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[Perthmike]

If you insist on rocking long tube socks, you might as well embrace it and pull them all the way up.

I've got some real issues with the sock and trainers combo I have to admit.

 

[Hot Nuts]

I'll just assume you had an adult beverage in your hand because that's what I would do, like I do right now.

 

[inca911]

I'll just assume you had an adult beverage in your hand because that's what I would do, like I do right now.

 

[liftapint]

I’m thinking of getting a roomba for my wife....Any advice?

Yes. Some advice. If you want to buy a roomba, buy a roomba. But don’t call it...”for your wife”. A cleaning product is potentially the worst gift I can imagine to give to a woman. Do you not like her? Buy it for yourself.

ok, upon further reflection, I can think of worse “gifts”. (Like a gym membership for someone who doesn’t want one!). Still, it’s bad. Here honey, happy anniversary, it’s a toilet scrubber!!! I love you!!

sorry. Just one woman’s perspective.

 

[davin]

Yes. Some advice. If you want to buy a roomba, buy a roomba. But don’t call it...”for your wife”. A cleaning product is potentially the worst gift I can imagine to give to a woman. Do you not like her? Buy it for yourself.

ok, upon further reflection, I can think of worse “gifts”. (Like a gym membership for someone who doesn’t want one!). Still, it’s bad. Here honey, happy anniversary, it’s a toilet scrubber!!! I love you!!

sorry. Just one woman’s perspective.

How bout a blow dryer lol asking for a friend

 

[davin]

Yes. Some advice. If you want to buy a roomba, buy a roomba. But don’t call it...”for your wife”. A cleaning product is potentially the worst gift I can imagine to give to a woman. Do you not like her? Buy it for yourself.

ok, upon further reflection, I can think of worse “gifts”. (Like a gym membership for someone who doesn’t want one!). Still, it’s bad. Here honey, happy anniversary, it’s a toilet scrubber!!! I love you!!

sorry. Just one woman’s perspective.

I know I know.... Hitachi Magic Wand

 

[WedgeRock]

A cleaning product is potentially the worst gift I can imagine to give to a woman.

Not all women.

I was contemplating buying a really nice Rowenta iron for my wife as a gift. A woman at the office chastised me with the same thoughts. I almost didn't get it, but I went with my gut. Not only did my wife love it, she still talks about it today how it's the best iron she's ever used.

Maybe my wife isn't like other women, but that's why she's perfect.

 

[liftapint]

I know I know.... Hitachi Magic Wand

That might send a different message to your wife.

 

[liftapint]

Want to really leave an impression? Hire a housekeeper for your sweety.

Human housekeeper >> robotic house cleaning.

Sometimes older does mean wiser -=- DrStrange

+1 That would be an amazing gift!!

 

[bsdunbar1]

+1 That would be an amazing gift!!

Sorry I though you were replying to @davin's Hitachi comment

 

[Rhodeman77]

My wife does the same thing. Can't leave a bad impression on the cleaning crew. . . . .

But even so, there is plenty of work to be done. Takes the girls two to three hours to clean the house properly. Worth every penny.

when we bought our current home 3 years ago my wife was pregnant with our twin boys. She wanted the house to have a detailed cleaning before we completely moved in. So her mom, sister, and aunt did a cleaning before the cleaning person came. She found a woman from the local moms group on FB and had her come out and detail the bathrooms and kitchen. My wife was happy with the job she did and we planned on having her come once a month. That was until my wife saw her posting about clients on her personal FB page. I’m sure there are people/companies that don’t do that, but at the same time people are people and we all know they like to talk/gossip. So that ruined it, no cleaning service for us as much as we would both like it.

 

[TheDuke]

I’ve always wondered about this! I think it’s an Asian thing. I’m Taiwanese, and so shoes in the house is a huge no no. Always leave them by the front door. But all my non-Asian friends wear shoes in their house. Do you wear shoes around the house all day? I don’t get it. All the public germs from the outside floor, bathrooms, gas stations, etc onto your floor? Please someone explain this to me.

Never understood outside shoes worn in homes. It's just disgusting and savage.

Like you mention, tracking in filth and germs from public spaces like public washrooms, parking lots, etc etc.

Any time I've been to someone's home where they wear their shoes inside I feel like the entire house is suspect and unclean. Maybe I'm a bit of a germ phobe...

 

[Marhault]

Never understood outside shoes worn in homes. It's just disgusting and savage.

Like you mention, tracking in filth and germs from public spaces like public washrooms, parking lots, etc etc.

Any time I've been to someone's home where they wear their shoes inside I feel like the entire house is suspect and unclean. Maybe I'm a bit of a germ phobe...

I have outside shoes and inside shoes lol. I take off my work shoes or lawn shoes or whatever in the mud room and put on clean shoes in the house. I don't know why I have an obsession with wearing shoes indoors but I do so in clean shoes that have never left the home. I know it's weird but I'm comfortable doing it.

Also after years of working in corrections it's second nature to strip down in the mud room as well. My uniforms never go beyond that room unless cleaned.

 

[Coyote]

To all people of "no-shoes-in-the-house" (i.e. even in the living/sitting/dining room) cultures:
How do you stage Xmass or New Year's dinners or dancing parties?
Are guests supposed to be in dark suits and just socks or slippers?
Are ladies supposed to dance barefoot? (sensual to some, but still..)

 

[TheDuke]

To all people of "no-shoes-in-the-house" (i.e. even in the living/sitting/dining room) cultures:
How do you stage Xmass or New Year's dinners or dancing parties?
Are guests supposed to be in dark suits and just socks or slippers?
Are ladies supposed to dance barefoot? (sensual to some, but still..)

I don't host parties where people dress up formally. For me, and the people I know, dark suits are for work and funerals. For me, a party is an atmosphere to relax and be casual.

And I don't host dance parties - I've never even heard of people hosting a dance party. Maybe a cultural difference.

Wearing outdoor worn shoes indoors in someone's home is just gross for me.

Any party that is formal with suits and perhaps space for dancing will be done in a rented venue (ballroom in a hotel, etc).

 

[Coyote]

Always good to be learning cultural differences.

 

[davin]

To all people of "no-shoes-in-the-house" (i.e. even in the living/sitting/dining room) cultures:
How do you stage Xmass or New Year's dinners or dancing parties?
Are guests supposed to be in dark suits and just socks or slippers?
Are ladies supposed to dance barefoot? (sensual to some, but still..)

If you come in the house you take your footwear off, when you go outside you put your footwear on it’s simple.

 

[Coyote]

I remember my name-day party in my parents' house, on St Nicholas day, back in 1987 (December 6th).
First semester university students.
We ended up being 50 guys and girls (an over-stretch for the house), eager to get drunk and laid, at the age of 18+.
One couple formed that night stayed together for several years
The music fashion of the era was somewhat different, but I insisted (as host and DJ supervisor) on Doors, Stones, Carlos Santana, John Lee Hooker, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Dylan etc
The off-white marble floor of our living/dining room turned charcoal by dawn, due to drink spills, cigarette ash, and shoes.
It took our cleaning lady (may she RIP) a full day of sweeping and rubbing to return the marble to its off-white color.
IMHO, that's what homes are for.