Last week I was flying home from Calgary, Canada and sat next to a passenger who took it upon herself to take her shoes off for the entire flight.

Her feet smelled.

I posted my disgust of this selfish act on my personal facebook page and was met with quite a backlash. Apparently, my circle of friends thinks that it is perfectly acceptable to odorize an aluminum tube for 3 hours with complete disregard for the comfort of others.

Now, I will admit that when I fly business class I remove my shoes. But…

1. My feet smell like roses.
2. I only do it in business class when I’m not sharing a section with another passenger.

Any other time and my shoes stay on. Besides, if your feet hurt, don’t wear heeled boots in the first place (I wear my Vibrams) when you travel. That’s just dumb.

But what do you think? Am I over-reacting? Or should passengers be allowed to let their nasty toes air out at 33,000 feet? Share by voting and comment with your rationale.


I’ll see you out there…! Just keep your shoes on.

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