Removing Your Shoes…or Not 脫鞋……與否

Where It's Offensive: Hawaii, the South Pacific, Korea, China, Thailand.

禁忌地：夏威夷、太平洋群島、韓國、泰國

What's Offensive 禁忌:

Take off your shoes when arriving at the door of a London dinner party and the hostess will find you uncivilized, but fail to remove your shoes before entering a home in Asia, Hawaii, or the Pacific Islands and you'll be considered disrespectful. Not only does shoe removal very practically keeps sand and dirt out of the house, it's a sign of leaving the outside world behind.

到倫敦人家里參加宴會時脫掉鞋子，女主人會認為你不文明，但去亞洲、夏威夷或太平洋群島的居民家中不脫鞋卻被認為失禮。脫掉鞋子不僅把沙粒與塵土留在了門外，更意味著把外面的世界拋之腦后。

What You Should Do Instead 對策:

If you see a row of shoes at the door, start undoing your laces. If not, keep the shoes on.

如果你在門口看到一排鞋子，就解開自己的鞋帶。否則，就穿鞋進去吧！