Taking off my shoes at the Department Store

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It just seems that I have to write about shoes every week...
hahaha
sorry... I still find things that fascinate me about this topic...
But, this might actually be the last time I talk about shoes... I hope.

Yeah, yeah… I told you I was over the shoe thing. I’m sorry, it seems like I’m not.
I guess I’m not. Next week, I’ll probably write something new…

Well, I was used to taking off my shoes at home. You know… I told you that already…
But, taking off my shoes when trying clothes at the department store hit me as something new. I mean, I usually take off my shoes in the fitting room just because it is easier to try on jeans or pants, you know? But, I have them inside the fitting room with me.
Now, let me tell you that today was not the first time that I tried clothes at a department store here in Japan. Yet, today I was told to take off my shoes and leave them outside the fitting room. I was quite shocked because on my previous visits to the fitting rooms I hadn't taken them off and no one had said a thing... I'm sure they just didn't see it happen, otherwise, they would have told me.
It shocked me because I had never seen it happen. I'm sure the other people did it. Actually, after trying on the clothes, I stayed around the fitting room area to see whether Japanese women actually took their shoes off before entering the fitting room... yes, they did. They all left their shoes outside...
I guess I was quite selectively blind...I think that's how you say it when you only see what you want to see...
Of course, the sign stuck to the fitting room said so, but my Japanese is not so good... and I just couldn't tell... So, that doesn't count as me selecting it not to read it...
I guess I need to pay more attention... to be a better observer...

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