I am a from an Arab family. We don't wear shoes in our house either.Outside you step in s**t, why would you want to bring that in your house

Not japanese, but sticking to that rule. It makes the house dirty

Shoes are filthy. Think of everywhere you walk in a day and imagine grinding that throughout your house.

I read about a burglary in Japan. Even the thief took his shoes off...

Shoes track in every nasty thing from outside. Leave them at the door.

Actually, one of the easiest ways to p**s Japanese people off is to ask them "can I add milk?" to their expensive green tea. My Japanese friend called it abomination.

Shoes are dirty....you should never wear shoes in the house

Canadians take shoes off at the entrance. Unless it's a party.

This also true for a Swedish (I'm Swedish) household. It's viewed as being disrespectful af, which it is.

Same for Turkish homes. It makes me laugh when a removals guy or similar will carry a sofa or fridge freezer up five flights and at the apartment door will slip out of his shoes and carry on in.

We don’t wear shoes inside the house in Norway either. It’s soooo American to insist on showing off your footwear where it’s utterly improper… ;)

I am an Indian, we take off our shoes at the door.

lol also a mistranslation. we only say "iie" to mean "no" in direct response to a question. for this context she should be saying "yamete" or "please stop" right now what she's saying is closer to "no that's not true" ..which makes no sense

I lived in Hawaii for 10 yrs which predominately Asian so I learned this nifty custom too and I still dont allow shoes in my house. It's very sensible when you think about it. Leave dirt out save on carpets wear and tear.

THIS HAS MORE COMMENTS THAN DONALD TRUMP'S TWEETS! Love the cultural insight.

Most of us in Asia will require guests to take off their shoes before entering their homes or religious places. The fact that the British walked into Buddhist Temples with their shoes on in Ancient Burma offended the Burmese and was one of the casus belli for the Anglo-Burmese Wars. We need to understand and adapt to the culture of the host country.

Finland too and many scandi homes as well. You walk with the shoes outside and might step on dog poo etc and then you bring all that ahit inside. Can't understand, specially when you go to someone else's home. So rude..

Isn't it customary for them to take their shoes off before the housr?

Not welcomed in SLovakia, too..I cant understand how USAricans can walk whole house in shoes for outside...even BEDROOM. :O

In Finland too

Not just Japanese but most Asian homes!

This is a rule in houses in Turkey too. We really give importance to hygiene

only idiots wear shoes at home...in my family we only allow home flippers that cant be worn outside instead

It's a rule for whites too

Same in Canada.

This one makes me so mad take off your shoes pig