annelovestcm Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 ok I know I am taking a risk here lol do all americans wear their shoes in the house? every time I see a movie or tv sitcom they are wearing their shoes in the house is it because that is the norm OR does it just look better on camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinokima Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 No most of us don't wear shoes around the house. I wear slippers at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeHolman Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Down South, we never wear shoes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinokima Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I heard you didn't even have feet down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I would say that quite a lot of Americans wear their shoes in the house. I would guess most, while some others might prefer to wear slippers. If company is coming over to visit, shoes are appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayallen Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I can only speak for myself. I prefer wearing shoes in the house. Most of my family do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 What do Canadians wear on their feet in the house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcmsnumberonefan Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I absolutely refuse to wear shoes or any other type of clothing in my house or anywhere else for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Sounds interesting, although perhaps of a questionable legality, at least with regard to public places. Personally, I, as a loyal Canadian, always wear fluffy red mules in the house. I combine these with an elegant white dressing gown, thereby proudly sporting the colours of our flag. A patriotic vision in red and white. Here is one of my thousand pairs of indoor footgear: As you can see, they are also available in other colours. But the red works best with the Canadian flag theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinokima Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 If you add a little blue to that outfit you might even be welcome into our country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeHolman Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 > {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} > Sounds interesting, although perhaps of a questionable legality, at least with regard to public places. > > Personally, I, as a loyal Canadian, always wear fluffy red mules in the house. I combine these with an elegant white dressing gown, thereby proudly sporting the colours of our flag. A patriotic vision in red and white. Here is one of my thousand pairs of indoor footgear: > > > > As you can see, they are also available in other colours. But the red works best with the Canadian flag theme. Hey, ms wonderful, don't ever forget who your master is... http://libertyworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/eagle_in_front_of_the_american_flag.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 In my experience no one wears their shoes in the house, unless of course they're in someone else's house. But maybe that's a California thing? But then in movies or TV no one turns the light out when they leave the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieman1957 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Shoes are the first thing my wife takes off when she gets home. We also have a church group that meets at a friend's house and everyone takes off their shoes but me. We're very close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 > {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} > Personally, I, as a loyal Canadian, always wear fluffy red mules in the house. I combine these with an elegant white dressing gown, thereby proudly sporting the colours of our flag. A patriotic vision in red and white. Here is one of my thousand pairs of indoor footgear: > > > > As you can see, they are also available in other colours. But the red works best with the Canadian flag theme. For some reason, I would have imagined you dressed up as the female equivalent of Laurence Olivier in [*49th Parallel*|http://justacineast.blogspot.com/2008/07/canada-day.html]: (Minus the moustache, of course.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklynrose Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 To each his own was my Mom's favorite saying, my hubby can't walk on the floors without his slippers on, I walk around in socks can't stand shoes on my feet in the house. So I would think no matter where you live everyone does there own thing. cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annelovestcm Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 slippers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxreyman Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Growing up outside of Charlottesville, Virginia in the Blue Ridge, my brother and I would almost never wear our shoes in the house. This tradition has continued into my adult years. My wife wears shoes in the house, where as I prefer not to. Even in the winter. Guests? I almost always invite guests to remove their shoes when they come over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stjohnrv Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 HMMMMMMM great gams .......as far as they goooooooooooooh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Fedya, I''m not sure whether to laugh or cry. Even if you do imagine me as a female version of Laurence Olivier (?? quoi? where would that come from? ) couldn't you have chosen a more flattering picture of the man? Mr. Olivier was quite good-looking, but not in that pic. (later)..ok, I get it now, I looked up the film *49th Parallel*. Would have been quicker to get your joke if I'd seen it. Sorry. (We Canadians supposedly say "sorry" a lot.) Edited by: misswonderly on Jan 8, 2011 1:02 PM Edited by: misswonderly on Jan 8, 2011 1:03 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I guess *49th Parallel* must be one of those movies TCM can't show in Canada. (Maybe the CRTC hate the stereotyping of Canadians? ;-) ) Olivier's accent is so phony it's a riot, even though the movie itself is quite good. The last time I mentioned Olivier in *49th Parallel* here, somebody referred to the accent as something that could get up and walk off all by itself. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 > {quote:title=annelovestcm wrote:}{quote} > ok I know I am taking a risk here lol > > do all americans wear their shoes in the house? > > every time I see a movie or tv sitcom they are wearing their shoes in the house > > is it because that is the norm OR does it just look better on camera? I think it varies quite a bit. I don't wear shoes in my house. When I go to someone else's house during the winter, I normally take my shoes off when entering, to avoid soiling their carpet. But, I think that when most people go visiting, they keep their shoes on. Most of my guests come to watch movies. I tell them that feet, but NOT shoes, are allowed to use the coffee table in front of the couch as a foot stool. So, most eventually take their shoes off, to get comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I must have missed something, are Americans and Canadians that different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 No, but Canadians seem to think so. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 The only time my Canadian relatives take their ice skates off is during the summer (in Canada summer is the first 5 days in August). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Canadians have a love/hate relationship with Americans. Only problem is, it's only the Canadians who are aware of this. We're like one of those little secretaries in an early 50s comedy, we know we're wonderful, now if only we could get the attention of that guy who wields all the power. He likes us well enough when he thinks about us, which is practically never. Hey, what happened to those posts about *The 49th Parallel* ? They are mysteriously gone -it's like a creepy Twilight Zone episode. There was nothing in the messages to offend anyone, not even Laurence Olivier ( or his estate). Did someone complain to the " mods" to remove them? Tell me it was not a Canadian who did so ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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