Originally Posted by
anabolism
Shrug. People who are sick sneeze into their hands. They think they are being polite, but they are coating their hands with germy, infectious snot. They then handle the IFE screen, overhead bin latch and cover, seat belts, air nozzles, light switches, window shades, etc. People poop, wipe their butt, skip washing their hands (or just do a quick rinse) and then touch everything. Yet it's some guy's feet that freak you out? Why?
It's interesting that some people are easily grossed out by bare feet...and yet, some other people have a sexual fetish about bare feet!
I'm basically neutral I guess.
My thoughts are similar to yours - the bare foot is less likely to be contaminated than the hand, unless they're a barefoot-lav-user as
COSPILOT mentions. But generally I wouldn't take issue with the barefoot screen user and similar. I'm barely coordinated enough to use my feet for walking so I'd never be able to manage manipulating a touchscreen, so you won't find me doing it in any case!
I don't, however, want anyone's feet, hands, arms, etc. encroaching on my seating area, whether covered with clothes or not.