• deaf_fish
    51·
    5 months ago

    I don’t get the “take off your shoes” part. Is this a meme I have missed?

    • b_van_b@programming.dev
      152·
      5 months ago

      I assume it’s because many people outside the USA are accustomed to taking off their shoes when entering a house or apartment.

      • const_void@lemmy.ml
        101·
        5 months ago

        We take off our shoes here. At least I do. What kind of filthy animals want dirt on their floors?

        • rimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.de
          71·
          5 months ago

          If you watch American shows or movies, people always wear shoes in houses and even on sofas. I think the assumption originates from there.

          • Omniraptor
            61·
            5 months ago

            My (we’re Russian) mom always said it was because true cowboys know that if you take them off a scorpion could crawl in, so better safe than sorry