>>One good reason for making the bed is if you have pets (specifically cats, since they love to lay on anything). I'd hate to get under the covers with a ton of cat fur. We don't have pets anymore, but Gary has been in the habit of making the bed (or at least covering it up with the quilt/comforter, whatever you want to call it) for so many years of pet-ownership, that it's just habit with him. I tend to leave it unmade most of the time (and no, it doesn't drive him crazy ... he'll make it if I don't ... and without complaining!!! <g>).
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>One thing that amazes me with Americans is this letting the cats and dogs into bed and/or to the dining table.
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>And I've seen a friend of mine driving barefoot, but having to put slippers on to just go into a shop... "they won't let me in barefoot, they say it's not hygienic". And it was just a donut shop, not a pharmacy or anything with a white carpet.
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>Somehow I can't put these two things together in my mind.

My inlaws feed the dog from scraps at the table. I hate it because it means you have a begging dog beside you as you eat. Personally I think pets should be kept outside.

Big supermarkets here don't like barefeet because they worry about being sued if you stand on something and cut your feet. Used to be an issue with the children when they where smaller.

Nick Mason