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I have been reading a lot lately about not wearing outside shoes in the house and it interests me even more because I've been saving to re-carpet my whole house. It hits me every now and then about how to do things though, like, say I'm cooking all day on Sunday then need to take the trash out. I'm assuming it's change shoes, then say the grandkids stop by and want to go go for a bike ride? I'm assuming it's change shoes. I guess maybe what I'm asking is how many baskets by how many doors with how many pairs of slip-ons (both indoor and out) do I need?

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[-] HarbingerOfTomb@lemmy.world 206 points 7 months ago

TIL I learned some people wear shoes all the time. What a time to be alive.

[-] Shirasho@lemmings.world 43 points 7 months ago

These are the same assholes who sound like a jackhammer when they walk in apartments.

[-] Catoblepas 39 points 7 months ago

Your neighbors probably aren’t particularly loud, your landlord cheaped out on sound insulation. And probably regular insulation.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

My parents had this mini dachshund.

If you were downstairs and she decided to run the ~5 pound dog…. Well let’s just say we nicknamed her “thunder paws”

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[-] dmention7@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

¿Porqué no los dos?

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[-] forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

I learned from TV, American shows like Seinfeld or Simpsons where the characters are always wearing shoes. Growing up in Canada we didn't do that and I thought it was weird

[-] AlolanYoda@mander.xyz 18 points 7 months ago

I have been rewatching Friends and it drives me nuts. They regularly jump on top of the couch and the coffee table with their outside shoes on...

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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 83 points 7 months ago

Just, take your shoes off inside, and put them back on when you go outside. It's like clothes and the shower, lol

[-] iegod@lemm.ee 34 points 7 months ago

Truly bizarre it needs to be stated.

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[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 75 points 7 months ago

I can't imagine sitting on my couch with shoes on.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 70 points 7 months ago

So... I keep crocs at the door for those moments where I need to step out for a moment. slip on, slip off. For anything more... extensive than checking the mail or running out the trash; yeah, I put on proper shoes.

You're house will be cleaner if you don't wear shoes inside. If your feet get cold, socks, or slippers that stay inside are useful, but I generally just go barefoot. (or socked,)

[-] livus@kbin.social 18 points 7 months ago

This is probably why crocs are so popular.

I own a pair a couple of sizes too large for winter, so that I can step into them without even taking my slippers off.

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[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 65 points 7 months ago

How many fucking doors do you have that you're concerned about multiple shoes and multiple baskets brother?

[-] Entropywins@kbin.social 16 points 7 months ago

Come on down to real fake doors...

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 62 points 7 months ago

People wear shoes in their house like it’s normal? Wtf?! Fucking savages

[-] iliketurtles@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

We did growing up. Most people I know are indifferent minus a few friends. I don't wear them at home now, but I don't see the big deal in keeping them on once in a while.

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago

Do you not have carpets or what?

I couldn’t imagine fucking up all my carpets and furniture over time from being too lazy to take shoes off.

Plus I just don’t understand how it’s comfortable to wear shoes all day long. I usually can’t wait to get home just so I can take my shoes off. I don’t feel like I can truly relax without them off.

Do you wear your shoes when you’re in bed and snuggling on the couch under a blanket too???

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 7 months ago

This thread is absolutely insane to me. I can’t imagine wearing shoes all around my house.

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[-] otherbarry@lemmy.zip 58 points 7 months ago

Perhaps you're overthinking this? In the house you can go barefoot, keep socks on, and/or wear slippers/loafers.

When you go outside you put on shoes.

So yes most people would have a shoe rack or just keep their shoes placed near the door. If you have multiple doors sure you can consider keeping extra pairs of shoes there or some sort of in between like outdoor slippers/something for when you just need to go check the mail or whatever.

[-] LoganNineFingers@lemmy.ca 57 points 7 months ago

This is the craziest thing to me...

I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I put my boots or shoes on at the door before I go out, and I take them off when I get home. If I get cold feet, I may put on slippers.

Inside the house, I'm bare foot or in socks. If I take the trash out and it's nice, I go out barefoot. If it's snowy or frigid cold (I'll leave the Winnipeg weather up to you for a fun google) I put on my boots.

I don't know anyone who wears shoes indoors unless they are elderly and need the support. It's a sign of middle age / senior age living here.

[-] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 56 points 7 months ago

Sandals for a quick trip outside shoes for everything else. No shoes inside.

[-] account_93@lemm.ee 44 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I can't imagine wearing shoes indoors (at home), My feet are kept warm by socks.

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[-] DBT@lemmy.world 39 points 7 months ago

ITT: a bunch of fragile mfs who never walk barefoot outside.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If you can walk outside in -20 f (-28 c) barefoot and still feel your feet after ~15 seconds and avoid frostbite inside of five minutes, I might accept that I’m weaker than you.

But, assuming you’re human and not possessed of prosthetic feet…. I’m going to assume your toes would fall off just the same as mine.

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[-] echodot@feddit.uk 34 points 7 months ago

What? This is like asking people if they wear a coat inside the house.

We have outside clothes and we have inside clothes, and the outside clothes are not worn inside, because they're outside clothes.

say I'm cooking all day on Sunday then need to take the trash out. I'm assuming it's change shoes, then say the grandkids stop by and want to go go for a bike ride? I'm assuming it's change shoes.

Yeah? Why would I want mud and dirt tracked into my carpet?

[-] Syd@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago

I grew up in a shoes inside, coats inside house. To see this much shock at both is kinda crazy to me, didn't realize it was so uncommon.

[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 12 points 7 months ago

I’m so confused. Why would you track all that shit into your house?

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[-] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 34 points 7 months ago

Um.. I have one pair of shoes by one door. The main door. A second pair by another door you use regularly wouldn't be a stupid idea.

I don't change shoes though, I just wear socks in the house. No slippers.

You come in the house, you take the shoes off. You want to leave the house, you put them on.

It's that simple.

[-] Mannimarco@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago

I have a question, do you put on your shoes when you wake up if you're not going anywhere?

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[-] poo@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago

I can't imagine wearing shoes indoors because of how filthy the outdoors is, but good for you for taking the leap!

Wear socks in the house only. Have an indoor doormat near the door where your outdoor shoes sit. Treat your indoor doormat as the "outside" and treat it like lava, not to be touched by anything but outdoor shoes. When you come in from outside, you remove your shoes near the edge of your indoor mat and step your clean socked feet one at a time off of the mat and onto your normal flooring (not on the mat, the mat is dirty).

When going outside, step your clean socks from your flooring into the shoes on your mat.

TL;DR: the outside is lava, your indoor door mat (because your outdoor shoes touch it) is lava. Your shoes are all lava-walking shoes. Your socks will burn up in the lava 🔥

Your floors will be so much cleaner and more sanitary and won't have to be cleaned as often, and you won't have microscopic amounts of dog poop and piss and grime and dirt everywhere.

[-] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago

I live in Alaska, so... Basically just a pair of Xtratufs by the door. Sandals and running shoes get added during the summer. Big snow boots come out for the heavy snows.

Inside I just wear socks. If I need to pop out, I pop the xtratufs on.

I can't imagine not taking shoes off and just wandering around the house with shoes on, tracking the outside in everywhere. I don't even know anyone who does that.

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago
[-] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 9 points 7 months ago

Poster heard about people who don't wear their shoes in the house, except for slippers. They want to know how to make it work for quick jaunts out of doors.

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Yes, but they answered their own question...

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[-] dodgy_bagel 29 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You COULD invest in an enterprise grade shoe rack unit which can act as the centeralized hub. Essentially, all users would connect with the server each time they need a shoe. As you note, distributed shoe storage technology exists, but there are actually a few different implementation strategies.

One option is to retrofit an area in the personal closet for shoes. This has the advantage of keeping each user's shoes away and out of reach from threat actors who wish to gain access to the shoes. A disadvantage occurs when there are poor weather conditions. The strategy there is to leave the shoes outside to dry.

Another option is to implement the strategy you outlined and practice a door-first shoe storage policy. Slides near the doors, work boots at the back door, and nicer shoes at the front door. In cases where shoe resources are over assigned, you would construct a priority chart to ensure that the shoes (usually slides) are stored at the door where they are most needed.

Another popular option in my region is to forgo shoes outside if you're staying within the household property. Depending on a user's mass, testicular fortitude, and the surrounding terrain, it is actually quite possible to take the rubbish to a wheely bin while walking over perfectly smooth pavement. Just wipe your feet a bit when going inside.

There are also homebrew hybrid solutions which mix and match any of the above, but be warned that a novel approach might have limited community support.

[-] Razzazzika@lemm.ee 27 points 7 months ago

I walk around barefoot in the house. Thr moment I get home I take of my shoes, and when I'm comfortable somewhere I'll then take off my socks. If I need to go outside to take out the trash or something I'll use flip flops and if I need it go somewhere in the car I'll put socks and shoes back on but the shoes never leave the foyer.

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[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

Quick trips outside - get something that is easy to slip on. Sandals, crocs, or sneakers without laces.

Standing in the kitchen - house shoes

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[-] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 23 points 7 months ago

You just take your shoes off at the door and put them back on when you leave.

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[-] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 7 months ago

There's so many answers but no one has answered your question.

In our house there are 4 external doors.

Only one of which is used for egress when we intend to leave the property. This is where all our actual shoes are kept on a rack.

We have a "pool" of slip ons which are shared between the household. Slip on like flip flops or sandals. No care is given as to where these are left. If you exit through door 2 and re-enter through door 3 then you leave the slip ons at door 3. Occasionally when you go to exit there's no slip ons at that exit, just go to another exit. It's a minor inconvenience and doesn't happen often.

You could use baskets but it's just a pain. With flip flops there's no "putting on" stage. You just walk over them and they become attached to your feet. Baskets wouldn't get used if they were present at our house.

[-] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 7 months ago

Stay at a friend's house where people don't wear shoes inside and watch them.

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[-] Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works 20 points 7 months ago

Why do you need shoes to Cook ( well one du, Imight be injured by a falling knife) also use commons sense, if I break glass, I would keep shoes until It's cleaned.

Garbage Day is like once a week, so not sûre why this example. If I go shopping, I take 30 seconds to pass a pair oh shoes. It's net that long

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[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

How does wearing outside shoes inside work? Do you just live with the muddy streak, grass and dirt that gets dragged in on your shoes? Does everyone just own a steam cleaner truck they use once a week?

I've never understood that concept. Maybe I don't live somewhere that they vacuum the outdoors so I don't drag it in.

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[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 16 points 7 months ago

When you go outside you put on shoes. Inside no shoes, you walk around in socks or bare feet. You can keep a pair of flip flops at the door for quick things .

[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I have soft soled slippers for bedroom / office parts of the house.

Hard soled slippers for those short trips to the garage or trash or to get the mail.

And for everything else, an actual pair of shoes (yeah yeah I only have one).

I actually always wear some sort of slipper inside though because 1) my feet get cold 2) I don't want to get my socks or feet extra dirty and 3) I feel weird having my feet "unprotected", I know slippers add nothing but it somehow brings me peace of mind.

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[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 10 points 7 months ago

Crocs, my homie, crocs.

You just keep a pair by the door. That's for outside.

You wear either slippers, a different pair of crocs, or whatever slip-ons you prefer around the house, then just swap out.

Me? I'm barefootin' it inside, and slip into either crocs or mud boots, depending on weather and task. If I'm leaving the house, I go for regular shoes though. Crocs chafe over long periods.

Generally, you'll only need three pairs total to make it work. 1st for indoor use, 2nd for yard duties, 3rd for public wear. Obviously, you can do more, like boots or different stuff for public wear.

For public slip ons, go with mocs or driving slippers. But wear real shoes for biking or extended walking.

I don't do baskets. Makes slipping on and off a pain. Just pick up some mats. You can get cheap ones for this, since you won't be wiping your feet on them, they're just to keep the shoes semi contained.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

What ends up happening is shoes at every door. I'm barefoot in the house nearly at all times. Floors need to be cleaned at a minimum weekly (especially with kids).

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