The behavior of a Queensland couple at the movies has caused outrage online and raised the question of whether it is acceptable to expose your feet in public.
A TikTok user named Timothy Entwistle shared a video of the couple’s inappropriate behavior during a movie session at his local Event Cinemas in Toowoomba.
“Should you at least wait until the lights go down?” Entwistle questioned in the caption of the clip, zooming in on the offending feet.
Many viewers debated the offensiveness of this “uniquely Australian” act in the comments.
“Shoes off … but ffs (for f**ks sake) people! (Wear) SOCKS,” one woman commented.
“Shoes off but with socks and a blankie,” another agreed, to which Entwistle responded: “Strategic.”
“Shoes off but after the lights are off lol,” a third suggested.
One viewer wondered if it was a regional difference, suggesting it’s “a Queensland thing, I’ve never seen it in Vic.”
“Maybe we’re just more bogan,” Entwistle replied.
“Without checking I knew it was Qld,” another agreed, with a third writing, “Toowoomba says it all.”
Another viewer felt it was their duty to let their feet breathe if there was no one in front of them.
“Shoes are on going in, then off when the movie starts,” one person wrote. “I am a classy bogan.”
Fortunately, some viewers called out the behavior as gross, restoring faith in humanity.
“No. Shoes stay on except for the beach, pool or home,” one woman commented.
“I’m from QLD and I find it gross. Take your gross trotters and put your shoes on,” a second agreed.
“This is why I don’t go to the movies. Who tf (the f-k) wants to have someone’s feet in their side view?” a third said.
