Should you take your shoes off — or leave them on — in your house? Breaking down the research
You may not have directly debated this topic but I’m sure in your life you’ve become aware of it. Some people wear shoes in their house others don’t.
It’s probably crossed your mind when you’ve visited with a friend or when kids come over to play with your kids. Often the decision about shoe-wearing in the house is cultural, and in the United States, we have a very wide range of shoe-wearing practices.
Some people see shoes as bringing dirt into a home, other people are not bothered one way or another, and still, others look at it in terms of contaminants and germs even if they can’t see any dirt.
In an informal survey we did among our viewers, 64% always take their shoes off in the house, 21% sometimes do, and 15% leave them on. Their behavior Teva Sandals towards guests is slightly di...






