A passenger on a flight was left horrified after witnessing a man picking dead skin off his feet, with the incident captured on video and shared on social media. The footage, posted on the Instagram account Passenger Shaming, shows the man pulling a thin layer of skin from his foot, even swapping hands for a better grip. The clip ends before revealing what he did with the skin, but it is presumed he flicked it onto the cabin floor.
The man was seated just a metre away from a fellow passenger, who had his feet pointing in her direction. The video has been viewed nearly 400,000 times, sparking disgust and outrage among viewers. One social media user commented, 'I’ve never seen anything like these posts in my life... I am both disgusted and outraged by the behaviour of these people.' Another joked that watching the clip gave them post-traumatic stress.
There is no law against picking one's feet on a plane, leading some passengers to feel they can get away with it. Social media users were divided on whether they would confront such behaviour, with one asking, 'How do folks not call these people out?' while another said, 'I’d have to say something! That’s disgusting.' The clip does not reveal the airline or the man involved.
This is not the first time such footage has been shared. Passenger Shaming previously posted a video of a man using his little finger to scrape dead skin from his heel onto his seat, and another of a woman picking skin off her feet during a flight in November. The account regularly features photos of passengers engaging in unhygienic behaviour, such as stretching bare feet onto headrests or scratching toes in front of others.
