On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM, ss <cybers...@gmail.com> wrote: > People still remove their footwear before entering a house in India.
Not everybody, I know of traditional families who were very strict about it, BUT one trip to the USA and they are walking with shoes/sandals all over the house. In our home, its a strict NO-NO, even for kids (who sometimes do). > At a recent meeting in Bangalore on nosocomial infections, one prominent > surgeon from St. John's said that in this day and age it is ridiculous and > unnecessary to take off one's shoes before entering an ICU because bugs > cannot walk up beds and tables. I was surprised at this statement from a I am surprised too. After all these years, does he/she still has the same opinion ? > Maybe washing one's feet should be a requirement before > entering Indian operating theatres. It looks so. Have you though of implementing this rule at your workplace ? johnson
