But the objection here was purely a religious objection! Evidently, no muslim can sit on a seat where a shoe has been. I guess the seat has been defiled in some way.
Who cares if the objection was religious? What she did was improper.
Let’s say she was on the phone talking loudly,cussing, and swearing, and taking the name of the Lord in vain. If someone said anything, would you object to their objection because it was based on religious grounds?
Now if she was eating a ham sandwich on the train, assuming that it is permissible to do so, and he objected to the ham, yes, you would be correct to take exception to that.
I know of Muslims who object to helicopters because you can see the pilot’s or passenger’s feet. That is ridiculous. If he objected because someone crossed their legs and the bottom of the foot was facing him, that is silly, unless it was really close or touching him. But you do not put your feet where people sit or close to their person. That is just rude.
Yes he was Muslim. No, I do not care for many of them or for anyone attempting to force their faith on others, but when you advocate removing certain faiths from the face of the earth, as some do on this site, you are getting in to some dangerous territory. Just ask the Jews.
I would have said “oh yeah??” and wiped my feet on this muslim guy. Yes, I would have.
This makes sense. In many of the countries they come from you leave your shoes at the door before entering a house ... because the streets and marketplaces are so filthy. It is a health hazard to put your shoes where someone else might come into contact with them.
That said, I think it’s rude to put your feet on public seats or public transportation that others might sit on. Not illegal but very rude and shows contempt for others.
I’ve seen people but their bare (filthy) feet on bus seats. I’ve seen parents let their sick kids wipe their runny noses on the backs of plane seats ... etc etc. When you go out in public you have to assume all surfaces are suspect germ wise. Still, people could TRY to be more courteous and thoughtful of others. There was probably a brief time in our history when people were courteous and polite and had some decorum in public, but that time seems to have passed.
“But the objection here was purely a religious objection! Evidently, no muslim can sit on a seat where a shoe has been.”
Cool. That opens up a whole new world of possibilities to mess with their f-ed-up heads. Stop by Goodwill, buy out their entire stock of shoes, and put them on every chair, bench, seat, etc., on God’s green earth.