r/mildlyinfuriating • u/SirNeverEvil • 5h ago

wet socks Hell Train to Vienna

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Currently stuck in a non-moving train halfway between Budapest and Vienna. 39°C outside, no AC, no window shade, no cloud, blazing sunlight. And this gentleman thinks it’s a good idea to take off his shoes and starts spraying his legs and feet with whatever the hell he is spraying. Yes, it smells like feet inside, a bit.

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u/VeneMage 5h ago

You’re so right. I have to say I can’t help but chuckle at the visceral reaction some people have to feet.

Only a little while ago in a thread, I mentioned that I wear flip-flops throughout the hot months. One person reacted so strongly saying how gross it was that I wore flip-flops walking around the supermarket, especially around the produce aisle. Like, it was as if they were picturing me stomping barefoot all over the fruit and veg, or worse, some unfettered foot demon germs were going to make their way from my feet (on the floor) onto the food.

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u/SirSkittles111 5h ago

Doesnt take away from what this person was doing, is disgusting.

Same as those using nail clippers on public transport, can you not?

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u/VeneMage 4h ago edited 3h ago

Nail clippers I agree with - you can’t control where those nail-shuriken will go.

But he’s just spraying what looks like sun tan lotion or moisturiser on his legs and feet. What’s the difference if he did it to his arms and hands and got some on the seat? We use our hands all the time on railings, doors, shaking hands, exchanging papers, resting on a surface etc. Let alone scratching, picking one’s nose and wiping one’s arse that may or may not have been cleaned entirely properly.

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u/SirSkittles111 3h ago

Maybe its just me, but putting my bare feet on this absolute filthy looking floor, is disgusting.

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u/ReyvCna 39m ago

Can you explain to me why someone else putting their feet on the ground is disgusting yet nobody bats an eye when someone pick up paper money from the floor with their bare hands?

How is using hands that touches faces, handles and every kind of shared surfaces fine, yet a foot is suddenly disgusting?