Sandals and crusty feet at work

Absolutely agree. Do you complain about other parts of other people's bodies? What other bits do you find unacceptable? It might be that someone really objects to your upper arms, your shins, your chin, your fingers, your face even. I wonder if they have done a post on MN about it?

To be fair, nailbiting is pretty gross.

The only shaming is coming from those who insist their standards of aesthetics are in fact basic hygiene. Nobody has tried to shame anyone for what they want to do to themselves, only for judging other people who don't want to do the same.

It’s only essential if you don’t want bad breath but some of you obviously don’t care. 🥴🤢

You should probably go live in a forest somewhere because being a part of society isn’t your thing. And you like to try to shame those of us who care about hygiene and basic appearance. It won’t work on me. The vast majority of people in our society do care; you are an outlier.

I had no idea flossing was 'essential' - I've never bothered, never had a filling. Also, removing dead skin on feet - what dead skin? Only time I've had dead skin is after a blister has healed and that can be trimmed away with scissors. And I never get blisters anyway, as I don't run ultras any more.

What is ‘catastrophic’ on this thread is the hyperbole from people who are so shallow that they don’t see the difference between cleanliness and cosmetic.

Yes, I do the same.

However, I'm more concerned with my appearance than with sharing a dislike for those who can't access the same provisions I can.

I don't care about what others are doing.

Dry feet? I don't care.
Cracked heels? I really don't care.
Hairy toes? None of my business.
Imperfect teeth? Good for you!

My life isn't dull enough to be looking at feet 🤣

You do realise that these NHS provisions are under an immense amount of pressure, right? Many people can't access these services.

A. They may need to wear sandals if they're having difficulty wearing other types of shoes.

B. They may not be able to floss their teeth due to severe dental issues.

People need to mind their own business and worry about their own precious lives.

CRITICAL THINKING.

I'm a regular user of both as are all members of my family. We know what we need to do ourselves every day as routine hygiene and what professionals are for.

Why people are so resistant to basic hygiene tasks is very mysterious. There's an odd pride in being gross.

If I were walking on such a pavement, I would not be focusing on a stranger's feet.

I mean, good gracious, it's odd walking around with your gaze lowered to the ground, trying to pinpoint dry feet, cracked heels and hairy toes. To then make a post about your dislike for dry feet is audacious and ridiculous.

My life has substance. I don't care about how other people look after their feet.

Does someone actually need to be a dentist to know that flossing is essential or a podiatrist to know that removing dead skin is also essential? The reason so many elderly people have to see a chiropodist is because they can no longer reach their own feet to do essential foot maintenance - nothing to do with aesthetics. Charities like Age UK offer foot care services for elderly people for this very reason.

No it doesn't, as the whole basis of this thread has amply demonstrated.

Have you never tripped over an unexpectedly deep step or unexpectedly raised part of the pavement? Are all surfaces totally flat where you live? I live on a tree lined street, old, rooty trees and the pavements are very uneven.

Seeing as you regularly pay 18 euros for a special soap that you use only on your feet, Ceramiq, I'd venture to say you are not a reliable authority on what constitutes essential hygiene

Are you a dentist and podiatrist?

Disagreement about the difference between cleanliness and aesthetics is not ignorance.

Dead skin comes off when you wash and towel dry . basic hygiene nothing fancy.

Removing dead skin is basic fundamental hygiene. Nail varnish is cosmetic though, like lots of cosmetics, can also be useful for camouflaging bits of you that aren't especially nice to look at.

Flossing teeth is absolutely essential. The ignorance on this thread is catastrophic.

Absolutely.

There are many in this thread, including a man who's jealous of other men wearing sandals.

I've read it all 🤣

This thread must be quite a read for the foot fetishists.

Hugely amused by those whose glance never deigns to descends below eye height! I'm relieved to say that I can observe floor to ceiling whilst at work and moving around the world. Fortunately that means that I can observe to get up for someone wearing a foot boot (as in medical) on the tube. I could see when my children's shoe laces were untied or the hem of my colleague's skirt had come undone and I could offer her a needle and thread to put a few stitches in before she went into a meeting.

What's basic grooming? I would say keeping clean is and anything else is extra and entirely optional.

Some people think treatments and removing dead skin and painting your nails and all kinds of extras are required. I disagree.

It’s basic grooming! If you’ve got any pride sort your feet out before exposing them in the workplace!