In cultures like Korea and Japan, taking off your shoes at home is a long-standing tradition.

[hongminhee@hollo.social]

In cultures like Korea and Japan, taking off your shoes at home is a long-standing tradition. I'm curious about how this practice varies across different regions and households in the fediverse.

How does your household handle shoes indoors?

[annab@gofer.social]

@hongminhee to 99% everyone takes of their outdoor shoes when going into someone's home, some rare exceptions can for instance be during summertime when it is dry outside and a barbecue party goes on when you occasionally need to go inside to use facilities.
Slippers may be worn inside though, but that's probably a 50/50 practice and perhaps more prominent in winters when it is colder.

[kai@ajin.la]

@hongminhee I have a related question: is it traditional to provide slippers for guests? My Korean friend says no!

[hongminhee@hollo.social]

@kai@ajin.la In Korea, we traditionally don't provide any slippers. However, some households do so nowadays.

[evan@cosocial.ca]

@hongminhee Here in Quebec, about one third of the year or more there is snow outside. So, we always take our boots off at the door so we don't track slush around the house. In your own home, you have slippers or house shoes near the door; some hosts provide extras for guests. Sometimes, visitors bring their own. Most households continue this requirement even when it's warm outside, but some will soften it, especially for visitors. In our house, we go shoes-off all year round.