Shoes Inside The House - Bad or Not So Bad? | Dr. Ian Smith
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- Опубліковано 24 лют 2020
- Whether or not you should take your shoes off before entering your house may depend on where you live, according to physician Dr. Ian Smith.
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I’ve (Canadian) traveled to countries in Europe and Asia and noticed many AirBnB’s have “no outdoor shoes indoors” as a rule. And my first impression was - “Gross, who the hell needs to be told this?!?!”
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I never could understand why some wear shoes inside the house. I was raised not to. My mother explained it one day. I asked her why some don't? She said, there's so much stuff on the ground thst you may or may not always see. Dead bugs/insects, bodily fluids and feces of all sorts (human or animal), automobile fluids, food & drinks, plain old dirt, gum, etc..... I've seen really nasty stuff on the ground. Even if you don't walk through it, there's residu. Not to mention, it's not comfortable to wear shoes indoors. It feels odd to me. Makes washing floors and small area rugs etc really dufficult. I've seen some put their feet on furniture, with shoes on. Crazy!
People know to take off their shoes when they come here, or they don't come in.
Just follow the home owner’s rules. If you don’t like it, meet them outside or at your home.
I think it should be clarified as "OUTDOOR Shoes Inside The House". Indoor shoes are fine to wear inside.
Right, 1. Follow the home owners rule, love that, I also supply slippers (new) or (new) slip free thick comfy socks. My husband can't walk barefoot so he have inside slippers for him to still be comfortable.
It's kind of disrespectful to walk into someone's house with your shoes on.
It depends
Then are you providing slippers or boitys for your guests? Im not putting my feet on unknown floors
@@ericmendenhall2867 We didnt evolve with slippers or shoes on our foot. If you cant take your shoes off then you are uninvited.
It’s selfish.
@@karmaalwaysprevail1202 well said
“I’m not eating off my shoe”…. That’s not what he was saying & she knows that 🙄She annoyed the hell out of me with that.
Right. Like Sis, you don’t have another rebuttal? At least TRY and support your point. lol
Everyone has to remove their shoes inside my house. I grew up this way, but my husband picked it up in no time.
Just keep slippers for guests
@@sidesaddleintobattle4984 Always!
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Let’s revisit this question after the pandemic
Lol
Nothing has changed for me, always wear them inside and I work in a hospital.
A year later we know the risk of catching covid from a surface is low. And I doubt a single person got covid because they didn't take off their shoes.
Let's revisit this question after everyone's immune system has gotten só bad that one glass of slightly spoiled milk will give you the shits.
How is anyone supposed to be able to handle germs when you can't come in contact with them?
Serious parasites and dangerous viruses aside, obsessive cleanliness is just as dangerous as having a truly dirty house.
@@Wolf1354 first of all bacteria still exist
One of the biggest pet peeves I have is when people don't TAKE OFF THEIR SHOES in a house.
Same here! Especially in my house if I answer the door in my socks or bare feet. That should be an immediate indication. I always offer to take my shoes off in someone’s home or just do it without being told.
In Sweden we always take our shoes of, it is something we never even think about.
The only time i wear shoes indoors is at work
Keep your shoes on! Dont need to see your gross feet
Extacly , not to mention some people got fungi , do u really want them to be bearfoot ?
@@ericmendenhall2867 If you’re ever going enter an Asian household, TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF. If you don’t, you’ll be sent to Jesus faster than the speed of light.
As Asian myself it's naturally second nature we're always take our shoes off every times.
Same here fellow Asian
BAD , They tested whats on shoes and it is disgusting. Salmonlella, dog mess, human spit, etc. It`s vile and rude not to take shoes off in someones house
Even though Rachel doesn't live on a farm, she lives like she does
“Shoes protect us from bacteria”
*Put bacteria on the bed by wearing shoes*
It isn’t just bacteria. There are other things such as toxic chemicals from asphalt that you can bring into the house.
It’s kinda dirty and unsanitary
Didn't expect to see you here, but, okay
Yes bro
Extremely dirty.
Same as having carpet floor in the shower.
My point exactly
It's all in your head. Germaphobia makes you more sick in the long run. Your house does not have to be super clean. I clean my house once a week and always wear outdoors shoes inside, it isn't a big deal. Never was in the USA till millennials made it trendy.
I come from Sweden, so we NEVER wear dirty, sweety shoes inside. If i would visit someone with my shoes on inside, they would say " what hell are you doing wearing those dirty shoes inside my house, i recently cleaned the floor you A HOLE!!! "
Here it is really disrespectful.
It is almost like you going in to someone's home without knocking, just imagine what would happen if you did that. The same thing
I like people who are upfront. I always take my shoes off out of courtesy. It’s expensive and time consuming for my hostess to clean after they’ve invited me in for supper. The least I could do is to take it off.
I know a lot of rude ppl here in America who don’t think twice and don’t care to ask. They just barge in like it’s my problem if I have to ask.
I watch a lot of dumb pranks TikTok videos, 1 thing I’ve noticed is many (not all) African Americans do not wear shoes at home like Asian, compare to Hispanics & whites… and yes, you don’t eat off your shoes, but your breathing it what the shoes brings in, when your home, take your shoes & socks off, let your foot breath fresh air, (wearing shoes too long Is how you build up foot odors), put on a slippers at home.
Bad I live in NYC and the amount of things I’ve watch people step in is crazy, Throw up, bodily fluids(shit, throw up, condoms with semen edging out), dead rats, road kill that got ran over multiple times now it’s guts in the road, dog shit, pigeon poop, blood, no shoes in my house and if you can’t respect it we at your house or meeting in public
For people who DO wear their shoes inside and say, like Rachel, "But I'm not eating off of my shoes!" well, how many times have you dropped something on the floor and picked it up, placing onto a table or counter where you DO eat off of?
I always give people who come to my a house a choice. Shoes off or stand in the porch. Thankfully where i live its the norm to take off shoes. For me, I have done since childhood and its second nature
This is just so different to me, I live in New Hampshire and have never been asked to take off my shoes nor do I ask my company to remove theirs. I have a mat down, and they wipe their feet before entering. I guess it depends on where you live or what your brought up to do........also, I'm sure there are plenty of people in my state who does the shoe removal practice.
I don't insist shoe removal, but I keep lots of gues slippers
Thank you Dr Ian.
Very Informative
I really hate having my shoes off indoors. I stub my toe so much that my friends stopped making me.
amazing stuff
Even if you are not concerned about the bacteria, if nothing else it means that it can be easier to keep your floors and carpets cleaner. Plus I live in an area where there are LOTS of dogs, so I don't want to track their poo inside.
It's only aggravating when the person's floors in their house is dirty and you have clean socks. My biggest pet peeve! Especially when they have greasy floors because grease really captures bacteria
It's not a cultural thing, it's just common sense. My mom would beat us senseless when we run into the house on to the freshly cleaned floor ,that she spent the last 2 hours sweeping and mopping, with our shoes on after playing in the dirt.
I live in USA, but i’m asian, no all my friends come in with their shoes and they’re always so confused when i tell them to take off their shoes
World: Why do you take a shower, like everyday?
US: Cause if you don't, it's quite dirty..?
World: Then why do you have your shoes on inside?
US: (triggered) Hey, it's my iNtEgRitY. You don't have a right to question my lifestyle and personal choices.
Americans shower every day!!!!! I doubt that. Everyone should, by the way, unless you are living in a frigid environment.
@@tamalbhowmick4079 You shouldn't, it damages your skin and makes you more prone to infections.
Shower every other day and use a flannelwash if you need to. Don't shower too hot.
@@Widdekuu91 🤨
@@tamalbhowmick4079
A slightly confused smileyface..care to explain what exactly wasn't clear to you in my comment?
@@Widdekuu91 why can't i sprinkle myself with some cold water everyday? Plus where i live, its really hot so we crazy sweat sometimes. How is showering bad
If you cared about hygiene, you wouldn't have ANY shoes in your home, or allow others to wear them in your home. Think about it.
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I think habits have changed a lot over the last years, even in countries that were previously not known for shoes off policies at home. Nowadays, almost everyone is ready to remove shoes, and it's quite natural for the younger people. And even newer films and tv or better streaming shows start to adhere to that practice. It might be healthier than confining your feet in shoes for most hours during a day. Apart from that, we will not stop bacteria. They are everywhere on our skin and even inside us and often necessary to a healthy organism. But the problem is likely to be pollutants like lead and other stuff that we might track into our homes if we do not take off our shoes, I think.
I won’t be going into her home
Exactly! Spit, sht or any gross thing you stepped on,out of the house with your shoes
Cool. Just let me know before I arrive. However, I’ve learned the hard way to carry booties with me. I hate arriving somewhere as a short person especially and being asked to remove my shoes without notice.
I don’t think it’ll hurt you to go on your socks or bare feet for a couple of hours.
Instinctively you already know it's rude to ask a guest to remove any part of the wardrobe off. My advice is to get away from people like that, believe me in the long you'll save yourself from a lot of trouble. These anal-retentive tendencies go deep with other matters. They care more about material things than they do people. It would be really easy to get a shoe-cleaning doormat but instead, they have the nerve to undress you. There are also some mats with solutions in them that disinfect. Easy to find and get but even so they rather embarrass you. These people are not smart at all and people that take off their shoes are on the same level. If anyone invites you to their home and then asks you to take off your shoes, just leave.
I don’t care it’s bad !! Especially if you have carpet on the floor
Such an American thing to not only not remove your shoes but also be offended if you're asked to. Like Rachel can't visit this guy because she'd have to remove her shoes? Is she just lazy or does this have to with the freedums.
Some people are more comfortable with them on. It's a personal preference and has a lot to do with how you're raised. I wear mine all the time indoors, just more practical as I'm in and out and more comfortable for me. Since people have been big into removing them, they end up wear poor shoes like flip flops because they want something easy to take off. Kids never get used to shoes and socks because they hardly wear them. Also any foot doctor will tell you that walking on hard floors which most have these days is bad for your feet.
This "outdoor shoe indoor" just screams american.
@@asiancommenter5974 It's not just an American thing. Very common in Latin counties and parts of Europe.
@@asiancommenter5974 Do you clean your hands after putting off your shoes?
@@wkrx.5dlr Only the bottom of the shoe gets dirty?
i put shoe inside my house, working shoe inside my car. i never put outside because cat rubbing nail inside my shoe and i afraid if snake sleep inside the shoe
what do we do if are feet smell tho?
Soap and water:
wash your feet? how do americans like you not know basic hygiene?
@@suzandefneklc8167 washing your feet does nothing i wash my feet in the shower and they still sweat like crazy and smell if i dont put powder in my sock
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Frankly if your losing it over me wearing shoes in the house your probably not someone I want to hang with anyways
Exactly. I was once asked to remove my shoes (and after we had an awkward conversation that ended in a fight, I then had to kneel down and put my shoes back on, before I could leave her house, very humiliating.)
But not just that; her floor was dirty and I had stepped in dogfood, dogdrool and fur. And that was then mushed against the inside of my shoes, which was lined with furry-fabric, so I couldn't clean it out and it stank for weeks.
You’re being asked to not track dirt in on their floors. What’s the big deal? I respect their rules and the fact they want to keep their floors clean. Besides, it’s much more comfortable without shoes
Thank goodness.
I'd love to reuse any converse you don't want anymore
It is really messed up. Americans really have a foot 🦶 phobia!
Walking on the street shoes? Also, foot fungus?
Also, doggy diahhrea, human vomit, bird poo, chewing gum, dog urine, gasoline, coolant frion, and so many more.. “it’s SO cool..yeah!!”
Well i can live with bacteria and all of the above but not fungus its worse than all that put together plus it contagious.
She’s being kinda rude about him having certain rules to enter his home. His home, his rules.
Who the hell wants to be in their shoes all day with smelly sweaty feet? It makes much more sense to have clean feet on clean floors. America has lots to learn about hygiene. They whine about wearing masks, but offended when they have to take their shoes off in houses? Americans lol
So you actually ask guests to take part of their outfit off. If so you have a rude culture. Get a good shoe cleaning door mat and some have one where you can add cleaning liquid. You never ask a guest to essentially undress to enter your home. Offer other solutions.
Can't say I care either way! I don't bother in mine, doesn't make much difference.
My dad with shoes on is like 5’9. Without shoes? 5’6. I think he needs them to still try and assert some sort of dominance over other not-so-lucky males.
Damn! Your Dad seems really insecure to me
Super nasty
As I stood in wet piss at the mens urinal today at Walmart. . . I thought . . .
I won't have to be concerned with this when I get home. Thanks You Tube. Vote: BAD
If it’s required that I remove my shoes prior to entering someone’s home, I do respect and understand the request. However, knowing my personality, I’ll more than likely not enter. My choice…can’t help if they are offended.
Are you an American?
I went to a party with no prior notice that it was a shoe-free home. I’m very short and my expensive shoes got trampled in a pile. To avoid this in the future, I looked up booties. They’re very cheap. Not only will I have them moving forward, but no-shoe households should have them for guests.
I have inside shoes cause im a Germaphobe because I don’t like when people use the bathroom barefoot and get that’s stuff outside🤮
“why is the water turning brown?”
@@Somekidsingingsomethings what do you mean like a carpet cleaner
@@liam15068 I mean ur shoes
@@Somekidsingingsomethings like the dirt is coming off of them and I don't wear shoes in the house I wear crocs and flip flops
@@liam15068 ok is fine
Why the hell American wear the shoes in the house in the first place. As far as i know even Europe does not wear the same shoes.
Bad!
We have a No Shoes Policy in our house and I absolutely despise it. I think I'm in the minority here but I agree with the woman. Be conscious not to step in anything gnarly and wipe your feet on a mat before you enter the house. It's not a big deal to me.
Just use indoor slippers
Is it really that big of a deal to take your shoes off??
If I have to take my Shoes off to enter any house I would simply not going!!
I don’t see it as that big of deal. Why would it make you so mad you don’t wanna walk in.
@@zeeshawnstudios2086
Entitlement. Even preschoolers take their shoes off during story time.
Only in America 🇺🇸 is this the case
Let me guess. You also wouldn’t wear a mask or return your shopping cart either.
@@PraveenSriramBritish people don't take their shoes off either.
Outdoor shoes being left on indoors is predominately an American thing. I don't know of any other culture where this is an accepted practice. I'm not trying to say anything against Americans, but taking one's shoes off when entering a home is standard practice nearly everywhere else in the world.
Covid19 virus in ya house
9 months later we know it's unlikely to catch covid from surfaces.
@@Wolf1354 Is still dirty to step in dirt
And dog shit particles tangled in the carpet.
Survey said that is complete bullshit
It's gross
Gross
Some peope have found a way to feel superior while hating the Americans.
Rachel nasty for that, "im not eating off my shoes". Okay, do you wash your cloth or clean your tub? You're not eating off your tub. Point made, you dirty
No she isn't, she is normal, you germaphobes are the weird ones. Just clean your house once a week, it will be fine. Your home doesn't have to be spotless.
I'm sure she has a housekeeper who mops the floor every day. If you keep your floor clean you don't need to remove your shoes.
@@billyfowler9423 putting dogshit in ur house is normal
absolutely nasty. it is NOT a preference.
If your home dirtier than your shoes( oh my gosh) I say don't bother taking your shoes off,it's just senseless
At this point you can literally shits on floors
Buy extra pair to exchange for use indoors only, stop being too lazy
you people are crazy
If you had covid don't speak
What does that have to do with this subject?
@@tbc9096 ? Uhhhh wrong video i wonder why my comment went here
Is this guy all there? I would never ever make my company take off their shoes in order to come into my house. I can't even believe this is an issue. I personally don't know of anyone who does this.........but I guess some do.
I ask all my guests to remove their shoes. I provide clean slippers or socks, a bench, and always a warning before inviting anyone. If you don't want to remove your shoes we'll hang out in my entryway. If someone comes in with their shoes on, like my landlord, I use the carpet cleaner and mop after he's gone.
I also don't judge anyone who chooses to wear shoes inside their house. Your house, your rules. You're the one doing the cleaning.
@@AMA080809 No, I don't judge either, like you said, it's up to the household. Luckily, I don't like carpeting so I don't have that type of cleaning..........I just have to grab a broom.
Sandi Hackett I’m so jealous of people without carpet. I rent so I can’t change that where I live right now. But if I didn’t have a carpet, I would be way more relaxed with guests since I could sweep and mop afterward.
@@AMA080809 I rent also, but was lucky enough not to have carpeting which I have never liked. I know of other rents that are now tearing out carpets after tenants leave because of cleaning issues. I feel carpeting does not clean deep down and when you rent, God only knows what's down there. I have a small dog and if she has an accident on the floor, which does happens now and then, I can mop it up, disinfect the spot and it's good to go!
@@AMA080809 You ask all your guest to remove their shoes but not your landlord?