fundamentalist1981

More and more British people remove their shoes at the door and ask visitors to remove their shoes. Will this become the norm in Britain like it is in Japan?

Do you think it is becoming more common in Britain for people to request shoes off in their homes?

Some people ask guests to remove their shoes at the door.

Do you think that they are treating their guests like children?

Which of these two statements better reflects your view?

1. "If you don't want people to remove to wear shoes in your house, don't invite anyone."

or

2. "If you don't want to remove your shoes, don't visit anyone."

Its November (UK) and I am still wearing flip flops.

For how much of the year do you wear flip flops? Just July and August? Or the whole twelve months?

Girls, suppose you were invited to a party at which you were expected to remove your shoes at the door,

Would you still wear a stylish pair of heels on the way or would you wear a more casual pair?

Are Neo-Nazi organisations a threat to society? And if so, in which countries do you think they pose the most danger?

This weekend, I had some friends, a married couple, come for sunday lunch. They know that I expect visitors to my house to remove their shoes.

The lady was wearing a smart outfit with a skirt and had been wearing heels. I offered to lend her some socks, but she had brought a pair in her handbag.

Ladies, if you were going for dinner at a house with a shoes-off rule, would you bring some socks with you, rather than have just barefeet or nylons?

I require people visiting my home to remove my shoes because I want to keep it clean.

I have been described as a 'Shoes Off Nazi.'

Don't you think that is a really stupid term?

Girls, would it bother you if you were dating a guy and when you first visited his house or apartment, he asked you to remove your shoes on entering?

In most churches in the west, people keep their shoes on in church, unlike in Islamic mosques or Hindu temples. However, in some countries like India or Japan, Christians take their shoes off in churches.

If you are a Christian, what would you think about your church having a shoes-off rule?

If you are not a Christian, would you feel comfortable visiting a church where you had to take your shoes off?

Have you ever attended a party where you were asked to remove your shoes at the door?

I asked a question on 'Law enforcement and police' and it has still not appeared after forty minutes. Why is this? Other more recent questions have appeared.

If you received an invitation to a party which said 'Shoes-off will be required at the door', would you decline to attend the party?

In British prisons, most inmates wear trainers/ sneakers. In many American prisons, inmates wear flip flops or slippers.

What shoes do you think prisoners should wear?

Would prisoners be less able to fight back if they wore flip flops or soft slippers?

If you visited a home where you were asked to remove your shoes, would you prefer it if the host provided you with some slippers to wear?

Or would you find it too weird wearing somebody else's slippers?

Would you prefer to bring your own slippers or go shoesless?

How common in your experience is it for householders in Britain to insist on shoes off at the door?

Is it appropriate to insist on an invitation to a beach wedding that all guests will be barefoot?