily drivers.
I can’t find a pair of tigers anywhere these days :/
Asics has been making them more of a premium brand, so they tend to only be sold at boutique retailers or sneakerhead marketplaces these days. It’s pretty dumb.
Can’t find any that aren’t sketchy af in Canada
Do you have to put socks with these if you’re gonna wear them slightly longer say to go to the shops or something?
I wear socks indoor, usually.
I don’t… I hate having to go upstairs and put some on for quick outings. I have slippers and flip flops that I use around the garden etc but I wouldn’t go further or drive with them so as a vans guy already I looked at the slip ones but worried they wouldn’t pair well with bare feet.
Crocs, my homie, crocs.
You just keep a pair by the door. That’s for outside.
You wear either slippers, a different pair of crocs, or whatever slip-ons you prefer around the house, then just swap out.
Me? I’m barefootin’ it inside, and slip into either crocs or mud boots, depending on weather and task. If I’m leaving the house, I go for regular shoes though. Crocs chafe over long periods.
Generally, you’ll only need three pairs total to make it work. 1st for indoor use, 2nd for yard duties, 3rd for public wear. Obviously, you can do more, like boots or different stuff for public wear.
For public slip ons, go with mocs or driving slippers. But wear real shoes for biking or extended walking.
I don’t do baskets. Makes slipping on and off a pain. Just pick up some mats. You can get cheap ones for this, since you won’t be wiping your feet on them, they’re just to keep the shoes semi contained.
