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Wash ya damn hands people!
- Thread starter Realeza
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Wanting people to wash their hands after using the bathroom ain't being a germaphobe its wanting people to be a civilized.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
Wanting people to wash their hands certainly doesn't make you a germaphobe. Some of the reactions in here to the stark reality that a sizable portion of the population doesn't wash their hands, is pretty amusing to read. It'll be ok. You're going to be just fine.
While true, a lot of people get sick from this that shouldn't. Especially older folks. If everyone washed their hands consistently it would be for the better.
I work in the hospital and my father is a doctor, so washing my hands a lot is something that has been ingrained in me.
petethepanda
Member
The weirdest thing I've encountered is people who finish at the urinal, walk up to the sink, wave their hand past the faucets to get them turned on, and then walk directly out without actually stopping to use it. I can't for the life of me understand it. Do they think they're tricking other people in the bathroom into thinking they washed their hands or something? It's the weirdest shit. It's on a college campus so maybe it's just the weird-asses who go to this particular school.
That's me.
I always use the paper towel I uses to dry my hands to open the door then use my foot to keep the door open and throw it away. It's lucky when there's a trashcan outside the restroom.
Generally it's the fecal matter that's the issue.
I'm not one to freak out about people not washing their hands but I do it myself.
The thing is, it's not really about your penis or whatever being dirty or even just touching the stuff in the restroom, it's also about washing your hands frequently throughout the day because of all the things you touch between restroom sessions.
The thing is, it's not really about your penis or whatever being dirty or even just touching the stuff in the restroom, it's also about washing your hands frequently throughout the day because of all the things you touch between restroom sessions.
Clone Outcast
Neo Member
I only wash my hands at work =/
John Kowalski
Banned
It's called building your immune system you weaklings
I wash my hands whenever I am near a sink for any reason for the most part. Just a good habit to have I think.
Glendemonium
Member
I carry a bottle of hand sanitizer in my bag everywhere I go, call me weird, but yeah.
hockeypuck
Member
Why are perianal abscesses far more common than scalp abscesses? Why does Fournier's gangrene have its own name but there's no such popular eponym for an analogous deadly skin infection of the face or scalp? Google "Fournier's gangrene" for some fun pictures of junk infections.
Because your junk is in the perineal region, close to the anus. Any body area with major skin folds (especially covered areas) are obviously moister and more humid areas that are more conducive to bacterial growth. Inguinal region? check. Axillary region? check. Pannus folds in the fatties? check.
Fecal-oral transmission is a common route for many communicable infectious diseases. Perhaps you've heard of some of them and why they remain endemic in certain areas of the world. If your hair is harboring Gram-negative and anaerobic concentrations that are anywhere near the concentration found in your junk, then you've got problems.
So yeah, if someone touched his or her own chin or forehead before trying to shake my hand, I'm likely not going to care. But someone who stuck his finger up his nose? Same amount of disgust as the junk-toucher.
mambadragon
Banned
I'm a non-germophobe and honestly just wash my hands to please other people. I turn on the water, wet my hands, squeeze soap in my hands, then rinse and pull a towel. It's a 5 second process. Other people have some washing ritual that seems to take like a minute, but I just do my thing.
But... I always do it. For people like you OP.
But... I always do it. For people like you OP.
beyond_death
Member
Yea I see this happening as well. They piss and they just walk straight out the door.
PunjabiPlaya
Member
Washing your hands after using the bathroom and before eating or preparing food is an obvious must, and I would say anytime when coming in from being outside for a while warrants a hand wash. I'm a nurse though and we have to wash/sanitize our hands every time we enter and exit a room since it's proven fact that hand washing is the best way to prevent the spread of bacteria. We touch our faces and mouths so many times a day and don't realize it and that's how bacteria and viruses are spread. It's something that takes seconds to do, people, it's not asking that much.
pixelation
Member
Not a new thing... i HATE it, whenever i am washing my hands and i see people leaving w/o washing their hands. What the hell?, that's the reason why i am hesitant of shaking hands.
SkyMasterson
Member
That's why you hold on to that paper towel you dried your hands with. If no paper towels, I go into a stall and grab some toilet paper. Worst case scenario, I use my foot to open the door lol.
This reminds of the scene from The Aviator where Howard Hughes is stuck in the bathroom and no paper towels haha.
Apocryphon
Member
For people who do not wash their hands, or only wash their hands with water... it's less about any bacteria you pick up from touching your own dick and more about fecal matter contamination from everybody else. Alcohol sanitizers and plain water are not good at removing the worst of the bacteria you find in a bathroom so use soap every time you can, and most of the surfaces you will touch (like the doors) are likely to be highly contaminated. A token rinse under a cold tap won't do shit for you.
A few years ago I was in the bathroom at a previous job, a guy comes in does his thing then leaves without washing his hands. I washed​ my hands and get out of the same door. I got sick badly after that and have sinds then for years always opened​ the door with a tissue after washing my hands. Every now and then I will see guys walk out of the bathroom at work without washing their hands. Nasty stuff.
true story - I use my elbows or the backside of my hand to open the door. When I'm in the subway and there's no empty seat, I either lean against the wall or hold onto a handle with my wrist instead of touching it with the hand
If he's srcatching like he's about to win the lotto he probably has some shit i don't want to come in contact with. What does that have to do what he said?
And shit like that is totally understandable.
What I find weird is when people wash their hands every time they touched their dicks at home as if you got something filthy hanging there. Its as much skin as every other part of the body and probably even cleaner than hands and so on. I just don't get it.
kitchenmotors
Banned
It's GAF. Hipster is the go-to insult.
In my experience, this is a straight guy thing. Y'all know that us gay guys are washing our hands, for sure.