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Disgusting things discovered on MN

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Pricklypear12 · 24/03/2021 14:34

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?

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thatsgotit · 25/03/2021 20:35

@DoTheRightThing11

I think for anyone making my mistake...the googling of the word munting was far worse than dragon butter! I'm still in shock at the depravity.
I'm desperately hoping that's made up. I just can't imagine why anyone would ever. boak
Wide · 25/03/2021 20:37

To the comments who asked me above. Yes I wash underwear with other clothes but no I would not wash them with tea towels as that goes in the kitchen with food and to dry your hands and sometimes sits on the kitchen side, if it's near food it can then go in your mouth. Same as period pants, who would want blood mixing in the same water as your tea towels.

sabrinathemiddleagewitch · 25/03/2021 20:40

@ginandbearit

Instead of wet wipes I spray febreze onto toilet paper for that fresh squeeky clean feeling..a bit of a eye opener sometimes but no wet wipes clogging the system and you have the reassurance that if you were rushed to A&E your bum would be beyond reproach .
I find zaflora works well too, plus it disinfects and they do Christmas scents for the festive arsehole.
Wide · 25/03/2021 20:42

Ooh another gross one which i will probably be eye rolled at is wiping the bin with your washing up sponge, not ok

LovelyIssues · 25/03/2021 20:44

Mumsnetters are extremely precious Shock

Sunrainsnow · 25/03/2021 20:46

I once watched one of DHs friends share a chicken drumstick with his dog. As in he took a bite, dog took a bite, he took a bite. Makes me want to vomit just thinking about it.

While I have never/ would never suck my babies snot, realistically you tend to catch whatever they have anyway so I guess it wouldn't really make a difference.

inappropriateraspberry · 25/03/2021 20:46

Does anyone else use a face wipe, then use it to give the sink a once over?

Scubadivinginabox · 25/03/2021 20:51

Yep my husband used to suck the snot out of our baby's nose, no thingy. She couldn't breathe very well and it really helped her. I saw it as pretty heroic actually. She was just a baby and it was an act of love.

melononapear · 25/03/2021 20:53

@WiganNorthWest I remember an episode of Mythbusters that was to do with poo particles spraying out of toilets upon flushing.

They confirmed that this is true. However they went one step further and also tested a 'control' toothbrush that was taken out of a sealed package and kept in a room at the other end of the corridor, for comparison purposes.

When they tested it, it also had faecal bacteria on it 😂 So it appears no matter now clean you are, you just can't avoid all germs, it's a part of life!

Standrewsschool · 25/03/2021 20:53

@inappropriateraspberry

That reminds me. Flannels. No-one, apart from my parents probably, uses them nowadays, but we all used to use the same flannel growing up.

Silenceisgolden20 · 25/03/2021 20:56

@Clymene

I'd rather eat food at a house where everything goes in the dishwasher - whatever it is - than a house where people do horrid washing up by hand. That's disgusting.

I don't give a shiny shit how much other people wash or how often they wash their clothes. It's nothing to do with me unless I'm going to have sex with them

What if you don't have a dishwasher???

There are some crazy opinions on here

Wide · 25/03/2021 20:58

Does anyone else use a face wipe, then use it to give the sink a once over?

Omg that is really bad, eye juice all on the wipe then rubbing it where your plates go that you eat off eww

Fembot123 · 25/03/2021 20:59

@Wide

Does anyone else use a face wipe, then use it to give the sink a once over?

Omg that is really bad, eye juice all on the wipe then rubbing it where your plates go that you eat off eww

Isn’t that a reference to the bathroom sink? I’m sure not many people take makeup off in the kitchen
Letsallscreamatthesistene · 25/03/2021 21:04

[quote Standrewsschool]@inappropriateraspberry

That reminds me. Flannels. No-one, apart from my parents probably, uses them nowadays, but we all used to use the same flannel growing up.[/quote]
I use a flannel for my face still.

I also wash the cats bowl in the dishwasher. Its hotter in there, more germs are killed. I think its grim to wash them up in the sink, then just rinse and leave the dishcloth.

Wide · 25/03/2021 21:04

@fembot123 yes I didn't know how to highlight it. I don't know if they were joking it's that bad haha

Wide · 25/03/2021 21:05

@fembot123 ohhh my mistake the bathroom sink, I was gonna say!!!!

Flowers24 · 25/03/2021 21:07

The comment about the dishwasher - we dont have one so have to wash up by hand !

Flowers24 · 25/03/2021 21:07

@Scubadivinginabox

Yep my husband used to suck the snot out of our baby's nose, no thingy. She couldn't breathe very well and it really helped her. I saw it as pretty heroic actually. She was just a baby and it was an act of love.
omg feel physically sick !
Fembot123 · 25/03/2021 21:14

@Scubadivinginabox, The dad does that for the baby in Angela’s Ashes and saves her life.

Arrowheart · 25/03/2021 21:19

How some people on this thread manage to function day to day with such a cleanliness obsession is baffling.

lifeinlimbo2020 · 25/03/2021 21:23

@WiganNorthWest I thought the same. Literally nothing touches anything and I do every time if I'm not at home because of other peoples germs but at home 🤷🏻‍♀️

Febo24 · 25/03/2021 21:23

@Arrowheart

How some people on this thread manage to function day to day with such a cleanliness obsession is baffling.
This is why everyone's so frazzled.
Clymene · 25/03/2021 21:32

@Flowers24

The comment about the dishwasher - we dont have one so have to wash up by hand !
In my experience, stuff that has been washed up by hand is way more minging that my plates that have been in the dishwasher with my dog's bowl.

I do accept that I'm a bit weird about hand washed plates though. I think was traumatised by my friend's house where everything was a bit grubby.

I grew up with a dishwasher and I'm in my 50s. To me they're like washing machines.

DebHagland · 25/03/2021 21:33

I had a friend who had unwelcome visits from so called "friends" every Sunday the couple would invite themselves to Sunday dinner, they finally found a way to get rid of their un-invited dinner guests.
At the end of the meal my friend called the dog over and got the dog to lick all the plates and cutlery, she then put everything back into the kitchen cupboards explaining how convenient it was to save on washing up, the un-invited guests left in a hurry and she has never seen them since. (When they left everything was retrieved and put in the dishwasher).

fizbosshoes · 25/03/2021 21:42

I use a menstrual cup similar to a mooncup. There is nothing remotely nice about periods so I cant understand why that is infinitely more gross than the other "collection/disposal" methods?

But I've already established myself as a dirty scumbag in MN terms

  • we have an ensuite and it is used by any family member to do anything appropriate in a toilet.
  • I dont wash towels or bedding daily
  • I dont always wash bubbles off washing up
  • I wouldnt be offended by someone brushing their teeth (one MN was appalled by her DH brushing his teeth in their ensuite - I'm not sure where he was meant to do such a thing!Confused)
  • the cats sleep on any bed they wish