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| Leopejo Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 6109 days ago 675 posts - 724 votes  Speaks: Italian*, Finnish*, English Studies: French, Russian | Message 17 of 46 18 November 2008 at 5:30am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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| Sennin Senior Member Bulgaria Joined 6034 days ago 1457 posts - 1759 votes 5 sounds | Message 18 of 46 18 November 2008 at 9:21am | IP Logged | ||||||||
I think it is a trade-off between smelly feet and mud on the carpet really. People generally don't like smelly feet but depending on the natural environment mud might be a more daunting problem.
To be honest, I'm not sure about the Scottish or English either. It is just a superficial observation that should be confirmed by someone more intimately informed than me. Edited by Sennin on 18 November 2008 at 9:22am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6272 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 19 of 46 18 November 2008 at 10:12am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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In Turkish homes, you generally remove your shoes, in my experience.
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| !LH@N Triglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6821 days ago 487 posts - 531 votes Speaks: German, Turkish*, English Studies: Serbo-Croatian, Spanish | Message 20 of 46 20 November 2008 at 3:50pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Yes, you do. It's a must in Turkey and Turkish homes in Germany too, to remove ones shoeas. Otherwise it's considered very unpolite and unhygienic.
Slippers are used though (they are not allowed to be used outside of the house though). Many Germans I know find that kind of weird :P Regards, Ilhan 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| ymapazagain Senior Member Australia myspace.com/amywiles Joined 6959 days ago 504 posts - 538 votes Speaks: English* Studies: SpanishB2 | Message 21 of 46 22 November 2008 at 9:38am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I always figure that if there's carpet it should be shoes off but if it's floorboards/tiles/lino etc then it's okay to leave your shoes on, as long as they're not really dirty. It's tricky in houses where there's a mix of hard and soft floors because your socks get really dirty on the hard floors (even if they are swept regularly, a phenomenon that has always baffled me!) and that could make the soft floors dirty...hmmm...
I grew up in Australia and now live in England. It's always been shoes off in my houses. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| ChristianVlcek Bilingual Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5851 days ago 131 posts - 141 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Slovak*, Ukrainian, Irish, German, Russian | Message 22 of 46 08 December 2008 at 9:31pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I've always taken my shoes off, in Canada, America, Ireland, Korea AND Slovakia. It's customary in these cultures it seems (not sure about America, maybe it was just my family/friends). Just for me it makes me feel more welcome, like I'm not going to be running out at a moment's notice. Also, when friends come over, I always insist they take off their shoes, especially in Canada- it's a cleanliness thing.
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| LittleKey Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5952 days ago 146 posts - 153 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French, Japanese | Message 23 of 46 09 December 2008 at 8:28pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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every time i go to my persian friends' houses, i have to take my shoes off. and it's the same with most asian countries i believe, like someone said.
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| ruffy Diglot Newbie Scotland Joined 6190 days ago 4 posts - 4 votes Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: German, Spanish, Russian | Message 24 of 46 17 December 2008 at 7:05am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Regarding the situation Sennin mentions, I can confirm that generally it is rare that you will be asked to remove your shoes in Scotland. In fact, on the rare occasions that this has happened, it was due to a home owner who was rather overprotective of her new carpets.
To be honest, in most cases I would be insulted if I were told to take my shoes off by someone I was visiting. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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