White feet

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Couple of days ago, while I was trying on shoes with Mom and Cait at the market, a tindera tried to pay me a compliment.

Tindera (in Bisaya): Maganda yang slippers na yan Ma'am. Mas nagiging puti ang paa mo!

Ugh I hate this obsession with whiteness. But thanks for the compliment, lady. Your feet aren't looking too black themselves.

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