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" 1. Not For Guests &amp;quot;I take my shoes off at the front door. The rest of my family does also. But we would never dream of asking a guest to remove their shoes.&amp;quot; \u2014 Julie M. 2. Asking Homeowner &amp;quot;I shouldn&amp;#039;t have to ask guests to remove their shoes. If they have common sense or proper etiquette, they would automatically take their shoes off or ask me what my preference is.&amp;quot; \u2014 Amy B.R. 3. Home is Not a Museum &amp;quot;No way! We &amp;#039;live&amp;#039; in our house. It&amp;#039;s not a museum and we have doormats and a vacuum. I think it&amp;#039;s very rude to be asked to remove my shoes, especially if I am not wearing socks. I don&amp;#039;t want to walk barefoot on their filthy floor.&amp;quot; \u2014 Leslie M. 4. Living With Allergies &amp;quot;We always take our shoes off. I have severe allergies and I don&amp;#039;t want you dragging in pollen, mold, pesticides and who knows what you stepped in at the gas station.&amp;quot; \u2014 Schelly M. 5. Wear Booties &amp;quot;Everybody who comes into my house removes their shoes. For people coming to work on the house, I have &amp;#039;booties,&amp;#039; which I buy at Home Depot and can be discarded after being used.&amp;quot; \u2014 Patricia D. 6. Vacuum Up &amp;quot;No. My house is a home and meant to be lived in. Dirty feet are the reason there are vacuum cleaners.&amp;quot; \u2014 Lauren 7. Home is a Retreat &amp;quot;My home is my intimate retreat from the chaos of everyday life. It is an embrace as I walk through the door, a hug at the end of a busy day, and as welcoming as flannel jammies on a cold winter night. No way to do that wearing shoes.&amp;quot; \u2014 Pat T. 8. Floor Cleaner &amp;quot;Yes, we leave the shoes at the door and ask our guests to do the same. My Japanese mother never allowed shoes to be worn in the house. It&amp;#039;s amazing how much cleaner the floors stay.&amp;quot; \u2014 Jennifer K.S. 9. Clean After Guests &amp;quot;No. I live on the beach in Florida, and it&amp;#039;s always really bothered me when someone made me take my shoes off. They&amp;#039;re my shoes, and if I didn&amp;#039;t want to wear them I&amp;#039;d leave them at home. If you appreciate your carpet more than my company, then I don&amp;#039;t want to come to your home anyway. To keep from having this issue we put ceramic tile on the first floor of our home. If I have a mess it can easily be cleaned up \u2013 after my guests have gone home.&amp;quot; \u2014 Kristi W. 10. Consider Kids &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s good manners and common courtesy to remove your shoes before entering someone&amp;#039;s home. Especially when they have young children at crawling age.&amp;quot; \u2014 Alexandra K. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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