The Case For Compulsory Socks
Dec 7, 2022, 8:48 pm
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The Case For Compulsory Socks
From here on in I think it should be made mandatory for socks to be compulsory on all flights! 18 upgrades on NZ4 yesterday AKL - LAX. I can only presume Hobbits weren’t excluded from the upgrade list!
Dec 8, 2022, 7:51 pm
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Dec 9, 2022, 9:35 pm
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Dec 10, 2022, 2:56 pm
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Dec 11, 2022, 5:40 am
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I'm sure they've seen worse. Flight attendants are not that far removed from having to enforce mask mandates which sometimes prompted aggressive responses. The same would certainly occur if they began to pester unsocked fliers for their callous (pun intended) disregard of the tender souls among who us are appalled at the sight of feet.
Dec 11, 2022, 11:49 am
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I'm sure they've seen worse. Flight attendants are not that far removed from having to enforce mask mandates which sometimes prompted aggressive responses. The same would certainly occur if they began to pester unsocked fliers for their callous (pun intended) disregard of the tender souls among who us are appalled at the sight of feet.
Dec 11, 2022, 11:52 am
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If I had toenails like that I would keep them covered. They're utterly disgusting and that person needs to be toenail shamed. It's either a statement or a cry for help.
Dec 11, 2022, 12:10 pm
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Perhaps, I'm old fashioned and out of date, but I'm still from the school of thought where a gentleman should always keep his shoes on in public, and those shoes better have laces. I get that we're becoming much less formal and less stringent about these things, but at least don some sandals, slippers and, at the very least, some kind of socks.
Dec 11, 2022, 2:49 pm
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I am only appalled at the sight of feet in certain circumstances. If I was at a restaurant and I saw some clod with those nasty dogs up on a chair or a table, I would hope the waiter busts them. Same with on an airplane...bad enough if he just had his feet bare down in front of him but to put those disgusting things on display is uncivilized.....show some class. Just because FA's have "seen worse" is no excuse for boorish behavior.
Perhaps, I'm old fashioned and out of date, but I'm still from the school of thought where a gentleman should always keep his shoes on in public, and those shoes better have laces. I get that we're becoming much less formal and less stringent about these things, but at least don some sandals, slippers and, at the very least, some kind of socks.
Dec 11, 2022, 3:01 pm
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This being FT, I've got an FT'esque solution--fly in 1A or 1K, and mind my own business.