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To think this is disgusting?

94 replies

Iwasjustabouttosaythat · 03/09/2016 21:04

BIL visits. BIL gets toothbrush from bathroom and wanders around living room brushing teeth. BIL then goes over to kitchen sink to spit/rinse mouth. It's open plan so we get to see him spitting in our kitchen sink.

AIBU to think you just wouldn't do this in someone else's home?

OP posts:
PacificOcean · 03/09/2016 21:06

Meh. Not a massive issue IMO.

Ginmakesitallok · 03/09/2016 21:06

Did he rinse the sink afterwards?

HeCantBeSerious · 03/09/2016 21:06

I wouldn't do it myself but it's certainly not "disgusting".

normastits5 · 03/09/2016 21:06

Barf!!! I would absolutely flip , yuk yuk yuk

MothersGrim · 03/09/2016 21:07

That is disgusting, yanbu!!

sonlypuppyfat · 03/09/2016 21:07

I wouldn't find it an issue

Ebb · 03/09/2016 21:07

He got one of your toothbrushes? Shock Yanbu. That is grim.

Spiderpigspiderpig · 03/09/2016 21:08

Yanbu

VeryBitchyRestingFace · 03/09/2016 21:08

Unless he spat all over your dishes, I would not turn a hair at that.

Haggisfish · 03/09/2016 21:08

What do you do in the bathroom sink that makes it not bleuch?! Confused

FoxSticks · 03/09/2016 21:08

I'd be a bit cross and I always thought I had low standards compared to most on mn!

nibblingfingernails · 03/09/2016 21:09

He took one of your toothbrushes? Bleurgh!!

panad317 · 03/09/2016 21:09

Who's toothbrush?!!

AntiHop · 03/09/2016 21:10

Yuk!

WatchingFromTheWings · 03/09/2016 21:10

If he's visiting....then who's brush did he get from the bathroom?!?!Hmm

VeryBitchyRestingFace · 03/09/2016 21:10

If it's an already used toothbrush belonging to one of your family, I'd baulk a bit at that.

But the kitchen sink thing, I'm easy.

44PumpLane · 03/09/2016 21:11

Seriously people find this gross? My eyes have been opened!

I clean the dogs bowl in the kitchen sink, pour tuna juice down the kitchen sink, pour off milk down the kitchen sink...... I so wouldn't be bothered by someone spitting (in a controlled manner) toothpaste down the kitchen sink as long as they rinsed!

However I shall definitely never do this at anyone else's house now I know there are people who find it gross!

DropZoneOne · 03/09/2016 21:12

Why the need to walk around, brushing takes 2 minutes, just stay in the bathroom and use the sink in there. I'd find it bleurgh too.

Tiptoethr0ughthetulips · 03/09/2016 21:12

As long as it's his tooth brush it wouldn't bother me.

panad317 · 03/09/2016 21:14

44PumpLane would you use your BIL's toothbrush?! If I understood correctly he's using someone else's.

BennyTheBall · 03/09/2016 21:14

I would be a bit annoyed. Why can't he do it in the bathroom?

It's weird to wander around the rest of the house brushing your teeth.

ExcuseMyEyebrows · 03/09/2016 21:15

A bit strange but he obviously feels very relaxed in your house to do something like this?

You could take it as a compliment I suppose Confused

Oldraver · 03/09/2016 21:16

I would prefer not to see people brushing their teeth. My OH walks around the downstairs (where his bathroom is) brushing his teeth and I can smell the horrible toothpaste and hear this crssh crsssh noise which irritates me, so I would prefer it to be done in the bathroom. Spitting out int he kitchen sink....not too bothered so long as it is rinsed away

AddToBasket · 03/09/2016 21:17

Honestly, I think you are unusual to care about the brushing/sink.

But no way should he help himself to your toothbrushes!

44PumpLane · 03/09/2016 21:20

Oh!! Just to clarify I completely missed that he had one of your toothbrushes!! Ok no.... That is not at all reasonable and is in fact massively grim!!!

No no no!!!! I'd have to throw that toothbrush out!!

Thanks panad I had totally missed that!

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