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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 5:15 pm
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Originally Posted by Jinxy
Having to look at un groomed feet, long toe nails etc is gross.

And it's not just on planes. Lounges and other seating at airports you see it all the time. Some people just don't care!
Are long toenails more gross than long fingernails? Or long hair? How about long, greasy-looking hair? Or facial hair? Is 2-day stubble gross? Many people go around with bare elbows, and a lot of people have nasty, scaly, dirty elbows. Is that more or less disgusting than clean bare feet?

It's quite clear that many people, for whatever reason, have a strange fixation/fascination with other people's feet. A fetish, I'd say.
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