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?

I'm off to play with my son in the local stream (one mile from its source) imagine, untreated water. How will we live through it.

For crying out loud B33 - fish do sex in there!

Yeah if you need to wash your towel after every use then your bathing technique is clearly lacking

The snot sucking thing grosses me out but objectively that's cultural.

Did people see that film, Babies, about the four babies growing up in different places. The mother cleaned the baby in the desert by licking him, and spitting. Not MN approved. I bet they dry wipe too.

The dog dish in the dishwasher objection is bizarre. You aren't even supposed to put wood things in there because they dissolve. The worry with dog mouths is worms and they are not living through a dishwasher cycle.

[quote SchadenfreudePersonified]I'm off to play with my son in the local stream (one mile from its source) imagine, untreated water. How will we live through it.

For crying out loud B33 - fish do sex in there!

@Iminaglasscaseofemotion

I also pee in the shower, EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Glad to hear it. Me too. Saves on loo roll!

Another tip for dry wipers. ,-. If you reach round and pull your butt cheeks apart it's much easier to clean up,as the poo shoots out without messing up said cheeks

Therefore bumhole just needs wiped.

Oh and you can flush Andrew bum wet eipes

@Chanjer

Yeah if you need to wash your towel after every use then your bathing technique is clearly lacking

Like people who don't rinse after a bath. Not surprised they feel the need to wash the towel.

What is the point of having a shower, after a bath????

I mean....look at the size of that dong!

No wonder the water is so salty

not having a quick shower after a bath

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.

I love these threads. It's like hygiene bingo - I tick almost every box and yet I'm rarely ill, so presumably not covered in dangerous germs. Have to confess I've never sucked snot out of anyone's nose or let animals lick my face, but I really see no problem with dogs licking plates, putting their bowls in the dishwasher, using the same towels for a week (because I'm clean when I use them), using toilet paper (my dad used to use newspaper), wearing the same clothes for a few days, and I shared bathwater for many years - when I was child we used to go one after the other, then when I shared a house with friends we did the same, have also done it with dh and my kids.

You don't need to sterilise yourself to be clean - water and soap are good enough for most things. I wonder how some of you manage to ever leave the bathroom.

@Janaih

Whats wrong with putting animal food bowls in the dishwasher? It sterilises everything in it.

No dishwashers do not sterlise things!

Some of you on here sound really quite mad.

Presumably everybody freaking out about bathwater and bedsheets and towels isn't having sex or...THE HORROR...oral sex!

Sootikins

Out of curiosity, what do people do with knifes and boards used to cut raw chicken, for example? Dip them in bleach, then boil and rinse with alcohol? Or is the dishwasher ok?

I don't know what people are eating to where they have shit smeared on their arses everytime they go??!!

When it comes out, most of the time the loo paper doesn't have any brown on it afterwards.

Diarrhea, that's a different story.

I've sucked the snot out of DC with one of those bulb things but I wouldn't do it with my mouth.

I think I'm most grossed out by food hygiene. Leaving food out all night and eating it the next day.

Putting a raw chicken in a dirty sink to thaw.

Kitchen at work where 50 people are using the same sponge and dish towel for weeks.

Them: you really let your dog sleep in your bed??
My dog:

@vodkaredbullgirl

Both if they misbehave lol

🤣🤣🤣

@Pricklypear12

By sharing bath water I mean people going in one after the other, not at the same time. I think getting in the bath together to have a fun splash about with young kids or a romantic soak with OH is fine. It's more when the same bath water is used to "clean" several people.

What exactly do you think the water does to your body if you're sharing the tub for a 'fun splash' or 'romantic soak' when compared to when you're in it alone and then someone else gets in?

I don't have baths I don't wash at all because I don't understand the appeal of sitting in my own soup, but the "this is ok, but that isn't" there reeks of cognitive dissonance.

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.

@Frogartist you can get dishwashers that sterilise the dishes. You can get dishwasher tablets that sterilise. Even normal dishwashers sanitise well over 99% of the bacteria

I don't understand people washing a towel after one use. That is such a waste of energy and resources and the towel would still be clean... Bizarre.

Do people not understand how enzymes work?!

Hooooow do you wet the tissue if you're in a communal bathroom facility where the sinks are separate from the stool? Waddle out mid wipe with your trousers around your legs? Be prepared by wetting tissue beforehand? What if you've misjudged and need more than you bargained for? Would you lower yourself to dry wipe to finish? So many questions.

Our dog sleeps in our bed, licks our face and our plates. Her bowls and ours go in the dishwasher.
We don't wash towels after one use. We not only occasionally share bath water but sometimes towels too. We don't share the bath water if my son has pooed in it.
Towels go in with pants and whatever else is lying around with a dose of napisan, life is too short.
Leggings can definitely be worn for more than one day provided you've had pants on (which cannot be worn for more than one day) and you've not been to a magic Mike show.
My DS and I play in muddy puddles, sand, water; his ethos is the muddier the better. That's what soap is for.
We're all pretty healthy and have a robust immune system, the only time DH or I have been to the drs in the last 10 years is during my pregnancy.
I only change our bedding every fortnight

If this is unhygienic then I'm ok with it

@Meowchickameowmeow

Sucking snot out of a baby's nose ...and I'm out. That is beyond disgusting.

But with a special snot sucker tool...

No one uses their mouth, do they?

"Sucking snot out of a baby's nose"

I thought you had to but with those little sucky things because they can't clear their own nose?

If your doing it with ya mouth that is 🤢🤮

Dammit. Another —ancient— MNer drawn in by the lure of dragon butter (DO. NOT. GOOGLE. IT) and munting.

Meanwhile:
Shared baths: yes
Dry wipe (new to me): yes
Snot suck: sadly, yes
Occasionally left sheets and towels for over a week: who hasn’t?
Dog licks plates: not intentionally, but our pre-wash has been known to get his head into the dishwasher
Dog bowls in dishwasher: no, because I wash them up manually every night so they are clean for the next day
Pulling up my big girl judgey pants on the rest of you? Hell yeah!

As you were