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To ask you what silly things really gross you out?!

146 replies

MostlyAmbridgeandcoffee · 12/08/2019 21:54

Mine is the gross water that accumulates in the toothbrush holder - yuck yuck yuck!!!!!!!

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cheeseandbiscuitss · 12/08/2019 23:40

Ketchup water- yes that is grim!

As is squashy tasting water in a squash bottle.

I once ordered a salad in a deli and watched the lady lick her fingers (she also had no teeth) to tear off the order. She then used said finger to grab the spoon to put salad in a bowl. I had to apologise and say I'd changed my mind and walked back out.

I feel a bit ill now

PennyPitStop19 · 12/08/2019 23:40

People filing their nails within breathing distance of me I,e on the tube.

NapsAndTea · 12/08/2019 23:40

Kids with wobbly teeth - especially ones that are barely hanging on! Ironic as I was always that child who would make a point of wobbling them and they'd hang for weeks 🤢

cheeseandbiscuitss · 12/08/2019 23:41

And raw chicken! It makes my skin itch. I tend to buy pre cut now

OrangeSwoosh · 12/08/2019 23:42

Banana veins

Congealed ketchup (or any other kind of saucy condiment)

Sharing a glass/bottle

Dishwasher tablets (I had a very realistic dream once where I ate one (lemon flavour...). Haven't been able to touch one since! I carefully simultaneously unwrap and drop into the compartment untouched.

CookieWarbler · 12/08/2019 23:44

Having to use the toilets halfway through a swim. I hate being wet and barefoot in a public toilet and then sitting on the seat and slipping around because you're wet - plus the wee feels inexplicably warm! Yuck 🤢

JesusHRooseveltChrist · 12/08/2019 23:50

Soggy food that has gathered in the plug hole of the sink because DP hasn't bothered to scrape his plate before putting it in the sink.

And yes Sharona! I forgot how much I hated those woollen school jumpers. I'm actually clenching my arse now at the memory.

Mummoomoocow · 12/08/2019 23:50

Mopping a floor, but there’s still dust. The fuck does it change element for?!

OrangeSwoosh · 12/08/2019 23:50

Ooh another one. Dirty lunch boxes. No idea why, they just creep me out!

TooManyPaws · 13/08/2019 00:00

Actually, I think I must have a stronger stomach than I thought. Plenty of things that I don't like but the only thing that actually makes me heave is someone else being sick. I'm reading this thread and thinking 'don't like but get on with it', 'not keen but ok', etc.

shas19 · 13/08/2019 00:01

Wet feet in sandals🤒
The feel of cornstarch!
Feel of frozen food🤒🤒
Loads of little holes all together is a fucking nightmare!!!!!
When a fly buzzes near your ear
I think I could go on forever

newrubylane · 13/08/2019 00:02

Touching wet tissue, like toilet paper or kitchen towel. Anything papery and thinner than a paper towel.

Greensleeves · 13/08/2019 00:03

Walking past the dog bins in the park. I've built it up almost into a phobia, I dread it for ages beforehand and I try to hold my breath, and if I catch a whiff I almost puke. I'm determined not to let it get to the point where I avoid the (lovely) park altogether, but it really turns my stomach.

cheeseislife8 · 13/08/2019 00:07

Used tissues or napkins just left on surfaces or in sleeves. Vom!

katy1111 · 13/08/2019 00:08

Egg shells, especially if it's a tiny piece in cooked eggs. Can't face touching the rest after that.

Hair in food.

Sleep in corners of people's eyes.

The sound of nails scraping against fabric.

The sound of metal cutlery scraping plates when people are eating.

Sunbeam18 · 13/08/2019 00:09

Cushions and throws on hotel beds

Sunbeam18 · 13/08/2019 00:12

When people have hair sticking up at the back - like they slept on it and haven't washed their hair that morning. YUCK

WarmSausageTea · 13/08/2019 00:16

The smell of mince cooking.
The sound of polystyrene when you touch it, also the feel of cheap velour.
Seeing one lone long fingernail on a man’s hand makes my stomach lurch.
Even the thought of biting wool.

anitagreen · 13/08/2019 00:20

Black toilet seats I can't do it I'd rather wee myself, they scare me so much I remember going to my nans caravan every weekend and the toilet block was all black toilets and I think I used them twice in like 14 years Shock
Even now if I need the toilet I have to ask someone what colour the seat is my friends think it's funny but it's honestly not, if I even go in b&q and see one just there I can't cope

SweetMelodies · 13/08/2019 00:24

Plastered floating about in swimming pools Envy

SweetMelodies · 13/08/2019 00:24

Plasters even

anitagreen · 13/08/2019 00:25

Another few
Grated old cheese
Tins in fridges
Random hairs
The look of salad cream Envy

NotTheMrMenAgain · 13/08/2019 00:27

Monkeys, especially chimpanzees (shudder)

Thegreymethod · 13/08/2019 00:45

When you crack an egg and it's got a double yolk 🤮 It really gives me the creeps
People walking around bare foot.... especially outside on concrete 🤮
Mouldy bread actually brings tears to my eyes it makes me feel so sick, if a loaf is more than a day old I spend forever examining it before using it.

ZazieTheCat · 13/08/2019 00:47

Dimpled end of a peeled banana.

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