Originally Posted by
Low Roller
Bare feet on a plane (or anywhere other than the beach, really) are my biggest pet peeve.
Maybe FAs should have a box of disposable socks, like shoe stores do, to hand out to the poor soles who have none. I'd make them bright pink for men and white tube socks with stripes for women - sort of a sock of shame
I congratulate you on living such a wonderful life that merely seeing other people's bare feet (assuming the sight of your own doesn't bother you) is your biggest complaint. ^
Originally Posted by
deniah
i've seen people do this - with bare feet!!! on a table top that other patrons place their foods and drinks unaware that matter of callous and jam rested there just moments before...
If you think a table or other surface in a shared environment such as a lounge is clean enough to eat off of, you'd be in for a shock to learn how dirty they tend to be. I won't go into details, but just consider how many people sick with colds and flus travel through any shared space. Most people sneeze into their hands (likely even you). They then touch all sorts of things with those hands, crawling with cold and flu viruses. That's a lot worse than feet.
Originally Posted by
Grog
P.S. I always wipe lounge table surfaces, regardless of who or what was sitting at it previously.
Exactly!
Originally Posted by
Dgosche
This. Who cares? Before anyone asks, no it wouldn't bother me if it was my office or house. I routinely sit with my feet on the wall in my office when I'm thinking.
I don't go barefoot in a plane but that's more about protecting my feet than your eyes. As a Floridian I spend 75% of my life without shoes and even more without socks which I only wear when I must. Sometimes a pair of oxfords is required but usually I can get away with loafers or even better my dress flip-flops. I think if you're worried about toe jam you need to clean and air out your feet more.
Exactly!
Originally Posted by
drwhite1961
Ha... One of my biggest pet peeves. On my last flight a man beside me removed his shoes and socks and kept rubbing and itching his feet on the aisle floor. Disgusting not only for other passengers but also gross for his sake!
He was rubbing his bare feet on the airplane carpet? Yes, that's disgusting, for the man in question. Those carpets are filthy! But they're his feet, so who cares?