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To think public teeth cleaning is gross

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CoughForWeeks · 28/09/2024 09:18

Ok so if you're on a long flight and at a transit airport maybe you have no choice except to use a bathroom with people around

BUT if you're staying in someone's house why would you walk around the living room and kitchen cleaning your teeth and trying to talk at the same time???

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ridl14 · 28/09/2024 23:15

Oh yeah I wouldn't do that. I have brushed them after a long flight in the airport toilets or in toilets in a restaurant/gym (trying to hide it) when my morning sickness was hitting badly. But I did feel very self conscious

SecondFirst · 28/09/2024 20:40

Your post is a bit confusing with regards to what you mean by public. Cleaning teeth in a public toilet where there is a row of basins and isn't queue full of people is fine but walking around someone's home or while sitting on public transport, at office desk or restaurant table is beyond gross..however some Euro cultures consider toothpick after dinner at the dinner table normal.

Fizbosshoes · 28/09/2024 20:24

I look like a rabid dog when I'm brushing my teeth, I just don't seem to be able to "contain" all the froth, inside my mouth.Blush Blush DH always laughs at me, I'd never do it in any remotely public place

mewkins · 28/09/2024 19:30

OriginalUsername2 · 28/09/2024 11:16

Horrible. I can’t stand the smell or the sight.

(This is something that seems to happens in every film too - why the teeth brushing scenes?!😩It makes me want to gag.)

Haha I thought it was just me. I absolutely hate it with two people having a conversation while brushing their teeth 🤢

Sheknowsaboutme · 28/09/2024 19:19

Gross! I hate seeing people brush their teeth. The spitting, hauk tuh sound. Makes me want to vomit. I always brush my teeth in private.

bergamotorange · 28/09/2024 19:14

I think it's fine at home, wouldn't do it at someone else's house but I'm not bothered if someone does it at mine.

A private house isn't 'public'.

Normallynumb · 28/09/2024 19:05

I don't think it's gross, but completely unnecessary.

AgnesX · 28/09/2024 14:05

Fizbosshoes · 28/09/2024 12:27

I sat next to a man on the train once who used the interdental brushes to clean his teeth ! It was not an enjoyable journey

Just seen this. Oh yuk 🤢

AgnesX · 28/09/2024 14:04

I thought you were talking about flossing on the 06.40 to Euston.

Angrymum22 · 28/09/2024 14:03

Doesn’t both me in the slightest, but then I’m a dentist🤣

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CoughForWeeks · 28/09/2024 14:02

It was brushing.

I have a friend who toothpicks at the table too.

Maybe I have gross friends?

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ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 28/09/2024 12:32

He had some of those floss picks.

Why he thought that was acceptable on the table I don’t know. No one said a thing and it wasn’t my regular place of work so I didn’t say anything either.

Fizbosshoes · 28/09/2024 12:27

I sat next to a man on the train once who used the interdental brushes to clean his teeth ! It was not an enjoyable journey

AutumnTimeForCosy24 · 28/09/2024 12:26

I wouldn't do it because I'm a dribbler.

but as long as they're not dribbling on my carpet I couldn't GAF

UnctuousUnicorns · 28/09/2024 12:22

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 28/09/2024 11:13

I've seen someone flossing on a communal table in an office after he'd eaten.

It was disgusting.

Oh, my queasy stomach. 🤢

Booksandflowers · 28/09/2024 11:34

There’s something about teeth cleaning that makes me not want to see others doing it. Can’t even bear it on tv when people are brushing teeth so no, I wouldn’t like it.

OriginalUsername2 · 28/09/2024 11:16

Horrible. I can’t stand the smell or the sight.

(This is something that seems to happens in every film too - why the teeth brushing scenes?!😩It makes me want to gag.)

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 28/09/2024 11:14

Doesn't bother me (plenty of things do!), husband can't tolerate it.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 28/09/2024 11:13

I've seen someone flossing on a communal table in an office after he'd eaten.

It was disgusting.

BoobyDazzler · 28/09/2024 11:13

In their home I wouldn’t but I probably would if I were staying in a holiday let, or camping with them.

Thankfully, I don’t think I have any friends that would give a shit.

SocksShmocks · 28/09/2024 11:13

Yes I’d find it gross. Why not stay in the bathroom to brush your teeth. It only takes a few minutes and really you need to be looking in the mirror to do it properly.

DillDanding · 28/09/2024 11:11

I think it’s gross. But I can beat that. we have a friend (incredibly well to-do) who gets out a floss pick at the dinner table (at home or in a restaurant). 🤢

Phase2 · 28/09/2024 11:05

I hate it. Kids wander round the house gormlessly brushing and I send them back. House is ruined enough by their laziness without flecks of spit everywhere thanks.
As for tooth picks at tables 🤮

Didimum · 28/09/2024 11:00

That’s not public though. They’re in their house.

MimiGC · 28/09/2024 10:48

Well, some people can clean their teeth without dribbling toothpaste, but still I would never expect to see someone wander around anywhere but their own home. Personally, I dribble toothpaste every time and so I don't step two inches away from the bathroom sink .