Enforcing a “no shoes” policy at home helps keep out dust and allergens. It also protects your floors from dirt and debris, allowing you to go longer between cleans. But how do you encourage guests ...

Is It Rude To Ask Guests To Remove Their Shoes in Your Home? An Etiquette Expert Weighs In originally appeared on Parade. When you get dressed to go over to a friend’s home for a fun evening, you ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Can I ask my guest to remove their shoes? I have a no-shoes-allowed-inside-the-house policy. Is it OK for me to ask my guests to abide by this and remove their shoes when they come ...

The weather outside is frightful. But not as scary, it turns out, as that exposed hole in our sock. Or our mismatched socks. Or calluses, or toenails gravely in need of a pedi. It's that time of year ...

In a large number of countries around the world, it’s commonplace to remove shoes when inside the house and it can even be considered rude to enter someone’s home with your shoes on. Of course, in the ...

DEAR ERIC: Recently my husband and I were invited to a dinner party at a new acquaintance’s home. There were five couples in attendance, and we were all dressed nicely (country club casual). When we ...