[Katie]

I don’t think this is an American thing to do by any means. Most people I know take their shoes off when entering their homes or anyone else’s out of respect. It is respectful to their host or to their parents who have to clean the home. I know personally if I don’t take my shoes off on the entryway tile, my mother will have a heart attack (we have white carpeting- try cleaning stains off that!). There is only one case that I can think of where someone does not take his or her shoes off in someone’s house and that is my aunt. She is self-conscious of any foot odor she might have, so she usually tries to keep her shoes on if they are clean. Her reasoning is for personal comfort, but she would never put her feet on any furniture with the shoes on. I think you will be hard pressed to find a majority of Americans that do leave their shoes on in the house.

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Name : Katie, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 20, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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