Removing footwear
@allknowing (153674)
India
September 17, 2025 9:08pm CST
It is customary to remove footwoear when one enters a temple. But it is not so when one enters a church Wonder how devotees will recognise their footwear while they return.
But here in India it is also cusotmary to remove one's footwear while visiting someone
I have issues to do that. I therefore excuse myself and walk inside with my footwear.
Most who visit my house always remove their footwear and I let them do it
Do you have this custome where you live?
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@allknowing (153674)
• India
7h
I have also noticed in America there is hardly any walking done before visiting anyone and that coul dbe one reason they do not feel the need to remove shoes which are always clean
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@AmbiePam (103041)
• United States
7h
@allknowing No, I guarantee that’s not the reason. We definitely do enough walking to have very dirty shoes on the bottom of our feet.
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@Deepizzaguy (114144)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6h
As far as I know in America there is no rule of removing shoes entering a church.
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@allknowing (153674)
• India
6h
Even here there is no rule removing shoes while entering a church. I have alaready said that
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@luisadannointed (8666)
• Philippines
3h
Yes, that is very impolite to walk on your dirty shoes inside someone's home. We always have a ready to wear slippers for our visitors, except if we are having a party, we let them use their shoes inside our home, and just mop the floor after the party.
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