Europe here. Taking shoes off at the door is cleanliness 101 in my house. Stops people from spreading all kind of dirt inside the house.

Then well, there is the matter of kids and pets. 1 kid, 1 cat here. This fundamentally changes how you need to clean the house.

Sometimes I try to remember what a great princess once proclaimed: let it go, let it gooo…

Just came to say thanks for the elaborated summary. Was already informed about the greater outlinings, but this adds some interesting details about the conflict.

This will be a ‘thing’ for many more decades. The hatred on both sides is so deeply grounded…quite depressing to see.