This is the wedge issue that splits Latin America and East Asia away from the usual consensus
My grandparents (both sides) live in sort of rural areas where their shoes definitely get dirty, so they’re a shoes off house.
My parents live in the manicured environment you describe. Their shoes only touch clean pavement and floors, so they keep their shoes on in the house often.
Yeah I think it must be a factor. Though some people also just get their shit dirty all the time and don’t care if the flooring gets trashed.
Frankly my mental health couldn’t withstand such an inane life in such a manicured environment, I don’t think. I live in a city, and my shoes definitely still get dirty lol, because I actually go places that don’t have parking garages, or (gasp) even walk/bike places, or go off the sidewalk onto some grass on occasion. Or snow
