[BrookeJade]

I don't have a specific cultural background that would make it so I had to take off my shoes, we just do it. As for public buildings, no we don't take off our shoes unless your at a doctors office or sometimes school buildings if your shoes are very dirty. It does indeed snow here but it is not cold all year round and we still take off our shoes in any weather. Like I said its second nature, and im not too sure about the other parts of Canada but seeing as people come to where I live frequently to find work, it seems like second nature to them too to take off their shoes in a home. The main factor is to not getting the floor dirty i suppose. Which makes sense cause I would not want to be cleaning up shoe marks from my floor everyday lol