Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird? - eviltoast
  • CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Do I just live in a weird bubble? I live in the US and I am rarely at someone’s house who doesn’t remove their shoes nowadays. I certainly grew up wearing shoes at home, but that’s changed significantly over the past 20 years or so.

    • SSTF@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Anecdotally this is also my experience. I grew up with shoes off in the house, but even up to the early 00’s it seemed to be a cultural outlier in the US.

      These days I think the majority of people who I go over to visit have a shoes off rule. Seems like the split is between the older half of millennials and up shoes on, and younger half and down shoes off for the most part.

    • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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      3 months ago

      From my experience this varies wildly regionally. My family in LA will put on shoes as part of getting dressed in the morning, but in Wisconsin you take your shoes off at the door since theres a good chance they’re wet or even muddy depending on the season