To expect guests to wash their hands on arrival?

I remember a primary school friend's mum asking me to do this when I went round for tea (as we called it then, it's a playdate these days!). I was amazed but complied; clearly it was normal for her own children who didn't need to be told.
I do wash hands before touching a very young baby and I insisted on my toddler son washing hands on arriving home until his baby sister was 3ish months old. But now, nah, it's all good immunity building. I wouldn't ask my children to wash hands before eating unless they're visibly dirty either.

If visiting someone immunocompromised or before handling a new born baby, then it would be reasonable to ask but a normal visit, no, it would imply you think the visitor is dirty.

I'd never expect it of guests unless they were about to help me bake or something. If I had a newborn who they were coming to visit I'd hope they'd wash their hands.

I do it myself whenever I come home. I sometimes ask friends if I can at their house or will nip to the loo in a coffee shop etc to wash my hands before eating or specifically if they have a baby who I'm likely to hold at some point. I am meticulous with hygiene though and tend to overthink things.

I've voted YABU. Simply because, although it's good hygiene, it's not a common social convention.

My DH and his family do this and I find it weird. I remember once I came back from work and my MIL had my baby and wouldn't let me hold her until I washed my hands.
I understand why people do it, but I think it's a bit odd to expect everyone to do the same.

Nope

Frequent handwashing and sanitising of hands, yes. Asking people to wash their hands specifically when they cross your threshold, no. What next? Standing over them making sure they wash long enough in hot enough water? Making sure they use a nail brush? Lining them up for inspection afterwards?

I actually do wash my own hands whenever I get home. I've never thought to expect it of others.

Unless you have a significantly immunosuppressed person in your household - maybe having chemo or something - yes, it would be weird and rude to ask people to wash their hands when they came into your house.

Germ phobia, OP?

No, it would never occur to me. Adults can be left in charge of their own hygiene.

I'd be pretty insulted to be asked to wash my hands on arrival at someone's house tbh.

That is a very odd and OTT request, I thought you were going to say you had a newborn and wanted people to wash hands before handling her. I am 57 and have never, even as a child, been asked to wash my hands before coming into a house. Is this a hangover from Covid?

No. And whether they expressed it or not, I think a lot of people would be offended and think you were very, very strange (and possibly ill) to make such a request. Unless there is some backstory about you or a family member being immunocompromised.

The braver amongst your visitors might even turn on their heels (that's if you let them keep their shoes on in your home).

This is weird. Also a bit surprised by how many PP wash hands after public transport. There are germs in the world - it’s not healthy to live in a sterile bubble.

I’d do this if asked, but I wouldn’t want to come back to visit again!

That sounds unhinged.

Ha ha, we were told to do this absolutely not so long ago, it helps prevent viral infection. Hmmm, a lot of friends and family are currently bunged up with some kind of lurgy Atm, maybe because it's gone back to being weird to ask folks to do this as routine lol.

Yeah. that's OTT.

Shoes off, fine. Washing hands before entering? nah.

I would never ask an adult to wash their hands! This is nuts

This is what Covid has done to the world - made the insane seem ok.

I would never ask any guest, child or adult, to wash their hands.

Very odd, so yes you are

Literally no one I know does this.

Nope.
certainly not adults
Kids if they’ve been out playing in the mud, maybe.
I’d find it decidedly odd if someone asked me to wash the minute I stepped through the door. Unless they’re severely immunocompromised.

No I find that very strange.

I'd expect adults to be able to take responsibility for their own hand hygiene.

If young children come over, if they have been playing in mud or dirt, I'd tell them to wash hands before we eat

I don't expect this of guests, nor do I wash my hands on arrival at other people's homes. I wash my hands after going to the loo and before cooking but that's about it. I very rarely catch viruses so this approach works for me.

I wash my own hands when I get home, but I have an impaired immune system which is very well proven problem. I don't have visitors very often because of the immune system problem and for some reason, having kids around isn't really a problem.

I honestly think I'd turn on my heel and wish you good day if you asked me to do that. The inference is that I am a dirty cow and how dare I bring germs into your home.
It is a bit OTT, do you steam clean your mail that the dirty postman/woman has just dropped in your letterbox, having opened all the letterboxes on the road, and what about the delivery of goods and so on. Honestly, exposure to germs is good for us.

The world has gone mad