Well, I think it definitely is a cultural thing. I've never seen anyone prop their feet up on a table during a meeting and judging from the appearance of the ge

Well, I think it definitely is a cultural thing. I've never seen anyone prop their feet up on a table during a meeting and judging from the appearance of the gesture in various kinds of videos, I don't think it is common anywhere in Europe at all. This means that any explanation that calls on something crosscultural like 'wanting to relax' falls short. There is something more behind it, even if no one that does it realizes it.