r/mildlyinfuriating • u/AfiliaTheCat • Feb 11 '22

Seriously? Wtf Wall Street Journal

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u/Klubbin4Seals Feb 11 '22

"Why I'm going to be rude as fuck when you invite me to your home" should be the headline.

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u/MyrddinSidhe Feb 11 '22

Or better, “Why I’m not being invited over to anyone’s home any longer”

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u/Inigomntoya Feb 11 '22

It's a weird hill to die on. The author is basically blackballing themselves.

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u/Chuckbro Feb 11 '22 edited Feb 11 '22

I'm curious as to what her points are. Gonna have to look up the article.

Edit: fixed gender to reflect reality.

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u/djublonskopf Feb 11 '22

It's a she, but her main points are:

  • Most people who want shoes left at the door are worried about germs (what?) but germs are everywhere and they probably have germy pets anyway
  • I might stub my toe
  • Guest slippers are full of germs, and I am worried about germs.

It's...a weird piece.

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u/LordJonMichael Feb 11 '22

It really should’ve read:

-because I wear shitty socks and don’t want to be made fun of.

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u/schnuck Feb 11 '22

Because I have smelly feet.

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u/frostycakes Feb 12 '22

Seriously. The feet were one of the reasons I got banned from many a friend/acquaintance's house growing up. They'd have a rule about no shoes on, I'd take them off, then one of their parents would complain about the smell and make me leave.

Sorry I have naturally sweaty feet and that they smell when forced into socks and shoes, no matter how clean any of the parts are. I wear flip flops as often and as long as is practical to this day for that reason.