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Why you should take your shoes off before entering the house, have separate indoor chappals

Having separate indoor and outdoor shoes promotes hygiene and prevents harmful bacteria from entering homes. Research reveals that outdoor shoes carry pathogens like E.coli and MRSA that may cause serious health risks.

September 05, 2025 / 10:36 IST
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Shoes harbour an average of 421,000 units of bacteria on the outside and 2,887 inside (Image: Pexels)

Do you have separate footwear for outdoors and indoors? I do. So does everyone in our family. As Indians, we have always been asked to remove our shoes before entering the house. Back then, it was called a tradition. Today, we understand it’s more about health and hygiene.

Though previously no shoes were allowed inside the house, with homes getting bigger and pedicures being introduced, we are now ‘allowed’ footwear indoors by the elderly. But only on one condition: no outdoor shoes inside and no indoor chappals outside. Fair enough!

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