Do you consider it rude to NOT wear shoes when you have guests over?

Not if the rest of you is naked.

To me, unless you’re getting ready to leave, or just coming home, shoes in the house is a no-no.
Usually any guests house I go to, don’t wear shoes, and don’t like guests wearing shoes. I don’t see ANY problem with it. Especially if you’re just hanging out.

No, don’t worry about it. I typically ask my guests to take off their shoes anyway. I’ve found that the neat stacks of shoes near the front door act as a pretty strong signal to guests.

Staying barefoot is more comfortable, less formal and prevents outdoor dirt and eater from coming inside.

If these are close friends, then no, it’s not required or even expected, especially if you have carpet or something that you’d like to keep nice. In that case, you could even request that the guests remove their shoes.

If these are people you don’t know very well, especially business associates or someone with whom you should act more respectful, someone of that standing, then yes, you should wear shoes.

If this is a jeans and a t-shirt, lounging around type night, don’t worry about it.

Do your feet stink? Then keep the shoes on.

@Mr_M Haha, no my feet don’t stink, and sorry, but I’ll be wearing clothes!

Tell everybody they should leave their shoes at the door [Like the Japanese or Hawaiians do]. That way everybody has no shoes and nobody will feel uncomfortable.

@essieness , I won’t be!!! (wearing clothes, that is).

@Mr_M I would say “it’s a pants party and everybody’s coming” but since you won’t be wearing any…

I don’t see any problem with being shoeless, unless you have a lot of broken beer bottles in the yard. In that case I suspect your friends will be too busy adding to the litter to notice the blood.

If your feet look anything like this keep your shoes on! But if they are clean and well groomed.. relax and enjoy. After all, it’s your house!

Well yes for me because my feet is U-G-L-Y…..thats my daddys fault that my big sis and i have to suffer from this.

@scamp How did you find that pic of my feet? SHIT.

thats funny!!!!!!!!!

@BlueFreedom Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

My first response is, it is my house and there isn’t any reason why I should have to feel uncomfortable about going barefoot when I have guests over. My second response is that I have ugly feet so sometimes I do feel self-conscious about the way they look in general but not that often.

@LouisianaGirl. Thanks! It was on the 17th but I appreciate the birthday wishes all the same! And how did you know I was going to put in an appearance here? Are you stalking me? :o)

I don’t see why it would be a bit deal to not wear shoes. If they’re friend then I’m sure they’re probably pretty comfortable around you. If they’re just dinner acquaintances that might be a little different. You could always just walk around in socks. At parties at my friends house the first thing I did once everybody was drunk and happy was walk around in my socks. (They were of course pink and purple polka dotted ones.)

If all else fails, slippers prevail!

@Bluefreedom ur welcome
i say that because instead of being normal my toenails grow upwards towards the sky ill take a pic so yall can see. Wait no it`s too embarrasing.

Here’s the deal, guys. My step-dad and step-brother race motocross (yes, I’m 27 at live at home… again… I just got divorced, gimme a break) and they’re bringing over 2 possibly cute guys around my age whom I’ve not met.

Does that clarify?

When I have friends over, I usually say something like “you can take your shoes off if you want”, but I don’t demand it.

I have a friend who is the nicest and cleanest guy in the world, but he has the most horrible foot odor you can imagine, serious, that stank is mutated or something. I know he’s clean and all, it’s horrible! We play squash together, and he has seen at least 3 doctors but no product seems to work. I’m serious, forcing this guy over your carpet would probably end in you having to replace it.

Then there are all the other potential embarrassments like odd-shaped feet, holes in socks, dirty socks.

Naa, in my house it’s optional, and despite my running around in flip-flops or barefoot, I don’t “make” anyone take their shoes off.

As for you yourself, you’re in your house, do whatever the heck you please unless it’s something formal.

@essieness , in that case, you should reconsider wearing clothes!

@essieness yes because if your feet are ugly like mine you wouldnt wanna gross them out

The only thing I would suggest is that if they are still wearing their motocross boots is watch your toes.

Being guys I suspect they won’t care if you are wearing shoes or not.

Now if you were to take off something else…

@Mr_M Should I hop in the shower and shave my legs too? Just in case?

Wear socks for the cute boys! Cute socks!

Oooh, we’re taking clothes off already? I’m in….

Your house; your rules. You could, for example, dictate a no pants zone of your house as well.

@essieness , LOOK AT ME! Do you think I don’t LIKE hairy LEGS???

yea wear cute fuzzy socks!!!!!

If it’s people from work, or people you don’t know well, then I’d put on shoes. Otherwise, isn’t that what pedicures are for? I never wear shoes at home either

Shit, the possibly cute boys are here. Wish me and my feet luck.

Hope you had time to shave the legs, put on short shorts and the new push-up bra (or maybe no bra at all).

Good luck!

@essieness LUCK to u n ur prettier than mine feet

I didn’t want to say this but one of those guys made a pass at me!

The other guy would love it if you said you were 8.

OH HEY LOOK IT’S NAKED THIRTY.

I was thinking it was earlier! I thought it was just no shoes o’ clock!

Too late now, but she really should have put on motocross boots, a helmet, and nothing else.

well, maybe a whip. What do you think? That’s be a girl you want to take home to Mom, right?

Black candles, low lights, and a little death metal in the background ought to be the perfect touch!

@daloon – Er, not with her stepfather and stepbrother coming over as well. I reckon her mum would be very upset if she did that in front of them.

@aprilsimnel: blindfolds will take care of that. She can tell them it’s like eating at the blind restaurant. ;-)

I sure hope not, because shoes are only worn in this house when one is about to go outside. And I prefer for people to take their shoes over. Shoes drag in so much dirt and things I don’t want in my baby’s mouth. As it is I vacuum everyday to keep stuff out of his mouth.

Whatever you ended up doing, I’m sure it was fine. For myself, I don’t feel comfortable unless I’m wearing shoes. Isn’t that weird? Especially around people I don’t know, or don’t know well.

Well in my daddys house you have to wear shoes unless you want a foot full of splinters. My grandparents house you have to wear shoes unless you want dog crap all over your foot. Which I doubt.
N at my house I usually always wear house shoes and its good that I always have them covered up because I wouldn`t want to scare/discust anyone because my toes are
U-G-L-Y. If only you all could see them but I wouldn`t do that to you. See that shows that I do care and am considerate of others.

Everybody coming into my house leaves their shoes at the door. House rules.

From my anti-computer friend Erik…

Imelda Marcos would certainly think so.

would all my jellies give a shout out to my anti-computer friend Erik. we’re hangin’ tonight and he says he can almost feel the lurve.

Erik! Dude! What’s wrong with computers!? Some of my best friends are computers!

Erik wants to let you know that he has a package for you that accidentally got delivered to his place. The return address is a T. Kaczynski?

Grisson is crafting a response…

Just letting you all know that only ONE of the guys was cute. It was mildly fun. They watched some motocross rally on TV and yeah… bleh.

Oh and I wore my shoes. LOL

OH NO! That’s the guy I overheard asking one of the salesgirl’s in Victoria’s Secret, “Do they make these in children’s sizes?”

I would prefer for my guests to take their shoes off. It makes me feel more connected and less uptight, if that makes sense. Like I am doing a good job as host because they feel comfortable enough to do that. And when I take or have my shoes off with company over, I feel like I’m telling my guests they can be comfortable and I want them to be by having mine off.

It’s funny how something like this can turn into a discussion, haha.

I have one person who not only refuses to take her shoes off but proceeds to put her feet on my couch.

hell no. your house, your rules.
in fact, make every guest take their shoes off. that’ll show them.

Wear shoes when guests are over!! I hate walking around in socks. I never do. In the daytime, shoes. In the night, Slippers.

@dragonflyfaith let me guess, she shares my first name right???

@essieness – Well, did the cute one have a tolerable personality? Or was that covered by your “bleh” comment?

@aprilsimnel He had a tolerable personality, but he was very… er… um… “country” for lack of a better word. VERY polite, though. Every time I went outside for a smoke, he insisted on sitting out there with me (even though he didn’t smoke) because he said if his mother knew there was a girl sitting alone outside and he wasn’t there keeping her company, she’d drive down from Arkansas and whip his butt. his words He made for excellent company for the evening, but nothing worth pursuing :)

Ah, well. No harm, no foul, then. :)

OMG such a worry..do I wear shoes or not…..... you’re going to lose sleep over this.