Dirt belongs on the floor... dirt is good for children. My first wife's family did the no-shoes-inside thing... if you insist on doing this, make slippers available, also have chairs or stools for removing shoes available. Wipe your feet at the door... if there's mud, then of course you don't track it into the house.
Another perspective to consider is that young children are not supposed to wear hard soled shoes because their feet will not grow correctly and it changes the arch. It is healthy for adults to NOT wear shoes all the time, as it allows your feet to spread out and relax to their natural shape, and holistically, the health and alignment of the bones in your feet effect the alignment of the entirety of your skeleton and muscles. I begrudgingly allow elder in-laws to wear their shoes in the house, and then spend the next week sanitizing.
In places where shoe removal is the norm, people have socks that are clean and in good shape, and/or feet that are clean, and it makes sense.
In places where it's not the norm, asking people to remove shoes can result in embarrassment and/or nastiness.
I have a pair of backyard shoes to deal with mud, grass stains, and potential dog poop. Those don't get worn throughout the house. Otherwise, it's shoes-optional.
Maybe it's a Canadian thing, but I had never been inside a private residence with my shoes on until I was an adult visiting another country. Workmen or meter readers sometimes leave shoes on, but only with the felt slippers they bring to put over the shoes. We used to laugh about all the people sitting around in their shoes on TV as well!
I live in Ontario and taking off shoes is the norm here.
When I was younger, I noticed that no one ever takes their shoes off in TV shoes and movies. Some people even put their feet up on couches and tables with shoes on. Scandalous! I always thought it was for pacing (who wants to watch someone take their shoes off?).
I didn't learn that not taking your shoes off is the norm in real life in some places until I was an adult. Although the reasons given above make sense, I still find it strange. I'd feel terrible dragging the dirt/wetness/stickiness from my shoes through someone's house.
You have it a little backwards. The Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Dash took place several times in the 70s. The 1981 film was inspired by the real event, which in turn inspired people to keep doing it.
Another factor to keep in mind is often-rare 'orphan diseases'. In many cases drugs that have a good chance of treating those diseases are found but not brought to the market for a variety of reasons. However at least one company discovered that because drug prices were not regulated as most medical treatments, they could identify and bring those drugs to market. In one case I know of, the drug costs over $100,000 per year per patient, but saves the lives of those 100 or so people in the world who have the disease. This drug was originally found or created by a major drug company but was never marketed. A startup (founded by a person whose daughter had the disease) licensed it and brought it to market. In the 20 years since it has grown to $1Billion per year company, specializing in drugs like this. And the daughter is still alive and a productive member of society.
These numbers are closer to the point of flexion. Not many people contribute $100,000 per year of productivity to the economy, but many people would pay that to keep their child alive.
In California, technically the fine is $20. However, the state also applies additional taxes and fees to the initial fine so you actually end up paying around $300.
I believe that "false confinement" would refer to pretending to be pregnant or believing you are pregnant when you actually are not. Confinement is a (somewhat archaic) tem for pregnancy or the process of giving birth.
The dog-and-pony show is great. But I can't see how it should have cost her $645 in fees, when it was their error to begin with. Oh wait . . . DMV. Sorry.
In places where it's not the norm, asking people to remove shoes can result in embarrassment and/or nastiness.
I have a pair of backyard shoes to deal with mud, grass stains, and potential dog poop. Those don't get worn throughout the house. Otherwise, it's shoes-optional.
When I was younger, I noticed that no one ever takes their shoes off in TV shoes and movies. Some people even put their feet up on couches and tables with shoes on. Scandalous! I always thought it was for pacing (who wants to watch someone take their shoes off?).
I didn't learn that not taking your shoes off is the norm in real life in some places until I was an adult. Although the reasons given above make sense, I still find it strange. I'd feel terrible dragging the dirt/wetness/stickiness from my shoes through someone's house.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_Baker_Sea-To-Shining-Sea_Memorial_Trophy_Dash
http://allamericanracers.com/first-cannonball-run/
These numbers are closer to the point of flexion. Not many people contribute $100,000 per year of productivity to the economy, but many people would pay that to keep their child alive.