I'm curious...do most you walk around your home in your shoes that you occasionally wear outside?

I don't and never did. My partner (who is German) did wear shoes in home for a short time as a child.

For over past decade since home has primarily wall-to-wall carpeting, I am barefoot inside the house. And I usually wear shorts around home...even if it's snowing outside. Before I used to wear slippers because of cold floors.

Was raised in a household where all of us wore slippers or ran around the house in barefeet. My non-Chinese friends thought it was hilarious to walk into the front foyer of our parents' home and see many pairs of shoes for 8 people, all piled (or neatly lined up) before entering into main part of house.

Most of my friends of Asian descent don't wear outside shoes inside their home and require their guest do same. For non-Asian, I've experienced a mixture of different preferences.

Is there a cultural difference?

Or maybe my mother was just being smart with ...6 children running around the house. To lighten her cleaning a tad.