Originally Posted by
DeathSlam
Given he had taken his shoes off I wouldn't have expected anyone to make an issue out of it unless space was at a premium and someone else might be inconvenienced. Here I am using my 'leap to conclusions' mode and thinking that said pax had already not entirely endeared themselves to staff for other reasons.
I don't think taking shoes off makes it OK. The inside of a shoe, which has most probably not been washed for a long time or even at all, is probably not the cleanest of places. Putting your feet on a sofa/couch etc. having had your feet in those shoes is bad hygiene.