I wear a size 11 shoe. Being almost six feet tall, that shouldn’t be a surprise. Rob wears a size 14-15 shoe. Being 6’5”, that should also not be a surprise.
No matter where we went in Asia, it seemed like our feet were always a problem.
Shoes came off when entering houses, hotels, and temples.
Shoes were changed to small winter boots when we wanted to explore an indoor sledding hill.
Shoes were left near demanding signs.
Shoes were covered when touring a palace.
Shoes were replaced with tiny slippers when walking on hardwood floors near a zen garden.
At least we always knew which shoes were ours; they don’t make shelves big enough for our shoes.
RQ: Do you have shoe problems?
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That would be odd to have to take your shoes off every time you go somewhere!!
Nice that y’all could always pick yours out from the crowd!!
Some of our students would put Rob’s on and walk around and laugh at how little their feet were/how big his were!
I found this post to be very interesting. Why did you have to take your shoes off? I am curious to know. I have heard that in many places in Asia that they ask you to take your shoes off.
It is a respect thing. That and they think that shoes are the dirtiest possible things you can wear in your house. The Vietnamese park their motorbikes in their living rooms, but they won’t wear they shoes past the front step!