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Name something unhygienic/disgusting but people do it

334 replies

stoow · 02/07/2025 06:43

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

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Katemax82 · 02/07/2025 06:57

TheChosenTwo · 02/07/2025 06:48

Picking their nose and eating it 😭
I do pick my nose sometimes if it feels like there’s something in it but at the traffic lights on my way to work recently I saw a woman pick her nose and eat the contents. I was so shocked - I couldn’t look away even though I was repulsed! Do other adults pick their noses and eat it? I’ve worked with kids, I’ve seen this happen before but never seen an adult do it 😱

You probably saw me

InMyOpenOnion · 02/07/2025 06:56

Sitting on the train sniffing for ages and not blowing their nose so we can all hear them sucking up their snot the entire journey.

sandgrown · 02/07/2025 06:54

Letting dogs sleep on/in the bed

WhyWouldAnyone · 02/07/2025 06:53

X second rule (people make up the number of seconds becasue it's utter rubbish).

REDB99 · 02/07/2025 06:51

Not washing hands: after the loo, before eating, before cooking etc

Not putting the lid down to flush the loo, it’s really gross not to.

Not washing outerwear - coats, gloves, scarfs, hats etc the smell when some people walk into a cafe or shop with their smelt slightly damp outer garments is horrible. Just wash them!

Shoes in the house and on soft furnishings.

Eating food that has dropped on the floor.

Sharing drinks.

K0OLA1D · 02/07/2025 06:49

-Wearing outdoor shoes inside.
-Using the absolutely manky sponge at work instead of putting things in the dishwasher and then leaving the manky 'washed' dishes on the equally manky drainer without wiping them.

TheChosenTwo · 02/07/2025 06:48

Picking their nose and eating it 😭
I do pick my nose sometimes if it feels like there’s something in it but at the traffic lights on my way to work recently I saw a woman pick her nose and eat the contents. I was so shocked - I couldn’t look away even though I was repulsed! Do other adults pick their noses and eat it? I’ve worked with kids, I’ve seen this happen before but never seen an adult do it 😱

PersephoneParlormaid · 02/07/2025 06:45

Not putting the lid down on the loo.
Not washing hands after the loo.
Spitting.
Clearing the throat and spitting it out.
Coughing without making any effort to cover their mouth.
Vaping/smoking.

EleanorReally · 02/07/2025 06:44

dont wash their hands before eating
share food,
dont wash their hands after sneezing.