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minus-squareb_van_blinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down2·5 months agoI assume it’s because many people outside the USA are accustomed to taking off their shoes when entering a house or apartment.
minus-squareconst_void@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·5 months agoWe take off our shoes here. At least I do. What kind of filthy animals want dirt on their floors?
minus-squarerimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·5 months agoIf you watch American shows or movies, people always wear shoes in houses and even on sofas. I think the assumption originates from there.
minus-squareOmniraptor@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·5 months agoMy (we’re Russian) mom always said it was because true cowboys know that if you take them off a scorpion could crawl in, so better safe than sorry
minus-squareiAvicenna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoThey even go to the bathroom and bedroom with their shoes. Un-fucking-believable
I assume it’s because many people outside the USA are accustomed to taking off their shoes when entering a house or apartment.
We take off our shoes here. At least I do. What kind of filthy animals want dirt on their floors?
If you watch American shows or movies, people always wear shoes in houses and even on sofas. I think the assumption originates from there.
My (we’re Russian) mom always said it was because true cowboys know that if you take them off a scorpion could crawl in, so better safe than sorry
They even go to the bathroom and bedroom with their shoes. Un-fucking-believable