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To find unpainted toenails gross?

403 replies

blahblahblah1654 · 25/07/2023 14:39

I wouldn't dream of wearing sandals without unpainted toenails. I just think it looks horrible. Am I being weird? I don't care what anyone else's feet look like though tbh.

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shakeitoffsis · 25/07/2023 14:41

No I agree!!

PinkiOcelot · 25/07/2023 14:41

I wouldn’t wear sandals with unpainted toenails, but that’s for me. I can’t say I really take any notice of other people’s feet.

Neolara · 25/07/2023 14:41

Yes, that's weird..

Niftyswiftie · 25/07/2023 14:41

Same here. It makes me feel physically sick. I know it's unreasonable of me but I just can't help it.

IcedPurple · 25/07/2023 14:42

YABU.

FuckTheLemonsandBail · 25/07/2023 14:42

I used to think this when I painted mine religiously. Slightest chip, remove and repaint.

Then I got out of the habit and now I'm so used to bare nails it doesn't strike me as weird.

I don't like feet though, not a fan of them in general. I find it a bit antisocial when people have their bare feet out (not sandals but proper bare feet).

Nothingbuttheglory · 25/07/2023 14:42

I don't like the look of nail polish. We're all different <shrug>

NoParticularPattern · 25/07/2023 14:43

I can count on on hand the number of times in the last 30+ years I’ve paid any attention to anyone’s feet. And even then I’m mostly going “ooh I like those shoes/boots/sandals” not “oh my good Lord how hideously revolting that someone would have TOENAILS THAT ARENT PURPLE WITH GLITTER”

ManateeFair · 25/07/2023 14:43

I'm the same. Like you say - I don't even notice or care what other people do with their toenails, but I hate looking down at my own toenails and seeing them unpainted.

YukoandHiro · 25/07/2023 14:43

Painted look better but chipped paint is worse and I don't have the energy or time to keep on top of it so 🤷🏻‍♀️

Tippingadvice · 25/07/2023 14:43

YABU why are clean, neatly kept natural toe nails not acceptable to you.

Do you require men to also have painted toe nails or just women?

BringOnSummerHolidays · 25/07/2023 14:43

YABU. It's like saying faces without makeup is gross.

Tulipvase · 25/07/2023 14:43

It’s pretty far down the list of things to worry about to be honest.

MotherofGorgons · 25/07/2023 14:43

I love bare nails on hands and feet. In fact I am revolted by long gel nails.

Daisyinthegrass · 25/07/2023 14:43

YABU

Jaffapaffa · 25/07/2023 14:43

My big toe nail has come off completely, so I prefer not to paint any of them, so that it's less noticeable.

Apologies if that makes you feel physically sick, but it's just something that I have to live with!

Prestat · 25/07/2023 14:44

I don’t like painted toenails. 🤷‍♀️

CornedBeef451 · 25/07/2023 14:44

I don't like painted nails at all, they make me feel a bit queasy.

ManateeFair · 25/07/2023 14:44

I find it a bit antisocial when people have their bare feet out (not sandals but proper bare feet).

I'm always horrified at people who take their shoes and socks off on a long-haul flight. Obvious this is very much my problem and not theirs, but UURRGGGGH, FEET!

userxx · 25/07/2023 14:45

Painted toenails look much better, I'm not a fan of the bare look in sandals but each to their own.

drpet49 · 25/07/2023 14:45

BringOnSummerHolidays · 25/07/2023 14:43

YABU. It's like saying faces without makeup is gross.

This. Personally I find painted toe nails a bit gross.

Tulipvase · 25/07/2023 14:45

MotherofGorgons · 25/07/2023 14:43

I love bare nails on hands and feet. In fact I am revolted by long gel nails.

Pretty much agree actually. I just don’t really get it.

EvilElsa · 25/07/2023 14:45

I like painted toenails personally, but I don't think unpainted is gross. If they are neat and clean who cares what colour they are. What I do hate is long/overgrown toenails painted with french tips.

MyMachineAndMe · 25/07/2023 14:46

I just like, or at least, I don't mind, the look of unpainted, bare nails if they're normal, clean and looked after well. I don't ever use nail polish. I never wear sandals either, though.

blahblahblah1654 · 25/07/2023 14:46

For anyone implying I'm sexist I actually said I don't care what anyone else's feet look like. If men want to paint their nails they can.

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