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

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!

Here's my philosophy on shoes in the house.
Living beings put nasty stuff on the ground. There's poop, pee, spit, puke, dirt, oil, and a multitude of germs and bacteria. All carried in on the soles of one's shoes. You don't wanna take off your shoes in my home? Then don't come over.

I take my shoes off for comfort only and don't require my guests to remove their shoes.

There is not achoice for don't take them off. I don't. I would at someone else's house if it looked like they did.

No, I do not take my shoes off. Doctor's orders. I also do not ask my guests to take off theirs. I have a vacuum cleaner, brooms and mops.

I have pets so there’s no point in taking shoes off just because of germs. I don’t eat off my carpets so I don’t see the problem. Unless it’s muddy, of course.

I do take my shoes off for comfort, though.

I think it’s rather rude to demand visitors remove their shoes.

Asian rules. Take them off, ffs.

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 couldn't vote because I don't take off my shoes (unless it's winter and my boots are snowy or muddy) and I do not ask anyone else to do so.
Here's the thing for me -- I usually have dogs who run in and out of the house freely. -- unless there is obvious muck. Anything people bring in is probably going to be less toxic or unappealing than dog feet..
So I have a question for those who do remove their shoes -- what do you do about animals/pets? Do you own them? If so, what do you do about them tracking in germs, etc?

Nah. Neither. D) none of the above

I don't remove mine, I don't ask anyone else to, and if someone asked me to remove my shoes I'd politely decline and probably leave.

I wear shoes for warmth, for foot support (feet hurt without them), plus no one wants to worry about the state of their socks around other people. It would seem just as rude to ask other people to remove any other article of clothing in your house. The role of host is make guests feel comfortable, not self conscious. Footwear that has been stomped through mud/slush etc are a different story. If you don't want people shoes in your house, keep a box of those little over-shoe booties by the front door.

Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.

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.

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

You left out "I don't take off my shoes or ask others to".

Actually we're not stupid, we take our shoes off it it's rainy and muddy / snowy or otherwise a slop-fest as it's impossible not to track it all over the house. We also take our shoes off if it's more comfortable to have them off, which is usually true when we are staying indoors. But we don't necessarily do so when going in and out doing errands and such. My wife has boots of some soft material that she often forgets to take off because they're so comfortable, though. Also, ahem, at our age it's more work to get them off

Not only do I not take my shoes off I don't ask people to either. Keeps my house from getting stinky.

How come "I don't take off my shoes" is missing as an option? I have quartersawn white oak floors and tile. I hate carpeting for so many reasons! I think the only person who removed their shoes is a neighbor that just came from their horse pasture and had horse shit all over their boots. Other than that... Wipe your feet and come on in.

Obviously I remove my hiking boots if I go hiking and they are really muddy. I'll kick them off in the garage or beside the laundry room and let them dry. I have a backpack vacuum that works great. I hit the whole house every week to ten days.

My son's friend did this ..and the smell was absolutely nauseatingly awful...his once white socks were black....it was so bad I gave him a clean pair of socks ..and pointed him to the bathroom with soap and a towel.I could not clear the smell for days..it lingered and was embedded in the carpet ..sounds harsh ..but sometimes you have to take the bull by the horns and confront a difficult problem.So ..the answer to this moral dilemma ..keep your shoes on please...especially if your feet stink !

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!

Sometimes I fall asleep with my shoes on

Since I live in Florida, I am nearly always in flip flops and prefer being barefoot, I am very likely to kick mine off whether they want me to or not LOL

Enclosed footwear is another matter. If I see a pile of shoes at the door and they have light carpet or brilliantly gleaming floors, I typically take them off but in the absence of some obvious hint that I should, I probably won't

If you prefer that people remove their shoes, you could post a decorative or whimsical sign

I take off my shoes when entering any home. I know that is not how everyone does things, and I accept that. Most people remove their shoes in my home after they see I do so.

I believe barefoot is best, but my guests are free to wear or not wear whatever they like.

No, no, no and no