Feet on the wall? Feet in the seat pocket? Feet on the tray table?
Im new to this site and apologize if its been discussed. Since when is it ok for people to put their feet on the walls of the plane or in the seat pocket or even better on the tray table? Why dont airlines discourage this?
How do they do it? Easily. Especially on an international flight in coach. People will get themselves in the craziest positions...one of which is knees up and stinky feet on, or in, the seat pocket.
Truly the most nauseating thing to see on a plane is bare feet up on the opened tray table. No kidding people, that is disgusting.
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Yes -- and this is precisely why I wipe down my seat, table, and other other surfaces on the plane around me with antimicrobial wipes. They come in quite handy.
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I don't mind where people put their (dressed) feet. Yesterday, I was on an RJ-145 and the guy a row behind me shed his shoes and dangled his barefoot feet in the middle of the aisle. That's the 4th pair of bare (& I mean BARE) feet I've seen paraded in the last two weeks. I'm not talking sandals here. I mean BARE. For you feet nudists, do the rest of us a favor and splurge on some socks or shoes.
I'm in the camp that thinks rules should be written and enforced. It disgusts me to see what some people do on flights and that the FA's let them do it and this is even in First Class. Do the airlines really think this is good for their image? Are there any airlines that care?
That is all moderately disgusting but my memorable experience was an international flight on which the non-English speaking older lady behind me kept shoving her bare feet between the seats and onto my arm rest, shoving my elbow out of the way. Once I figured out what was pushing on my arm, I shoved her feet back and gave her a "look." She just grinned, shrugged and then did it again on the other side. We had an off and on shoving match for almost a half hour until I got the bilingual FA to tell her that the next time it happened I would accidentally spill an iced beverage on her feet. I think she was generally surprised that it wasn't ok.
That is all moderately disgusting but my memorable experience was an international flight on which the non-English speaking older lady behind me kept shoving her bare feet between the seats and onto my arm rest, shoving my elbow out of the way. Once I figured out what was pushing on my arm, I shoved her feet back and gave her a "look." She just grinned, shrugged and then did it again on the other side. We had an off and on shoving match for almost a half hour until I got the bilingual FA to tell her that the next time it happened I would accidentally spill an iced beverage on her feet. I think she was generally surprised that it wasn't ok.
Same happened to me once. A sharp thump to her fetid tootsies with a heavy paperback prevented it from happening again. Her shriek was an added bonus. Next time I'll try your suggestion of the ice, could be fun.
I think she was generally surprised that it wasn't ok.
Possibly in her country of origin it was OK. Standards of personal space differ massively between countries (consider, say, the definition of when a train is "full").
You shouldn't put feet (bare or otherwise) on an eating/work surface like the tray table. On the wall... are feet really more disgusting than someone leaning on the wall with greasy hair and/or drooling while they sleep?
On the flip side though, why are feet so disgusting to people??? Your hands probably get into way more icky stuff than your feet do but nobody says "cover your hands!" or "don't put your hands on that!"
Personally, I think clothed, recently cleaned, feet up in a way that doesn't intrude on another passenger is okay. For some of us, it's extremely uncomfortable to not be able to raise our feet at least part of the time to relieve pressure.
I can sleep in almost any position if my feet are up without requiring much recline, and in almost no position if they are down even with a good recline.
Shoes or socked feet wedged on the bulkhead -- okay
Toes on the *back* of the armrest in front -- okay, though this isn't sustainable for more than a few minutes
Bare feet -- no
Through the seat onto the passenger in front's armrest -- no
Smelly feet near another's head -- no
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I have to admit that when sitting in the small commuter jets and getting a bulkhead seat, I enjoy stretching my legs and putting my feet (still wearing shoes) against the wall... don't see why that would bother anybody (and no FA has asked me to lower them in the past... though they have shushed me when doing their briefing - guess my voice carries sometimes).
