My name is Brad. I am a writer, I am awkward in social situations, and I spend a lot of time in coffee shops trying to escape all of the terribly distracting things I find at home (video games, movies, tv, cats, comics, vitamin water, robots, etc.). I rotate amongst local coffee shops throughout the week so that no single location becomes too familiar with my presence. Spending any appreciable amount of time in one place is bound to make you privy to the occasional odd situation, but I have come to believe that coffee shops are breeding grounds for weird. The following is my account of the wonderfully weird and horribly awkward situations I have encountered.

Is This Socially Acceptable?

I honestly don’t know if this is an okay thing for someone to do? I mean, the guy in the background is technically wearing even less footwear (open toed sandals) but feet out of shoes for any appreciable amount of time just seems odd at a place that is technically considered an eatery. And while I hate to play the double-standard card, this is especially true in my book for a male (which, though it may not be clear in the photo, this person was).

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1. Ron April 16, 2009 1:12 am

   It’s one of those strange society rules. That would weird me out, too. But open-toed sandals, whatever. Hell, if he came in barefoot, it would weird me out for maybe the first 2 minutes, and then I’d forget about it, whereas the shoes off thing would just constantly bug me.

2. Lindsay April 16, 2009 9:08 am

   I agree… if you’re already wearing shoes that show your feet you’re in the clear… but this is completely unacceptable… It really really grosses me out on the plane when I see someone head back to the lav in socks. EW. And I assume I would be equally grossed out in a coffee shop.

3. admin April 16, 2009 11:17 am

   I’m glad to see I’m not alone on this one.