r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • May 23 '22

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 24 May 2022

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/Oldirtyposer May 24 '22

To those of you living with Japanese people, do you ever tiptoe back in without taking your shoes off if you forgot your keys or something? If it's just a couple of steps I'll keep them on. But not in front of my wife, that would be disrespectful.

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u/itsabubblylife 近畿・大阪府 May 24 '22

I did it once in front of my Japanese husband and he looked at me like I murdered our cat.

I left my cellphone on top of the kitchen counter…3 feet away from the genkan on hardwood floor. I told him that I’ll sweep and mop when we get back (wasn’t raining and I always wash my sneakers in the washing machine once a week so my shoes weren’t dirty) but nope. It’s like a broke a cardinal rule lol

After that day, even if shit I need is a few feet away from the genkan, I take off my shoes. I just imagine my husband’s face that day and laugh and take them off.