topekachef Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I have noticed on all the cams that they all take off their shoes when entering their apts. I was just wondering if this is a normal way of doing things in Europe? (I have never been there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozi Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I have noticed on all the cams that they all take off their shoes when entering their apts. I was just wondering if this is a normal way of doing things in Europe? (I have never been there) Europe? It's common in Australia and not with current generation migrants, but in some cases, direct descendants of the first convict ships that arrived in the 1780s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG 150 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I don't, mainly because I have tile floors throughout the house. Carpeting and dogs leads to a stinky house. :no: Not here, we're clean freaks. But I have been to people's homes where they mandate shoes/sandals etc... be taken off. No complaint from me. Especially if the room is full of women with pretty feet. :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC Powerdriver Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I always take my shoes of when I get home and I am English and from Europe it is not because of any of them things I just do it but it might be a tradition they do on rlc who knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foamy T. Squirrel Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Fashion moguls Nora & Kiko do this in order to promote their new line of non-matching socks. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waffel Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 It is common not to wear shoes indoors, at least in northern europe. I really dont know why, its just the way it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foamy T. Squirrel Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Methinks it has something to do with ice and mud. These items trash floors and create slip hazards. Nearly all the old houses in "Back East" America have "mud rooms" or "entry ways" where outer wear can be shed before entering the house. In the Western US, where it it dry, many people do this as a custom to prevent sand building up in a new carpet or from scratching a hardwood floor. You know the cute little Dutch "wooden shoes" that have become an icon for the Netherlands? It's because leather can't handle bogs and continued immersion. I vote that it's a matter of environmental practicality, not necessarily some cultural fetish. And it's less housework to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woof Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I never wear shoes when im in my own house, only when visiting someone else. down side is when someone has smelly feet :') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyFatboy Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I believe that it is mandated by RLC since none of them own these apartments and RLC does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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