A Look Inside The Lives of Ordinary Swedes, 55 Facts About Swedish Culture Guaranteed To Make You Go “Wow!”
Take Your Shoes Off!
While many may not want to reveal their feet or their socks or even feel embarrassed to be requested to take off their footwear in public, it’s a culture for the Swedes. Locals consider it quite impolite to wear shoes when entering someone’s home.
It’s no surprise that this is the case, given that Swedes spend so much time outside in the winter that they need to take extra precautions to avoid tracking in dirt. Doing so is a token of reverence for one’s house.
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