In countries all over the world, it is a sign of respect for the household for guests and visitors to remove their shoes before entering a home. Most widely accepted as a cultural norm of Asia, it is also a courtesy to remove shoes in unexpected areas like on the diving boat as well.
There are many people wondering why we can not wear shoes on the boat and this is the reason. More than just a nicety or a national custom, the habit of removing shoes before entering is just good sense. After walking into public restrooms, city streets, yards where there are animals, etc., You would not want to walk around your house with those shoes on. So the same as the Thai on the boat, they live on the boat and the boat is their home.
On Khao Lak Scuba Adventures's boat, we always ask the guests to take there shoes off before they step on the boat and we give the shoes back to them when they are back to the pier.
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