Originally Posted by canuckshark
I was on an ORD to LHR flight and this guy takes his freakin shoes and socks off just before dinner. The FA very politely tells him that it is a healthcode violation and she cannot serve dinner till he at least puts his socks back on.
What heathcode violation? How can someone being barefoot possibly effect the health of anyone except him or her? (Same goes for being shirtless, really).
Personally, I almost always take my shoes and socks off as soon as I'm seated, but I always have flipflops in my bag that I put on. I would *never* walk around the plane barefoot, because of how disgustingly dirty the carpets and floors are. But, that's because I don't want my feet to get dirty; it wouldn't affect anyone else either way.
BTW, I often take my shirt off as well, but since I'm always wearing a T-shirt of some sort underneath (usually a colored one with the name of some company that went out of business) I figure it's OK.