Yeah formal events shoes stay on.
and like I said it's not a concrete thing, there are plenty of people who do take off their shoes at people's houses, especially depending the people involved.
But I've never heard of anyone wearing them in their own house.
My best guess is it's just a thing people think is rude, usually people have matts to kick the dirt off your shoes, so I think it's just a thing like you wouldn't just walk to and open someone's fridge and take whatever you want out.
You don't want to act like you own the place, by kicking off your "smelly" shoes.
My experience has always been you take them off at your house, but not if you go to someone else. and even that isn't a given.
You'd think it was the inverse, how the hell are you supposed to know what your guest is about to drag in on their shoes, those things are coming off
It's a different story if you're hosting some sort of more formal event though, dress shoes etc usually stay on
Yeah formal events shoes stay on. and like I said it's not a concrete thing, there are plenty of people who do take off their shoes at people's houses, especially depending the people involved. But I've never heard of anyone wearing them in their own house.
My best guess is it's just a thing people think is rude, usually people have matts to kick the dirt off your shoes, so I think it's just a thing like you wouldn't just walk to and open someone's fridge and take whatever you want out. You don't want to act like you own the place, by kicking off your "smelly" shoes.
That's my best guess anyway.
In my experience, the problem usually isn't the shoes being smelly