Don't You Just Hate It When.......

By Maxine Jasmin-Green

Wed, 16 Mar 2022
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You go to someone’s house and they say to you, “You have to take off your shoes before you come in.” I went to my brother’s house last week and that was exactly what he said. I asked him, “Why, have I got to take my shoes off?” Tony’s reply was, “I’ve just spent two grand on these rugs.” To be fair, they looked awesome!

I hesitated, so he picked up a beautiful, real, sheepskin slippers and offered them to me to put on, I looked at them and asked, “Are they new?” Tony replied, “No they belong to Sarah,” I said, “I’m not putting them on.” If he’d told me they were brand new, then I would have certainly put them on, but I’m not putting someone’s slippers on! At home, only I wear my slippers, they are personal to me, and if I came home and found out that someone had worn them, I would throw them away!

It so happened, that I was going to a sleep over after I’d been to my brother’s so I had my slippers with me, so I took out my slippers, and put them on in the doorway.

Once inside, I saw the other three guests they were barefoot, with their perfectly manicured feet, one lady had beautiful red painted nails with a small ring on one toe. The other man, my other brother, he too was barefoot, it would have freaked me out to walk on that floor with nothing on my feet.

My slippers, they were embarrassingly tatty, unlike the lush real sheepskin slippers I was offered to wear, mine are fake sheepskin and has seen better days. But they did the job, they kept me from going with nothing on my feet. It would have been an awful night for me, but as it turned out it was a great evening, catching up and seeing my lovely Mummy who has just come back home, from abroad.

I had been meaning to cut my toe nails, and kept thinking, I will, tomorrow and so when I went back home the following day, I did.

My slippers saved my blushes.                   

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Submitted by Turlough on

In Bulgaria where I live, taking off your shoes to enter someone's house is a centuries old tradition. It causes great offence if we don't take them off. The host will usually have a supply of knitted woollen slipper / sock type things to offer to keep the feet warm though.

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Submitted by Maxine Jasmin-Green on

I love traditions like that, it is just that I wasn't expecting it, so a few days later when I had to go there again, I was prepared and had put my white socks on and then my shoes and my brother was happy and so was I. :O) 

Thank you for your important comments it means a lot. 

 

Submitted by celticman on

my secret is not to visit anyone with carpets. 

 

Submitted by Maxine Jasmin-Green on

Now your secret is out! If I knew that he was going to say that or that most people have started to say take your shoes off I would have my knitted slippers or socks ready in my bag, but I don't want to be sharing slippers with anyone. 

Thank you for comments it means a lot. Keep Safe. 

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

My son's partner is Swedish, and taking off your shoes in the house is customary there - we've all been very firmly taught that this is one custom she has definitely brought to the UK with her! When I was a child I was always taught to take my shoes off and put my slippers on when I came in, but guests weren't required to. I suppose because of that childhood habit I'm very fond of my slippers, but my kids say that's very old fashioned! 

How lovely that you were able to have a good catch up with your mum. 

Submitted by Maxine Jasmin-Green on

I think its a good thing if it is a way of life and everyone does it in that country. It's just that none of my friends don't. My brother has his perfect showhome extended and it looks even more amazing than it did before, it is now Perfect! Every single thing is in its place, with beautiful gadgets, photos and plants, he was always the same at home, you could open any of his drawers and they were all folded up very neatly like in a Benetton Shop! It was just that I wasn't expecting it, because I'd been to his lovely home before many times and he didn't ask us to remove our shoes. But now I know, then that's fine, when I go I am prepared. 

I remember many years ago my other brother who was also their that night he and and wife had moved into a brand new built house and at the house warming we were all told to take our shoes off. I must have had socks on that day, then a few months later when I went back I was ready but he said we stopped all that, for no one liked it  some refused to come back and we too are ok with everyone coming in with their shoes on. Their house is one of the nicest homely houses I have ever been in. They are great host.

When I was at school many moons ago when we used to have swimming lessons I caught verruca and at another time athlete's foot it was horrible and so maybe that is where my real fear comes from not wanting to be ever barefoot, I alway either have slippers on or shoes in the house.

Thank you SO much for your valued comments It means a lot.