I’m Chinese American, I remember when I visit relatives houses, I always have to take off shoes.
I think the last time I went, I just remember not doing it since we only stopped by for like an hour, but I’m not sure. I’m pretty sure I just got mad I was forced to go to the family reunion thing and I was probably irritated and didn’t take off my shoes lol.
not sure if a tv thing or american thing but everyone wears shoes indoors
American thing i think. I visited family in the US from Canada and they looked at me weird for taking my shoes off when I entered their home.
This is so strange to me. US Americans bring dirt in all rooms of their house, all just for benefit of not being confortable?
There’s a lot of variables and it’s not just the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_footwear_indoors
Americans don’t even take off shoes to have sex.
I’m Chinese American, I remember when I visit relatives houses, I always have to take off shoes.
I think the last time I went, I just remember not doing it since we only stopped by for like an hour, but I’m not sure. I’m pretty sure I just got mad I was forced to go to the family reunion thing and I was probably irritated and didn’t take off my shoes lol.
In the American Midwest at least, it varies by household. You basically just pay attention to what your host does.
Used to be less common to remove them, but at least as far back as the nineties, it was a thing to be aware of.