Why do some people wear shoes in their homes?

It used to bother me because people always wore shoes in their houses on TV. Isn't your shoes dirty? Why would you wear them in your house? If you want to wear shoes, at least ...show more

Why do some people wear shoes in the house? I was raised in a (East Asian) household where we took our shoes off after entering the house, so as to avoid tracking dirt and mud around the carpets. I'm aware that South Asians, Middle Easterners, some Europeans...

I have a part-time job delivering meals to shut-ins and most of them come to the door barefooted or just wearing slippers. I see people out on the street even in sub-freezing weather with just sandals and wonder why they don't wear something more substantial...

So the all the people in the Netherlands wear these HARD-surfaced shoes made out of wood with sharp points on the end? Okay, people in the Netherlands need to know there's more comfortable shoes. One shoe called Nike. Do Dutch people play Tennis in these...

I don't understand why some people are bunch of jerks whenever they see me in high heels. I'm 17 years old and i am a junior in high school and people always calls me names whenever i wear my high heels. I would usually wear a knee length skirt or dress...

Do all Japanese people take their shoes off in the house or are there a few lazy renegades who wear their shoes in the house and don't care? Do most Japanese people take their shoes off even when they are just running in real fast to get something?

I'm going golfing with my boss tomorrow for the first time. I am not sure when I should wear my golf shoes. Should they be worn only on the grass or can I wear them throughout? ...show more

I noticed that a lot of people (mainly girls) don't seem to wear socks/stockings with their shoes. It's understandable why they wouldn't with sandals( it looks kind of stupid) ,but why not with shoes? My mom always told me that that would stink up shoes...