In many Asian American households, taking off your shoes is expected.

Not everyone is a fan.

like dont ask people to take off their shoes when entering your apartment, party planner Rebecca Gardner advised.

On the left, two pairs of shoes are on a patterned rug. On the right, a woman in a white crop top and yellow pants smiles while standing in a doorway

Chef Romilly Newman told the Times she thinks its ill-mannered, too.

When you invite people into your home, you should probably let go.

Hosting is letting your guests enjoy themselves.

A city street with litter on the ground near a trash can. A police officer and a person crossing the street. Police cars and bicycles in the background

When you find out who doesnt have Asian friends, Indian American comicHari Kondabolu joked.

My Ghanaian mom would like to have a word,one woman tweeted.CanadiansandSwedesandFinnsare also often no shoes enforcers.

Heres why you wont be invited and escorted off the premises,one woman joked.

Several pairs of shoes are placed outside on marble steps near an ornate golden door. A person is seen stepping into the building barefoot

The pro-shoe camp is just as convinced that they have the correct take.

Clean your floors the next day, he said.

Its a simple symbol of consideration for the homeowners.

A man helps a child put on shoes while they both sit on stairs near a stone wall. The child, in a white shirt and light pants, has mismatched socks

For as long as I can remember, Ive never worn shoes in the house.

Its extremely hygienic, she said, before explaining why.

Youre tracking all sorts of bacteria and germs and uncleanliness from the streets, she said.

Theres always a lot of livestock around.

You dont want to bring that into the home.

If you sit on the floor, naturally you dont want to track filth close to your food.

[No shoes] has been non-negotiable in my communities, she said.

We didnt even have fancy Persian rugs, and yet we always did this!

I even recall asking my parents why on American TV shows were people wearing shoes indoors?

She didnt have an answer, she added.

I think my college roommate thought me being barefoot or in socks was like some hippie bohemian thing?

And then I just started to realize more and more that certain white people never knew about this.

When youre in someone elses, though, you should lean into their rules.

Maybe you dont want people smoking indoors?

Pooping in your sink?

There are basic rules, and no shoes is the most basic truly the bare minimum.

The only exception for me is something tied to disability or illness, and then I get it!

Tsai-Ni Ku, a public relations executive who is first-generation Taiwanese, grew up in South Africa and Boston.

In both locations, her mom would explain the shoeless custom to those who didnt get it.

In exchange for going shoeless, guests in Asian households are often given indoor slippers to put on.

In my home, we dont expect our guests to be barefoot either!

Ku said.This article originally appeared onHuffPost.