A few years ago Mr. Areia and I were staying in a B&B in Galina, and got shouted at by the owner because we were sitting with our bare feet tucked up on the couches in the common area. We'd come back from a day sightseeing and taken showers, and we certainly weren't picking our toes (ick), so neither of us thought we were doing anything wrong or socially inappropriate. The owner was about as horrified as you sound up there.
I'd never put footwear of any kind on the furniture, but clean bare feet were acceptable even to my very houseproud grandmother. It does seem to be something people feel very passionately about.
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Date: 2009-07-17 08:33 pm (UTC)I'd never put footwear of any kind on the furniture, but clean bare feet were acceptable even to my very houseproud grandmother. It does seem to be something people feel very passionately about.