• b_van_b@programming.dev
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    I assume it’s because many people outside the USA are accustomed to taking off their shoes when entering a house or apartment.

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      We take off our shoes here. At least I do. What kind of filthy animals want dirt on their floors?

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          My (we’re Russian) mom always said it was because true cowboys know that if you take them off a scorpion could crawl in, so better safe than sorry