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charlie_voy · 10-19-2009, 09:56 PM

Has anyone ever wondered why so few television characters are ever shown with their shoes off? I don't know anyone who routinely wears shoes indoors, literally not one person. Are they getting bribes from shoe manufacturers or what?

Chocoholic · 10-19-2009, 10:40 PM

I wonder about that myself sometimes

I always take my shoes off when I'm in my own house.

Mr. Television · 10-20-2009, 12:13 AM

You do have a point. lol

Vito · 10-20-2009, 07:41 AM

My parents never allowed me and my brothers and sisters to go barefoot in the house when we were kids, except for a few minutes when we were in our pajamas right before and after bedtime. If any of us tried to walk around the house barefoot during the daytime, my parents would say something like "Hey, hippie...no shoes, no shirt, no service!" or "Put your shoes on, you look like a hillbilly".

Sharop · 10-20-2009, 04:20 PM

I often wear my shoes inside the house. It seems like I'm in the minority as many people I know don't, but it's never been a rule in my house that people have to take their shoes off when coming inside. I was always really surprised when I was younger and went around to other people's houses and was told to take me shoes off - Iit puzzled me as I didn't understand why this sort of rule was in place.

browneyes106 · 10-20-2009, 06:04 PM

About 50% of the time when I'm at home I wearing shoes. It depends on my mood and what I'm doing around the house.

MickeyMac · 10-20-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by browneyes106

About 50% of the time when I'm at home I wearing shoes. It depends on my mood and what I'm doing around the house.

Thats about the way I am.

Janice · 10-20-2009, 06:25 PM

I never wear shows when I'm home. I don't ask guests to remove their shoes though. We had a big discussion about this a while back. It was interesting.

spunkygirl · 10-20-2009, 06:43 PM

I don't wear shoes when I'm at home. Slippers most of the time. I can't stand shoes, I'd wear slippers all the time if I could

Chocoholic · 10-20-2009, 06:47 PM

^ That's how I am. I'd wear sandals and flip flops all year if I could. I can't stand having shoes and socks on.

Zoneboy · 10-20-2009, 06:49 PM

I wear slippers or socks in the house but never go barefoot except of course when I'm in the shower.

Vito · 10-20-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice

I don't ask guests to remove their shoes though.

It wouldn't bother me if someone asked me to take off my shoes when I visited their house.

If they asked me to take off my pants, however, that would be a different story.

Nighthawk76 · 10-20-2009, 07:28 PM

75% of the time I wear shoes in the house. It's always been my impression that guys tend to perfer to wear shoes where as women don't. Though it is strange that on television, the characters have their shoes on all the time. I was actually thinking about this very thing when I started writing my current FOL fanfc, so I wrote a scene in the college library and cafe where Blair takes her shoes off becaue I thought it was more realistic.

spunkygirl · 10-20-2009, 08:40 PM

I wear shoes all day while working, I don't have a desire to wear them at home too LOL.

PZelda · 10-20-2009, 08:54 PM

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I wear shoes all day while working, I don't have a desire to wear them at home too LOL.

Ditto! After a long shift, my feet are sweaty and my socks smell. So as soon as I come home, the socks and shoes come off.

Air my feet out for a few minutes, then I put on fresh socks... In the summertime, I go barefoot after work but now it's socks since it's almost winter and we have cold floors here.

10-19-2009, 09:56 PM	#1
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10-19-2009, 10:40 PM	#2
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I wonder about that myself sometimes I always take my shoes off when I'm in my own house.

10-20-2009, 07:41 AM	#4
Vito Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: California Posts: 635	My parents never allowed me and my brothers and sisters to go barefoot in the house when we were kids, except for a few minutes when we were in our pajamas right before and after bedtime. If any of us tried to walk around the house barefoot during the daytime, my parents would say something like "Hey, hippie...no shoes, no shirt, no service!" or "Put your shoes on, you look like a hillbilly".

10-20-2009, 06:04 PM	#6
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	About 50% of the time when I'm at home I wearing shoes. It depends on my mood and what I'm doing around the house.

10-20-2009, 06:25 PM	#8
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I never wear shows when I'm home. I don't ask guests to remove their shoes though. We had a big discussion about this a while back. It was interesting.

10-20-2009, 06:43 PM	#9
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	I don't wear shoes when I'm at home. Slippers most of the time. I can't stand shoes, I'd wear slippers all the time if I could

10-20-2009, 06:47 PM	#10
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	^ That's how I am. I'd wear sandals and flip flops all year if I could. I can't stand having shoes and socks on.

10-20-2009, 07:28 PM	#13
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	75% of the time I wear shoes in the house. It's always been my impression that guys tend to perfer to wear shoes where as women don't. Though it is strange that on television, the characters have their shoes on all the time. I was actually thinking about this very thing when I started writing my current FOL fanfc, so I wrote a scene in the college library and cafe where Blair takes her shoes off becaue I thought it was more realistic.

10-20-2009, 08:40 PM	#14
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	I wear shoes all day while working, I don't have a desire to wear them at home too LOL.