Getting fussy about definitions

What is a no-shoes home?

A no-shoes home is a home in which there is a strong and manifested expectation that persons entering remove their shoes.


You do not have a no-shoes home if you only ask family and very close friends to take their shoes-off.

You do not have a no-shoes home if you would like people to take their shoes off, but you never ask them to do so.


However:

You still have a no-shoes home if you make exceptions for the elderly, infirm, workmen, occasional refuseniks and others.

You still have a no-shoes home if you live in a country where removing shoes is the norm and would never need to ask.