Step2002:

...breath in...out...in...out,here's a glass of cold water,it will help

phemiteb1: I always find it difficult to take off my shoe b4 entering someone else's house and even my house ! *

acidtalk: You dare not enter my house with your shoes on. If you like put on a $3,000 mauri shoe and drive a bugatti.

If you can't pull off your shoe then I am sorry you can't enter my house.

savanto: chucky234(m): 11:37am

savanto: I personally will not attribute the removing of footwear at the door post as an African tradition, however, it is due to the fact that we have soil all around us and during the rainy seasons your shoes carry a lot of mud around. In some developed countries, you do not easily find sand anyhow as most streets/highways/walkways are tarred. You can cover many miles on foot without your shoes picking any sand be it rainy season or dry season.

I make it a point of duty to remove my shoes before entering into another man's house. I also do it in mine, but I do not expect visitors to do same because it is sheer waste of time especially to unlace some shoes which could be stressful. I usually encourage them to enter with their shoes...after all, i sweep daily. It all depends on two factors - your choice as a visitor and that of your host. Either way, there has to be a kind of swift agreement at this juncture. The communication can go this way:-

Guest knocks on the door:

Host answers and opens the doors:

Host: Please come in Mr. John!

Guest: Makes an effort to remove his shoes:

Host: No! no! no!, i insist that you come in with your shoes:

Guest: Don't worry Mr. Alabi.. I'm used to removing my shoes:

Host: Screams. I say come in as you are!

Guest: If you insist.

Host: Yes, i insist!

That means that the Host has won. There is an agreement there. None of them will be angry afterwards. But if you barge in with your shoes, you could face the risk of being highly embarrassed because some host don't know how to address people in a polite and polished manner.

That is just my 2cents.



Guy from your post e be like you don trek wella before ooo,your analyze na from first hand experience.





@chucky234(m)

I have seen the two sides of the coin. Most of us here had days of little beginnings which we must not despise.

chyket: No but I will ensure I clean my legs properly on the footmat before entering.

Okija_juju:



I beg to differ o!!

Its a sign of my shoes are sandy/dirty so I will leave them at the door..


However, whats the guarantee that your floor is cleaner anyways?! I think that habit started when people shoes started ripping up linoluem carpets and dirtying rugs..

Ask for me o!! I dont do that.. Except their is a clear sign at the door that says so.. Like at the shrine..

k2039: I cant remember the last time my feet touched the ground,I don't walk bare footed,so I don't off my sandals when I'm entering into someones house and I don't expect them to off their's when they entering into mine

jaymdee:
Your shrine

k2039: I cant remember the last time my feet touched the ground,I dont walk bare footed,so I dont off my sandals when I'm entering into someones house and I dont expect them to off their's when they entering into mine

DECOtech:
Its my house, so you should leave it the way you see it. If I don't use foot wears in my house, no visitor will. I will out rightly tell you to take your shoes off.

Ezegozie:

can you hear yourself? You cant remember the last time your feet touched ground! who are you? Queen Elizabeth? I gues you also sleep with your sandal

Just pray you do not enter my room with your dirty foothwear, because i will embarrass you by telling you. "PLS GO AND REMOVE YOUR SHOES"

Decent and educated people don't wait to be told to remove their foothwears before entering someone's room, especially if its neatly decoreted with rugs.

noble_gas1: Well, as a Muslim, I remove my shoes, knock and wait for someone to ask me to come in before entering int someone else's house.

savcy: If we were in an advanced country were 'u can cover miles and not pickup a grain of sand wit ur shoes',I'd allow som1 enter wit shoes on.
But here in naija were 'poto-poto' dey er'were? U go remove d shoes 4 ground b4 u even step on my pavement.

greatgod2012: I dont really like walking around bare-footed, i detest it, its one of d things im addicted to, what i do whenver i want to enter someone else's house is dt i will remove my shoe at d entrance and pick it up immediately with my hand, when i enter and sit down, i put it on back.
U may call me a bushgirl, i dont mind, i just make sure i m with my shoe always.

greatgod2012: I dont really like walking around bare-footed, i detest it, its one of d things im addicted to, what i do whenver i want to enter someone else's house is dt i will remove my shoe at d entrance and pick it up immediately with my hand, when i enter and sit down, i put it on back.
U may call me a bushgirl, i dont mind, i just make sure i m with my shoe always.

noble_gas1: Well, as a Muslim, I remove my shoes, knock and wait for someone to ask me to come in before entering int someone else's house.

chucky234:
Guy from your post e be like you don trek wella before ooo,your analyze na from first hand experience.