The Perfect Lady
Gentlemen - Focus On Feet by Leah Morrigan
Do you see ratty old t-shirts and saggy cargo shorts walking around on a warm day ? Have you ever had the misfortune of being downwind from a sweaty someone who has slacked off on bathing ? How do you feel about men with filthy feet and grimy toe nails who wear open-toed sandals or flip-flops ? In summer all over the Western world , some people seem to think that just because it ' s hot outside , they have license to dress like a slob and slack off on grooming , but I really don ’ t know why .
Take feet for example . Sometimes I wonder if men ( and some women , for that matter ) are even conscious of the state of their feet . I once had a boyfriend who never washed his feet . For some reason , the concept of cleaning in between his toes with lather was preposterous to him ; he insisted that his feet were plenty clean by the water and soap lather that trickled down his body in the shower .
Thinking about it , I ' m not sure that I ever actually saw his feet ; they were in beaten up Blundstones or wool socks most of the time , but if I had seen his feet , or the way I imagined his feet would look without being cleaned for an extended period of time , I ' m not sure that I could have continued to date him . And that ’ s not me being a snob , it ’ s me being a human who holds tight to general hygiene .
Sometimes I am astounded at the degree to which men don ’ t pay attention to their feet . I volunteered for a charity event recently where some lovely men raised money to end violence against women and literally walked a mile in her shoes . Men giggled and grimaced in fancy pairs of open-toed heels for the event , and guess what ? Many men did not have the presence of mind to clean their feet , though presumably , they knew that they would walk in a strappy pair of wedged or heeled shoes . In other words , they didn ’ t seem to comprehend , or perhaps care , that their feet would be on public display .
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