This is so incorrect it's funny. Shoes on in UK? When everyone has fucking carpets?

It's always baffled me that people are comfortable with shoes on inside.

American here. My childhood home was completely covered in thick carpet, except the entryway and the kitchen, which was laminate tile. Yes, even the bathroom was carpeted. My bedroom literally had shag carpet.

My family always wore shoes indoors. And then wondered why the carpet was discolored, worn, and tearing in places.

I spent 20 years traveling the world after becoming an adult and learned about many other cultures who took off shoes before entering homes. Now I feel weird wearing shoes even in the entryway.

By the way, I'm retired now and living back in my childhood home, which I inherited when my father passed away. The whole place has been re-carpeted, the bathroom and dining room floors have been swapped out for laminate/wood paneling, and when I get around to remodeling the living rooms, I'll probably switch them to wood floors as well.

Well this makes me more proud to be a Canadian.

Buuut, I’m noticing a pattern. If it’s a very dry country then I guess you have less chance of mud and are more likely to wear your shoes inside.

Uk definitely isn't a "wearing shoes inside the house" country unless their house has floors so genuinely dirty that you're better off not collecting detritus

Shoes on the main floor are ok but not upstairs

France is a shoes off country. However during winter we have indoor slippers

Living in Ohio (midwest U.S) its not entirely a yes or no and more of a "it depends". Ive noticed older people assume shoes on but anyone under 40 will either ask or assume shoes off at the door. Theres also a layer of midwest nice to the whole exchange of not wanting to inconvenience the other person, so you get situations where a party will start with everyone wearing shoes, but end with everyone shoeless.

in the tropics you'd be lucky to find someone wearing shoes outside

chanclas ftw