Disgusting things discovered on MN

[Pricklypear12]

During my time on MN I have read about some disgusting/unhygienic things that people do on a regular basis.

Examples are:
Letting dogs lick human plates
Washing dog bowls in dishwasher with regular dishes
Sharing bath water (seen this one today!)
Sucking snot out of a baby's nose (I somewhat get it but really think I could never)

What are some vile things you've read about on MN that are seemingly normal to those that post about them?

What's wrong with sharing the bath with someone or jumping in after the kids have been in? I do it all the time and wonder of wondrs I'm still alive!

The people who find this odd are the same ones who were probably on the thead here a few weeks about washing your hands after peeing in the middle of the night. The same ones who are always in the dermatology clinic with their kids with rampant eczema.

DH and I have shared a bath together every weekend since we met 25 years ago.

It's a nice thing to do and saves on water.

Exactly!

According to this list I am very disgusting 😬
My dog (and cat at times) regularly lick the plate when I allow them too. I also wash the pet bowls by hand in the same sink as the rest of the washing up (too poor for a dishwasher lol)
I often used to share bath water as a kid so I dont see this as an issue either.

I wouldn't suck snot out of a babies nose though I do draw the line there 🤣

I don’t have a dog, but dcat sometimes eats something like chicken skin off my plate.
Don’t have a dishwasher either, so wash her bowls by hand, I just make sure they’re the last thing I wash before emptying the water.
I might pee in the shower
Towels changed weekly, aim for fortnightly with bedding, but it sometimes stretches longer (I’m not sweaty though, or sexually active, and only share the bed with said dcat..)
I’ve never sucked snot though!

There are plenty of countries (South America and the Greek Islands spring to mind) where the plumbing can't cope with even toilet paper so, shock horror, loo roll goes in a bin next to the toilet (and no it is not emptied every time someone uses the loo). And yes it is dry loo roll in there and no there aren't necessarily bidets. So not sure where this idea much of the rest of the world is disgusted by British dry wiping come from. Some cultures sure but not much of the world.

millpond have you been to India or a muslim country? In even the most basic lavs there is always a bucket of water and a can or a jug to wash your arse with after a shit and then you wash your hands.

In much of the far east lavs have a little shower or water pipe built in next to the bog that you can turn the tap and it will spurt water with which to wash your arse, you use your left hand to agitate the water and then you wash your hands.

After a year in India I became disgusted by using paper and 30 years later I still wash after a shit.

My arse my choice, but I suspect mine is cleaner than any of the paper users here.

Baths are minging whether you're the first or last one to use the water.

/half joking

For everyone saying Sootikins, I'm fairly surely sure I read (on MN) that they are a myth!

@BrintIg

"I mean, I would share bath water if I lived in a flat in the 70's- with an unlagged "hot" water cylinder the size of a thimble that would grudgingly supply a 3 1/2 inch deep bath before running cold.

But I don't. I live in the 2020s with as much hot water as my heart desires. Based on that fact, I would prefer to bathe in clean water (which is why I just shower anyway)."

Well no, now we have central heating and instant hot water I wouldn't either- but it wasn't "disgusting " or dirty or revolting.

@terrywynne

There are plenty of countries (South America and the Greek Islands spring to mind) where the plumbing can't cope with even toilet paper so, shock horror, loo roll goes in a bin next to the toilet (and no it is not emptied every time someone uses the loo). And yes it is dry loo roll in there and no there aren't necessarily bidets. So not sure where this idea much of the rest of the world is disgusted by British dry wiping come from. Some cultures sure but not much of the world.

In my experience in South America (not exhaustive but more than one country), the countries where toilet paper can't be flushed all had bidets or hoses attached to the cistern for washing.

@FTEngineerM

Let me guess you also don’t pee in the shower, change your bedding every 4 seconds and change the sponge twice whilst washing up.

I saw an appeal from a lady scientist in the desert who was talking about water wastage, who urged everyone to pee in the shower to save litres of water on a flush - have done so ever since

@Chanjer

What's dry wiping?

Much of the rest of the world washes their bum after a shit, rather than just wiping with toilet paper

but do they?

even in places like France that are famous for the Bidet I have on all my holidays there never encountered one - not in any hotel, bar, resteraunt, museum, swimming baths or other attraction but they ALL had standard toilet paper... as did africa, eastern europe and everywhere else I have been, I have been informed by friends as far reaching as Australia and the USA that its common to wipe your arse there too.

@Brintlg it is a while since I was there so I don't remember every toilet (!) but they certainly didn't have them everywhere. I suspect it varied by country and/or class of establishment. Or it has improved since I was there.

Then again there was the memorable hotel where the toilet was so close to the shower (No cubicle/bath/step up to shower) you could have showered on the toilet. Not sure if MN would deem this could because not dry wiping, or bad because peeing in shower

@Lweji

Do people really shower after a bath? I mean what is the point of that? You've literally just dunked yourself in warm water and presumably used soap too.

Yes, but some dirt and soap will cling to your skin. A quick rinse in the shower should remove any last remains of dirt and soap.

It is amazing how so many Brits do not seem to have grasped the concept of rinsing.

Unless you're a coal miner or wear full body make up it doesn't really matter. I can't imagine why anyone cares whether they've got a few molecules of soap or grime left on their body. I don't understand why non-Brits (is it Americans? I don't know) are so obsessed with rinsing. The amount of soap that dissolves in a bath of water is minimal. What harm is it going to do?

Just to really disgust you Lweji, I wash my hair in the bath and rinse it in the bathwater. Then i put conditioner on and rinse that off in the same water!!

No dishwasher is like an autoclave though, surely? Not that I feel I need that, but people seem to use the word sterlise to mean "very clean ", when it actually means something different.

Exactly. Dishwashers might have 'sanitise' cycles, but that doesn't mean they sterilise things. You'd probably need an in house autoclave for that

Some cultures sure but not much of the world.

Okay approx a couple of billion people, perhaps more. I'll be more clear next time

@Quaversplease

My dog doesn't lick my plates but what is the problem with putting her bowls in the dishwasher? Everything gets blasted with hot water and detergent.

Exactly.

@Mxflamingnoravera

my arse my choice

Just to really disgust you Lweji, I wash my hair in the bath and rinse it in the bathwater. Then i put conditioner on and rinse that off in the same water!!

I don't get disgusted by that, but I don't see the point of keeping dirt and shampoo in hair after supposedly being washed. If you are going to wash it, might as well wash it properly.

When I saw the title to this thread I thought OP must have just discovered Sporner corner ...

@ ViciousJackdaw
Sootikins? How dare you!
Do NOT repeat DO NOT google Sootikins. When I googled it I thought it must be made up because it was so nasty.

This thread is hilarious. Unnecessarily high levels of hygiene contribute directly to the increase in allergies/lack of immunity we have in western society. Let your kids play in the dirt, don't wash things until they're dirty/sweaty, calm down about bacteria. We all need to be exposed to microbes to develop resistance to them. This is not to downplay the importance of measures to protect oneself from COVID, but the long term damaging effects of COVID won't simply be directly from the virus itself, but the weakening of our immune systems through incessant hand washing, use of antibacterial solutions and lack of human contact.

I suspect it varied by country and/or class of establishment

Even in places like France that are famous for the Bidet I have on all my holidays there never encountered one - not in any hotel, bar, resteraunt, museum, swimming baths or other attraction but they ALL had standard toilet paper

Well, even with a bidet or hose you still need some paper. It's not one or the other, usually!

But anyway, public toilets in museums, restaurants etc. don't really have them for various reasons – there would be a lack of space / lack of privacy / too messy / whatever. For example though, I live in a country where 99.9% of homes have a bidet or hose. I can't think of anyone I know who doesn't. But I don't see them in any of the aforementioned establishments.

Hotels do though.

I honestly have never heard of anyone using anything wet to clean their backside after going to the loo - that is what loo paper is for! And why would anyone want to urinate in the shower, surely people go before getting in the shower?