On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Wookey <woo...@wookware.org> wrote: > +++ Benjamin Seidenberg [2011-07-18 08:41 -0700]: >> On 07/18/2011 06:19 AM, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: >> >> In addition, in most parts of the US, it is not just a custom but a >> legal requirement to wear shoes (meaning at least sandals) in places >> that serve food - it is a violation of the health code for these places >> to allow customers who are not shod to enter. > > People are funny about feet. I've never understood why the bottoms of > shoes are any more hygenic than the bottoms of feet. In fact the feet > are less likely to be carrying significant amounts of dogshit. > > One wonders what the logic (if any) behind the above stipulation is? > Are they worried about the food catching verrucas? >
It's not about that. Some people just think if you wear shoes that you are more "integrated" in the society. Which is stupid, but we can't do anything about it. > (I used to habitually have bare feet, and very occaisionally was > refused entry to places). > > Wookey > -- > Principal hats: Linaro, Emdebian, Wookware, Balloonboard, ARM > http://wookware.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-discuss mailing list > Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss > Regards, -- Velimir _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
