Maybe it’s because I speak French where my shoes have a gender.
Things that are a non issue in some language are getting other people fired in some other languages
Things that are a non issue in some language are getting other people fired in some other languages
Someone from that culture could easily be looking at the English-speaking world and wondering why this is even being discussed: it's not even weird.
Someone from your culture seems to be looking at the English-speaking world and wondering why this is even being discussed: it's utter nonsense.
I do love this point about different languages, though. Many languages have gender as a default.