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Enrique

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27. i've never seen anyone do the steps in #10

Reply to raccoon (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 09:40 AM

Jan 2013

if someone is not in the habit of washing their hands, I would keep the advice simple: wash your hands.

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Why do some people not wash their hands after using the bathroom? [View all] raccoon Jan 2013 OP

They don't want to get their gun wet. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #1

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! orpupilofnature57 Jan 2013 #3

To give DU something to talk about on a slow day. nt Snotcicles Jan 2013 #161

... Mira Jan 2013 #169

Because we don't piss on our hands?. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #2

You don't have to Major Nikon Jan 2013 #19

What the heck are doing in the bathroom to put your hands all over your genital area? Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #179

I shake it more than twice Major Nikon Jan 2013 #184

There is an old joke...... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #66

LOL! smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #164

Have someone take a swab from your hands, then get back to me. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #106

The public bathroom sink is one of the dirtiest places in the bathroom itsrobert Jan 2013 #4

I was taught this early... chemp Jan 2013 #10

Great post. nt raccoon Jan 2013 #11

Are you Monk? UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #22

Love it. :o) nt 12AngryBorneoWildmen Jan 2013 #75

I hear you BigD_95 Jan 2013 #42

Too much hassle. I'd rather just use my hand sanitizer Bonn1997 Jan 2013 #45

The hand sanitizer is hell on my dry, cracked hands. The alcohol in them makes it 10x worse. riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #186

Yes, yes, yes. KitSileya Jan 2013 #50

That's how I do it TxDemChem Jan 2013 #97

That's the best way! Nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #101

+1. Every time. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #107

Don't leave them on the floor... SMC22307 Jan 2013 #115

Thank you. Dropping them on the floor for someone else is rude and not necessary. uppityperson Jan 2013 #117

That is definitely not fair to the cleaning person. AngryOldDem Jan 2013 #162

I learned that from my cousin with hepatitis yellerpup Jan 2013 #127

I do that. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #128

OMG trixie Jan 2013 #133

unlike the pigs that leave wet paper towels on the floor? HiPointDem Jan 2013 #135

I do not leave wet towels on the floor trixie Jan 2013 #193

you were taught to throw your used paper towels on the floor if the garbage wasn't near the door? HiPointDem Jan 2013 #134

Nothing worse than grabbing the door handle and then your prick and picking up RKP5637 Jan 2013 #151

Exact. Taught kids that too. One of the reasons I hate dryers, but use tp if no towels appleannie1 Jan 2013 #153

The problem with your steps Jenoch Jan 2013 #154

Bingo. That's my default setting. I've been in lots of public bathrooms that are ... Scuba Jan 2013 #160

"default, floor"? Oh, yeah; you were taught REAL well. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #168

...the floor??? alphafemale Jan 2013 #172

"The floor"? Taught by whom? n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #190

And using soap on your hands wouldn't help ward off that bacteria at all. intheflow Jan 2013 #35

Oh yes it does! RC Jan 2013 #53

Then don't touch the sink. And if no paper towels are available for pnwmom Jan 2013 #58

Yes, that's why I just piss in my work cube. valerief Jan 2013 #83

I don't think the sarcasm tag was needed. randome Jan 2013 #84

Nowadays with all the right wingers here, you never know! nt valerief Jan 2013 #86

that's dimestore intellectual bullshit dude pasto76 Jan 2013 #92

Have any of you taken bacteriology. this is what we learned the first week pasto76 Jan 2013 #99

exactly shanti Jan 2013 #131

Funny, I did the same exercise in Bac & the results were quite different. Your college must have HiPointDem Jan 2013 #136

Norovirus spreads quickly through aerosolized (sic) vomit bettyellen Jan 2013 #119

*shudder* shanti Jan 2013 #132

I've read the germiest place in the bathroom is the floor. Don't put your purse on the floor! nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #180

Could it be because their hands are cleaner than the faucet handles. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #5

I see it where there are automatic faucets as well. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #24

Sheesh . . . I don't touch the door if I can find a way to avoid it. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #28

For sure liberal N proud Jan 2013 #61

Yes! wildeyed Jan 2013 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author wildeyed Jan 2013 #71

We haven't been sick this winter. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #78

Just hoping to make it through the rest of the sick season unscathed. wildeyed Jan 2013 #85

Apples, oranges, bananas in abundance. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #88

Automatic everything OswegoAtheist Jan 2013 #143

I see what you're getting at In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #144

LAZY.... hlthe2b Jan 2013 #6

So I can't blame my obsessive washing habits to being a HCW? tavalon Jan 2013 #21

I'm not sure... Its pretty gross when you think about it. xoom Jan 2013 #7

Paper towels are gone. safeinOhio Jan 2013 #13

Not in all places. But in that case I would need something between my hand and the door handle. xoom Jan 2013 #15

time to invent the Germinator. safeinOhio Jan 2013 #23

Haha, right on! xoom Jan 2013 #25

Dyson Airblade plus no door entry and exit... Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #33

Somebody still has to sanitize it once in a while. Historic NY Jan 2013 #62

Yep, that's my trick tavalon Jan 2013 #20

Take a shit than go prepare the food in the kitchen. nc4bo Jan 2013 #8

I travel cross country sometimes and some of the bathrooms I've run across are RKP5637 Jan 2013 #152

Because my junk is cleaner than the faucet (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #9

If you're not in the habit of doing this, I give you absolution. Please get raccoon Jan 2013 #12

It's extremely good advice tavalon Jan 2013 #26

i've never seen anyone do the steps in #10 Enrique Jan 2013 #27

everyone i know does this obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #43

when they go to the bathroom with you maybe Enrique Jan 2013 #54

I always wash my hands after using the bathroom, and should more often in between, but my glowing Jan 2013 #14

yes, especially in the winter, too much hand washing causes dry skin and hand sores NoMoreWarNow Jan 2013 #29

And having cracked hands is worse for stemming off germs, etc. glowing Jan 2013 #76

I found that my hands are greatly helped by applying a thin coat of Vaseline every night. DebJ Jan 2013 #173

I will use that goobed up with a bandaid overtop if my hands get really bad. glowing Jan 2013 #176

Bag Balm? deek Jan 2013 #185

That's the stuff. Sat on the back of my grandmas sink glowing Jan 2013 #187

+1. Honestly, I really think about it too with my chapped hands. They really suffer in winter riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #189

it is pretty disgusting, many people never develop habits of basic hygiene quinnox Jan 2013 #16

Can't help you. It's hard wired into this Nurse/germaphobe tavalon Jan 2013 #17

Same here and I'm not a nurse. Skidmore Jan 2013 #73

I do the same thing!!! And I make sure my guests see that I wash properly at the kitchen sink msanthrope Jan 2013 #91

Mom MADE us wash our hands regularly csziggy Jan 2013 #138

Someone tried to give me a drink of water with lipstick on the glass. SummerSnow Jan 2013 #18

I always wash after #2 but not always after #1 NoMoreWarNow Jan 2013 #30

that is what tubes of hand lotion are for SemperEadem Jan 2013 #44

I don't like putting on lotion all the time NoMoreWarNow Jan 2013 #170

because they're dirty animals Mosaic Jan 2013 #31

True, I'm probably a bit OC davidpdx Jan 2013 #32

I don't think they call them "crappers" gvstn Jan 2013 #38

Those are nice ones formercia Jan 2013 #49

I call them crappers davidpdx Jan 2013 #145

You wrecked the joke. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #46

Ah fuck I did davidpdx Jan 2013 #146

You still have to use the same door they and all of the "unwashed" used to exit. retread Jan 2013 #34

which is why you keep the towel you used to wipe your hands SemperEadem Jan 2013 #41

Nope. When done, they will go in front of the mirror and primp for a few seconds, then leave. RC Jan 2013 #59

I HAVE paid attention SemperEadem Jan 2013 #121

Maybe you need to except the fact that a lot of people do not wash their hands. RC Jan 2013 #122

Do you take care to keep your inside as clean? june starling Jan 2013 #183

selfishness: handwashing after using toilet has more to do with preventing your germs from maggiesfarmer Jan 2013 #36

I am disgusted by the number of non-washers... TroglodyteScholar Jan 2013 #37

because SemperEadem Jan 2013 #39

I never do in a public restroom -- ever obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #40

Ditto Bonn1997 Jan 2013 #47

I always wash my hands before going to the Bathroom formercia Jan 2013 #48

urine is sterile greymattermom Jan 2013 #51

Only while it's in your body. Robb Jan 2013 #52

Just how long are you in contact with your urine after it leaves your body? jeff47 Jan 2013 #110

I should have been more specific. Robb Jan 2013 #113

Actually only while it's in your bladder Major Nikon Jan 2013 #140

Yup -- your own urine won't hurt you in any way obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #64

Urine isn't the point of washing your hands Major Nikon Jan 2013 #141

its easy to be lazy cleveramerican Jan 2013 #55

The most disgusting ones sharp_stick Jan 2013 #56

Depends. tavernier Jan 2013 #57

I see what you did there. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #60

My girlfriend and I were discussing the nuisance of having to go to the BR tavernier Jan 2013 #116

I guess if you're able to do your business without touching anything OnionPatch Jan 2013 #63

since hands are the dirtiest tomtharp Jan 2013 #65

I'm actually concerned about this. Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #67

Some people have too much on their minds. When they're about to go postal. randome Jan 2013 #69

Because they are fundamentally icky. Squinch Jan 2013 #70

I know some people use hand sanitizer instead gollygee Jan 2013 #72

I wash after the public bathroom and again as I enter my home. wildeyed Jan 2013 #74

This: CrispyQ Jan 2013 #90

Good point. wildeyed Jan 2013 #94

Relax & enjoy. After you wash your hand, of course! CrispyQ Jan 2013 #103

Oh yeah, that works too :) wildeyed Jan 2013 #148

Very funny! Thanks for that. smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #165

I tend to agree, too. CrispyQ Jan 2013 #178

I am male. needledriver Jan 2013 #77

Urine 'mists' up from the urinal. randome Jan 2013 #81

Okay ready for gross... Agschmid Jan 2013 #89

I did that when my house in Kansas was flooded. But that's the only time. randome Jan 2013 #109

Depends on the angle you use. jeff47 Jan 2013 #111

I see what you are saying. needledriver Jan 2013 #114

I would Not want to shake your hand. Whisp Jan 2013 #96

I love men, including my husband, and have been with enough men to know phylny Jan 2013 #102

omg yes, especially guys... Whisp Jan 2013 #79

Because they're gross and uncivilized. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #80

People who don't wash after handling "down there" are GROSS. nt valerief Jan 2013 #82

If the public bathroom has the option of hand sanitizer. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2013 #87

The bathroom door handle is what really freaks me out! whoisthatis Jan 2013 #93

I see Howard Hughes has started a thread tjwash Jan 2013 #95

Raccoon is good peeps.... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #98

There oughta be a law.. oh wait, there is, if you are a food handler. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #100

Simple fact ....they are lazy Tippy Jan 2013 #104

Because they are disgusting. RiffRandell Jan 2013 #105

That is nasty. Yikes! Walk away Jan 2013 #108

Because they like the taste of feces? nt Speck Tater Jan 2013 #112

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jan 2013 #118

Correction: Why do MOST people not wash their hands after using the bathroom? GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #120

I've had a few jobs where being dirty was a prerequisite. Matt_R Jan 2013 #123

I don't usually use public bathrooms, but when I do, I follow this 7-step process learned at the CDC Texas Lawyer Jan 2013 #124

Are you really a lawyer? randome Jan 2013 #142

Yes. Ask me anything about civil rights or urinal protocol. Texas Lawyer Jan 2013 #159

Penis tongs. redqueen Jan 2013 #147

I had a co-worker tell me her optometrist's hands smelling like piss lunatica Jan 2013 #125

I wash my hands, Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #126

My biggest gripe is bathrooms you have to pull or even turn a knob to get out of Fumesucker Jan 2013 #129

Me too! Bjornsdotter Jan 2013 #191

Or, scratching their heads, picking their nose, wiping their mouths, or eating? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #130

Mostly because of laziness and/or lack of knowledge about proper hygiene. Jamaal510 Jan 2013 #137

Why do some people care about what others do in the bathroom? Matariki Jan 2013 #139

Even if you *don't* use the restroom, if you touch anything in there, you should wash your hands. redqueen Jan 2013 #149

Mayo Clinic on how to avoid the norovirus. CBHagman Jan 2013 #150

They are dirty filthy swine! benld74 Jan 2013 #155

My one hand flushes as my other hand turn applegrove Jan 2013 #156

"Did you piss on your hands?" Nevernose Jan 2013 #157

Urine Is Sterile ChoppinBroccoli Jan 2013 #158

Unless the person has a UTI or infection in the surrounding external area. Hekate Jan 2013 #166

Because they have no sense of hygiene and no respect for the people they come in contact with. Prometheus Bound Jan 2013 #163

The summer my aunt had typhoid fever and we all shared a cabin... Hekate Jan 2013 #167

To avoid touching anything in a public bathroom! D'oh!! Coyotl Jan 2013 #171

If the faucets would put out HOT water instead of ice blocks, perhaps DebJ Jan 2013 #174

Our local public school does not ALLOW the students to wash their hands, no kidding. DebJ Jan 2013 #175

The irony is that santizer eventually kills the GOOD germs, which naturally protect you Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #181

Because 90% of those blow-dryers aren't worth shit and you doc03 Jan 2013 #177

I do. I wash my hands 10+ times daily (I have pets). But sometimes it's not worth it. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #182

i don't understand why people don't Flush JI7 Jan 2013 #188

I've trained mine to zip and unzip. rug Jan 2013 #192