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AIBU to not understand why people dislike seeing feet?

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NewNameW · 14/08/2026 19:32

Why do people hate looking at feet so much and against people wearing flipflops, sandles with shorts/dresses.

Yes I get not everyone has 'beautiful' feet (i surely do not - and I only show them off when its absolutely needed, spa, remove your shoes in the house kinda deal) but it's more about the constant 'you can't wear that in the office' 'I don't wanna see your bare feet' comments that fly all around mumsnet. I have never seen anyone ever say anything negative irl at people showing their feet.

I'm so curious as to what the 'gross' part is. We all have fingers and finger nails and palms which surely touch worse parts of everything in the world than our feet ever do - am I the weird one for not caring?

If you don't like something, don't look surely?

IABU - You should know why feet are gross (pls explain)
AINBU - Feet are feet and no different to any other part of the body

OP posts:
ToadRage · 14/08/2026 19:39

I have no issue with sandals, flip flops or even bare feet in appropriate places e.g. beach, pool, park etc. And I do not mind when my husband or guests remove their shoes inside but what really bothered me was when I worked in a shop and a man would come in regularly wearing no shoes. His feet were filthy and I personally could not fathom wanting to be barefoot on a floor that hundreds of potentially dirty shoes has been traipsing across all day.