Name something unhygienic/disgusting but people do it

stoow · 2025-07-02T05:43:11+00:00

I start off: . Holding money their mouths. It’s mainly an elderly person thing. Friends working in retail see this often. Even in mask wearing days, customers lowered masks to do this, yet denied it. . Going to the toilet and not flushing . Washing chicken out. People don’t realise that this can spray bacteria around. Cooking it properly will kill bacteria. . Coughing without covering mouth. Even with Covid, people are still doing this. . Not washing hands after using loo. In public toilets, I use hand sanitiser as seen people from certain cultures spit and mums letting their toddler DS to wee in the basins. . On planes, people walking barefooted especially in toilets. With the quick turnaround of planes, the staff can’t clean everywhere

Katemax82 · 15/05/2026 18:40

RaraRachael · 02/07/2025 22:00

Em no. I never have. Goodness knows how you'd do it in a public toilet.

Never rinsed dishes after they're washed - just dry them.

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So you like dish water drying on your cups and plates?

Gwenna · 15/05/2026 18:19

Abhorrentpeople · 02/07/2025 07:29

Ah, I see the "sex is disgusting" MN brigade is out early today.

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Mouths are for food though 😁

MisiSam · 01/01/2026 19:15

Mines random but in summer when there's lots of food on the table and people reach over you with their bare armpits when they are wearing dresses/vests 😂 I always have to pop my hand over my drink/plate

ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 01/01/2026 17:15

Allseeingallknowing · 01/01/2026 16:46

Washing cutlery in the sink can scratch it
I rinse plates over the edge of the bowl then wash them in hot soapy water in the bowl, changing it as necessary. If plates are put straight in the sink you end up with a greasy” soup”

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Yes. When I posted this 6 months back I was explaining why people used a washing up bowl in the UK (which others were saying was manky) as opposed to the double sinks they tend to have other places. So essentially saying the same as you.

No idea why someone would want to revisit this thread though (this is to the poster who first dug this back out). There are enough new threads where people are arguing the shoes on - shoes off, loo brushes and washing hands after the toilet. 🥱🥱

Allseeingallknowing · 01/01/2026 16:46

ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 02/07/2025 23:52

If you have a single sink and you fill it with soapy water there is nowhere to tip left over drinks or run the rinsing water, hence using the bowl for the soapy water. Perhaps other countries are more likely to have a double sink?

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Washing cutlery in the sink can scratch it
I rinse plates over the edge of the bowl then wash them in hot soapy water in the bowl, changing it as necessary. If plates are put straight in the sink you end up with a greasy” soup”

MyNattyLion · 01/01/2026 16:04

Not wearing shoes to go to the toilet on a plane!

Jane143 · 01/01/2026 16:02

SparklyGlitterballs · 02/07/2025 07:22

That's me off to hell then. My little dog won't sleep anywhere else and as I'm otherwise alone in bed, I'm happy to have him there.

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I love this x

HawkeyePierce · 09/07/2025 16:31

stoow · 02/07/2025 16:48

My friends who work in retail - their managers will back them 100% if any customer demands to speak to a manager after my friends and their colleagues refuse to take their money as been in their mouths. As well as money, customers hold coupons, lottery tickets/slips, scratchcards and receipts (if wanting a refund/exchange) - in their mouths.

Asking - are these customers that do this at your work, elderly? They are the rude ones, not the staff.

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I always find its middle age and upwards that are the rudest without a doubt. I’m a manager in a famous fast food chain, so employ lots of teenagers. They are amazingly rude to the youngsters and I always think how’d they’d react if that was their DC being abused at work.

They will always claim someone is rude, when the actual truth is they just don’t like the answer they’ve been given. Eg can I have this? No, sorry they’re out of stock. Oh my god how rude!!!

CherryAlmondLattice · 07/07/2025 12:58

Chicken is washed with water and acid (citrus juice or vinegar) in the chicken bowl. The risk of contamination is no greater than raw chicken coming into contact with any other part of my kitchen.

RaraRachael · 04/07/2025 20:45

My mother always washed a whole chicken under a running tap. When I asked her why she did it, she said it was because her mother always did the same.

It was the same with many of the daft things she did around the house.

ComtesseDeSpair · 04/07/2025 13:40

limescale · 04/07/2025 12:50

But JHound is saying she is washing it to clean it. And in the context of this thread, I don't think anyone thinks rinsing the meat as you describe is disgusting.

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Washing / cleaning meat is just a turn of phrase. People who do it, all know exactly what we mean by washing / cleaning meat - it’s that. If you’re not from a cultural background where it’s totally commonplace though, I can see how the confusion and thinking it’s done under a splashy tap / misconstruing that it’s about germphobes thinking it removes bacteria arises.

limescale · 04/07/2025 12:50

ComtesseDeSpair · 04/07/2025 12:44

As I said above, I think some people hear “washing chicken” and imagine it being held under the running tap with water splashing everywhere. When people say they wash meat, they don’t generally mean that, and they don’t believe they’re doing it to kill bacteria. They usually have a designated bowl which they use a mixture of water, lemon juice and vinegar in to rinse the meat thoroughly to remove the slimy albumen proteins and all the residual bits that don’t get cleaned off during processing, the chicken cavity, before seasoning / stuffing it. It’s no different to marinading and seasoning raw meat in a bowl or container. You practice the same kitchen hygiene as with that.

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But JHound is saying she is washing it to clean it. And in the context of this thread, I don't think anyone thinks rinsing the meat as you describe is disgusting.

ComtesseDeSpair · 04/07/2025 12:44

Loveduppenguin · 04/07/2025 12:32

@JHound…what are you washing your checking with? And what exactly are you washing off?

As I said above, I think some people hear “washing chicken” and imagine it being held under the running tap with water splashing everywhere. When people say they wash meat, they don’t generally mean that, and they don’t believe they’re doing it to kill bacteria. They usually have a designated bowl which they use a mixture of water, lemon juice and vinegar in to rinse the meat thoroughly to remove the slimy albumen proteins and all the residual bits that don’t get cleaned off during processing, the chicken cavity, before seasoning / stuffing it. It’s no different to marinading and seasoning raw meat in a bowl or container. You practice the same kitchen hygiene as with that.

Loveduppenguin · 04/07/2025 12:32

@JHound…what are you washing your checking with? And what exactly are you washing off?

limescale · 04/07/2025 11:58

JHound · 04/07/2025 11:57

To clean it.

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Cooking it gets rid of any nasties. Washing it risks distributing nasties over your kitchen. Cooking it means you don't need to worry about disinfecting.

JHound · 04/07/2025 11:57

Idontjetwashthefucker · 02/07/2025 13:37

Why do you need to wash it though?

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To clean it.

Loveduppenguin · 04/07/2025 10:29

landlordhell · 02/07/2025 17:21

Never do this. Have not got any nasty illnesses.

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good for you, as a microbiologist I just can’t do it.

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 03/07/2025 18:40

AngelinaFibres · 02/07/2025 18:25

They quite often have tassells of shit there. Klingons I believe they're called.

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This tickled me😂

Alpacahacker · 03/07/2025 14:59

The13thFairy · 03/07/2025 14:56

If there are no bins nearby, and your clothes have no pockets, what should you do with a used tissue?

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The ones I’ve seen haven’t just been temporarily carrying tissues. It’s a permanent feature of the outfit.

The13thFairy · 03/07/2025 14:56

Alpacahacker · 02/07/2025 11:02

I wouldn’t say 66 is elderly it’s the generation above you that I have generally seen as prolific tissue carriers! It’s obviously not all older people either but I’ve not seen younger people doing this at all 🤷‍♀️

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If there are no bins nearby, and your clothes have no pockets, what should you do with a used tissue?

The13thFairy · 03/07/2025 14:30

Abhorrentpeople · 02/07/2025 07:29

Ah, I see the "sex is disgusting" MN brigade is out early today.

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I'll go out on a limb here - I have an idea that may have been what's known as a 'humorous' remark.

Meanttobeworking · 03/07/2025 10:19

This thread is peak Mumsnet 😂

ladeedarrrmmy · 03/07/2025 10:17

Shoes in the house. I want to scream when people enter my house with shoes on. Or ask if they need to take them off which makes me feel awkward saying yes.

RaraRachael · 03/07/2025 10:12

I've never seen anyone going around barefoot on a plane and would be pretty annoyed if I had to put up with someone's smelly bare feet in the seat next to me.

Denimrules · 03/07/2025 09:48

Re walking around barefoot on planes. Aside even from hygiene issues, I'd be wearing my flight socks and I don't usually take my comfy trainers off either