[PockyMePink]

Here, at least with my family, we do what's most comfortable and convienent. If leaving our shoes on is comfortable, then we'll leave them on. If we're just walking in to get something, we leave them on. If we're curling up in bed to take a nap, or staying inside for a while, we take them off.

It's not really a big deal, but in Japan I think it's more enforced, where to walk into certain establishments (places that aren't homes, such as a workplace) you need to take off your shoes. Around here that's unheard of unless it's your own home, or you're staying a few hours at someone elses house.