Sometimes I fall asleep with my shoes on

All shoes off, if not, get the fuck out.

No. I don't take my shoes off nor do I ask anyone else to do so. That's nothing less than pretentious. I'm a farmboy. We don't do pretense very well.

I don't wear shoes at work, let alone at home. Whatever makes your feet happy is fine with me.

For the past 25 years, I have had a shoe-free home. It keeps the floors much cleaner.

In the house, I wear moccasins. At night, I put my moccasins on a Peet shoe/boot dryer and warmer. Cozy and warm in the morning!

Asian rules. Take them off, ffs.

I do not wear shoes at home. I do not ask anyone to remove shoes. Only when my son worked at a restaurant. Leave those outside.

Nobody wears thier shoes in my home, including me.
The stuff you walk through every day and you want to take that into your home.. yuck!

I live in an RV...so a little dirt makes a big mess. I take mine off, but don't require others. Then again, others typically don't enter, or just stay in the kitchen/dining area. I also spent time in Okinawa and on the mainland...so isn't that culturally weird for me anyhow.

I don’t care, shoes or no shoes. I have two dogs, so the carpet always needs a vacuum anyway.

I take off my shoes and then wear slippers around. When I go over someones house if their shoes are stacked at the door ill usually take mine off. I don't have carpet so its ok if someone were to wear shoes ?.

ok., we are at a tie so far... let's see how this vote will continue !

I don't take them off immediately when entering, and I don't ask guests to.

The wife new regulation were to take the shoe off as soon as entering the house. All must obay even guests.
She keeps the wooden floor clean so no issue in walking barefooted.

I do out of habit but I have never asked anyone to remove their shoes. I have dogs and cats and vacuum often. My house is tidy, but old and lived in.

I don't always take my shoes off when I come in, and I never request anyone else to.

I keep my shoes on in my house and prefer that others do as well. I don't need them sloughing off their foot fungus all over my home.

ok we still have a tie.. let's hear more !

I grew up taking my shoes off and having guest take off their shoes. When I was married, I did the same thing. Now, I still take off my shoes, but don't bother with the guest. But, I don't allow jeans on my bed. Whoever I'm dating would know the drill... LOL

In California & Alabama I never cared. Minnesota changed my mind. In the winter, it's a must. Because of that, it just becomes habit the rest of the year. I don't actually know anyone here who doesn't take off their shoes.

I couldn't take the poll because there was an option missing - I don't take off my shoes and don't ask others to remove theirs either. However, I do take my shoes off when I enter someone else's home but I also carry slippers so I'm not getting my socks dirty.

None of the above. We have wood or tile (easy to clean) floors throughout the downstairs, we take off our shoes before going upstairs.

I have never heard of such a thing! When I was growing up in Wisconsin, we took our snow boots off in the mud porch because they were usually caked with snow. In the summer we didnt wear shoes anywhere. As a grownup. There were so many kids & dogs & people, I always have something on my feet. I hate stepping in "wet" spots! My carpet is so bad even the shampooer can't help it. Is that like a custom in other countries? To take your shoes off as a guest?

I think it's really weird to wear shoes in the house to the point where I ask if I should take them off when I go to someone else's house. Just think of all the crap (literal and figurative) you walk through in your shoes. Gross. I almost always have socks on though. I grew up on a farm so we always had to take our shoes off so we didn't track mud or worse in. Now I live at the beach and I don't need sand coming in on shoes. Take them off! I prefer guests take them off, but I don't require it. If the giant pile of shoes by the door isn't enough to give you the hint to take them off, I assume you are more comfortable not taking them off. It's so much more comfortable not wearing shoes too.