Saturday September 18, 2010:
So I thought a Greek festival would be the perfect place to wear barefoot sandals... Apparently other people don't agree.
Now for anyone who doesn't know this is a pretty casual affair. It's outdoors, there's a ton of people, a ton of food, music, dancing, and.... that's about it really. There's a small area with boots selling stuff inside (I didn't go inside this year, I would have wanted something and lack the money), and outside there's a stage, chairs, benches, a large tent with all sorts of food, and some smaller tents with specific foods.
I jumped out of the car and boyfriend and I started walking across the street to the festival. After getting our bearings we check out the menu to remind me what everything is (and how expensive it is for that matter), we grab some drinks, and jump into line.
Now I liked the line, the pavement was shaded and not near as hot as the walk from the car was. Some girls behind me in line didn't like me as much it seemed- They stage whispered about how it was nasty, how my feet must be dirty because they were black (for anyone that doesn't know pavement will darken your feet pretty quick), and how I shouldn't be barefoot so close to food. How bare feet would do something to food... I have no idea. I would be more concerned with the fact that people were reusing trays, and a lot of people were skipping the hand sanitizer on their way through the line.
I got my food, sat and ate, enjoyed the heck out of it, and then fled the scene (boyfriend nor I am big on crowds or the heat). The only other people barefoot I saw were the people crushing the grapes (which looked like a ton of fun by the way), even the dancers wore heels.
Don't worry about what people think about barefeet and food, you can't contaminate the food unless you stick your foot in the cooking utensils, some people are just ignorant too that fact.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing too is some people just don't like feet, and some are ok with them. So just be yourself and don't worry about it. Don't pay them any attention.
You should post this blog on the SBL site, it would be good topic for discussion.
Ward, I'm not worried at all. My feet are about as dangerous as the average bottom of the shoe- I don't touch my feet, I don't touch the food with my feet... Nothing could cause my feet to be more dangerous than the common flip flop being around food.
ReplyDeleteAnd if bare feet and food were such a problem, then you could not have beach restaurants, or food stands right on the beach where half-naked and barefoot people arrive to buy food all day. As soon as you move all that inland it becomes a problem? People have no common sense at all.
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