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?

@bushhbb
" there's no need to share water in 2021 "
Really I'm sure there are plenty of people in South Africa that would disagree
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9321_Southern_Africa_drought
And before you say but that's so far away it doesn't matter dont forget the water cycle!

@Januaryissodull

It's absolutely nothing like washing in a lake.

Clean, hot, fresh water in my bathtub is nothing remotely like going to a lake. It would be hugely inconvenient to go to a lake to wash.

There are dead skin cells and bacteria everywhere, mostly completely harmless.

Bath water isn't automatically filthy just because someone has been in it.

It might shock some of you but even in 2021 lots of people don't have showers or unlimited hot water.

When I moved into my first house which was only in around 2004, we only had a bath tub and a crappy hot water tank.

Quite awful really to call people disgusting and unhygienic for perfectly normal habits.

I literally posted in the most palatable way. I didn't accuse anyone of being unhygienic because nothing is ever 100% clean.

My point is why do it? It doesn't save money to get in after someone else. You can even turn the hose off while you lather in the shower. There is zero need to share water

I was told by a gastroenterologist that if you have hey on the tissue when you wipe, then you haven’t actually finished (unless it’s diarrhoea)

By the way this sounds like one of the most illogical things I've ever heard.

@Mannersstillcostnothing

There's no drought in London as far as I'm aware. Bit pointless to throw in cases of drought in Africa.

Plus, even in Africa people don't elect to share water beyond dire circumstances, speaking s as someone whose half west African. It's not a choice

I have never ever heard of sucking snot.

Dry wiper here 🙋‍♀️

Genuine question, if you wash, hose, bidet, splash your bum clean, how do you dry it?

A damp arse crack sounds like the pits.

My point is why do it? It doesn't save money to get in after someone else. You can even turn the hose off while you lather in the shower. There is zero need to share water

And if you don't have a shower? If you're on a meter or have a tank sharing a bath certainly could save money. It would save money and water if it saves running another bath.

Besides, necessary or not, it doesn't matter, it's not unhygienic, it's perfectly harmless.

It isn't just about bath water. People worrying about washing bedding all the time, washing towels after every use, clothing after every use when it's not even dirty.

It's mental. We should all be trying to save water.

Just thinking about the bottom flannel, as referenced in MDWAP. (If you know, you know).

I'm a dirty bitch but even I draw the line at snot sucking

No one swallows cum then? Sorry to be crude but how many of you suck dick or lick pussy?

Use thick enough wads of toilet paper and moisten it, not totally soaked.

Otherwise you’re just smearing poo round with dry paper. You use up more paper but I couldn’t bear dry wiping. Same for my family, that’s how we were brought up.

@Febo24

Dry wiper here 🙋‍♀️

Genuine question, if you wash, hose, bidet, splash your bum clean, how do you dry it?

A damp arse crack sounds like the pits.

Toilet paper

Love the idea of people not allowing their cats on the worktops - they must always lock the kitchen door when they leave

People not washing their hands after they pee at home 😳

@CleansUpPenguinPoo

Love the idea of people not allowing their cats on the worktops - they must always lock the kitchen door when they leave

I'm yet to meet a cat who does what it's asked to do.

Some people drink their own pee

I discovered on MN that some people scrap their food waste into the loo and flush it.
Yep.
I know, right?

@TryingAgain16

I've sucked snot out of lambs noses and throats. I'm still alive.

You're awesome. And gross.

@thehorsealreadybolted

Some people drink their own pee

Urophahia. certainly it’s reported the servants in the court of the Russian tsars drunk the tsars urine As there was use of hallucinagenics , that retained their psychoactive properties in urine

I mean Urophagia
Pretty common in some contexts

@stayathomer

If you pee in the shower surely some residue is left on the shower floor? Just because after I have a shower/anyone showers I have to give the shower floor a quick wipe because there's a bit of scum on it.not everything goes down the plug hole? And this is every shower we've ever had (although I'll admit we've never had a brand new shower!)

On the bath thing, people can't use the "in years gone by' thing, showers weren't commonplace then!

But the scum is solid Vs wee which is liquid so the wee gets carried away with the other water. Why do you think the other water washes away but the wee from 10 minutes ago is still sat there? Is your wee sticky?

Urine in a shower will be dispersed down the plug by detergent and hot water

Never sucked dc snot but have had snot smeared on me and been puked on so not grossed out about it. Dishwashers, imo, use hot water and soap so perfectly capable of washing a dog’s bowl and human plate. Never heard of anyone getting ill from that but would love to be educated if anyone can link evidence.

@Laytwir024

This is why other people think Brits are so disgusting!

They really do...

This thread is hilarious. How sad do you have to be to wash your towels after every use and clean your bum with wet wipes. I mean honestly, no wonder our planet is ruined.
Get a grip.
Or better still, get some help.
If you're genuinely that much of a hygiene freak to wash a towel after every use, you have a problem.