Do you ask guests to remove their shoes upon entering your home — or, more importantly, should you ask them to? That is, personal preferences aside, is it unhealthy to wear footwear indoors? There’s a lot of information on the web about what’s on the bottom of our shoes, so Nice News decided to reach out to doctors and scientists to decipher what that intel actually means for our hygiene. Take a walk with us to learn the four main factorsthe great shoe debate comes down to. (Our article may not change your mind one way or the other, but the facts make for great conversation fodder.)
Rebekah Brandes
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Should You Ask Guests to Remove Their Shoes? Here’s What Science Has to Say
I’m in the habit of kicking my shoes off when I come home, and I respectfully oblige when directed to do so at another person’s house. But I’ve always felt a minor flash of panic in the latter circumstance — as I’m caught wondering whether I’m wearing my good socks or the ones with only a couple miles left on them.
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