Vir Das Shocked by Passenger’s Bare Feet on Flight

Vir Das wrote about this on X saying that someone sitting near him on the plane put their foot on the wall by the window while people were eating their meals. He said this person also kept scratching one foot with the other for a time during the flight.

A lot of people on the internet were really grossed out by this story.

Vir Das asked a question in his post "What would you do if you were eating and the person next to you did this? They start scratching one foot with the other for like ten minutes. What do you do next?"

He said the person was sitting across from him and another person nearby was trying not to look and just keep eating.

The post had a picture of the persons foot on the wall of the plane by the window seat.

Genuine question. You’re eating a meal. Dude next to you does this. Starts scratching one foot with the other. For like ten mins. What are you doing next? This was across from me on the flight. Aisle seat, poor chap tried to look away and concentrate on his meal. You? pic.twitter.com/nhejtrvQtY

— Vir Das (@thevirdas) May 17, 2026

People on media had strong reactions to this story.

The post got a lot of attention online. Many people commented on it. A lot of people were upset about the lack of manners and cleanliness on the plane.

Some people said that if they saw someone doing this they would tell them to put their feet down. Others said the flight attendants should do something when people behave like this.

Many people, on media also said it is really important to keep public spaces clean and be respectful when you are traveling by air.

This story started a conversation again about how people should behave in public on planes.

Some people thought Vir Das did the thing by speaking up but others said these kinds of problems should be handled right away on the plane not by posting about them online later.

This report is based on social media posts and user reactions. The claims have not been independently verified.