December 19, 2001 at 12:00 am #25287
Maria
Participant
It's not only Japanese who take off their shoes when they get indoors. In all the Scandinavian countries, we do it as well. I guess it's partly because of the weather sometimes (snow and rain means heavy footwear), but mostly to keep it clean inside. I also feel very clumsy walking around in shoes all the time. I love to go barefoot or just have socks on.