I normally take shoes off and wear only socks upon entering a home. I'm in Michigan, and it's a pretty common thing to do that. Totally barefoot indoors isn't really a thing I've seen much.

Outdoors, I tend to wear shoes /boots.

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When did this become a thing? Are Minnesotans a backward people for not adopting this behavior before? Are Minnesotans so used to -30 F temps that they simply cannot wear footwear in higher temps/humidity? When did the customary donning of shoes and socks while out and about loose its luster? I might expect such behavior in San Diego, or Houston, but in Minneapolis?

What are you, from southern Illinois or something? some kinda troublemaker?

If you arrive in sandals, but shoes are not allowed indoors, then you have little choice but to go barefoot once inside.

this is the one time of the year we get to go barefoot in warm weather. There is nothing poisonous in MN, just some poison ivy, a rare spider or two. We like wearing as little as possible and going barefoot in the land of 10,000 lakes as often as we can in warm months.

Just be glad it wasn't cargo shorts worn to a wedding. I've seen that, it isn't pretty.

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Originally posted by sjtill:

Some people e.g. single women have been known to buy a pair or two of XL flip-flops to leave by the front door to let those with ill will think that there are a couple big Samoans at home.

Two pair size 10 rubber slippers beside the mat at my door all the time. The ones I wear are just inside the door.

Hah! I suppose you have to switch them up every so often..

Interesting thread and educational as well.