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In Vietnamese culture, we usually take off our shoes when entering a home, as a sign of respect. Friends will tell me to do whatever makes me comfortable when I visit their homes, so I do what most of the people in the home are doing - if they've got their shoes on, I'll keep mine on and vice versa. A relative's home, however, I will always remove my shoes before entering, regardless of floor type (usually tile...). I bring socks in my bag if I didn't plan on wearing any with my shoes.

In my house all our shoes wind up in a pile on the shoe rack by the door. This happens when we go to temple, too - sometimes I can't find my shoes under all the old ladies' sandals when I come back later.

I had a point somewhere but I lost it. Probably in that pile of shoes.