Plane passenger's 'disgusting' habit mid-flight sparks fierce outrage
Someone else on the flight snapped a photo of the bizarre and unhygienic moment and shared it to Reddit, where it quickly went viral.
'Jesus Christ…' they captioned the post, adding: 'Do I even need to say anything?'
Though it's unclear whether she was using her toes to actually interact with the screen, the image showed her shoe and sock-less feet pressed against the in-flight entertainment system.
It sparked widespread disgust online and reignited debates about personal space and airplane etiquette.
The poster later responded to a comment, saying: 'She had them on the wall first and I was like, [What the f**k], but OK." Now they're on the goddamn touchscreen. Come on.'
Some comments read: 'People are so disgusting,' 'Gross,' and, 'Flight attendants really need to start saying something.'
'I never wear shorts, short sleeve shorts, flip flops, or open-toe shoes on a plane... Ever... they are so incredibly dirty,' one user said.
'The bare feet people on planes is just gross… especially when they stick them on things,' another wrote.
'I can smell this photo. I'd be so upset if I had to sit near this,' a different user expressed.
'Where are the flight attendants? Did anyone complain?' someone else asked.
'Ewww no one wants to see toes in the air,' one person admitted.
Someone else wrote: 'Absolutely THE F**K not. Why are grown adults so gross?!?!'
'Do flight attendants just not want to get into a fight or what? [In my opinion], it's perfectly reasonable to ask her to keep her feet off the... screen,' another user explained.
Recently, insiders exclusively revealed to the Daily Mail the absolute worst ways vacationers can behave, from forcing other tourists to swap seats with them against their will to cutting their toenails onboard.
The worldwide baggage shipping company Luggage Forward conducted a study of airplane etiquette preferences and found the worst offenders (in order) were talking loudly on a plane, playing a video or music without headphones, eating smelly food, taking off your shoes, and using both armrests.
There are also massive personal grooming mistakes people make while flying, etiquette expert Genevieve 'Jenny' Dreizen, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, told the Daily Mail.
One no-no is people toenail clipping or in-flight manicures, which Dreizen fittingly described as 'deeply unhygienic and very disruptive.'
And no matter how comfortable it may seem, keep those shoes on.
Dreizen believes that everyone 'should attempt to keep their shoes on for safety reasons because on a typical flight, there's really no need to take them off.'
'No bare feet on the seats or in the aisle, ever,' Dreizen said, adding, 'It's a plane, not your living room.'
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