Do you know anyone who considers a wet sink ' messy ' ?

[perfumeri]

And has to wipe it dry after each use ? We are talking kitchen sink, as well as bathroom sink ?

Are you like this ?

My mother is like this and it drives me insane, as she gets mad if you haven't completely dried the sink after each use.

Of course, food in the sink is gross. A dirty sink is gross, but a sink with just some left over water drops in it ? It's a bit much, surely ?

Or is this a common thing ?

I would hardly describe drying the sink as obsessive - I mean, you have to wipe and dry the sides anyway, surely? I just do the sink at the same time, it takes seconds.

I mean, you have to wipe and dry the sides anyway, surely?

Why? What will happen to a sink with water left on it? We have soft water, no limescale issues.

Interesting that the most ardent sink-dryer is Northern Irish. So was my (unhinged) sink drying-obsessed Home Ec teacher. Perhaps they're related.

Well, I grew up in an area with limescale and water staining, which is one of the reasons why I do it. It's also automatic - spray anti-bac on the sides, spray the sink, give everything a wipe and dry it all off. It's just part of doing the dishes to me. It's no extra effort on my part.

This is Mumsnet so of course everyone should dry the sink. A damp sink? Utterly gross!

But @margotrose it is extra effort, don't pretend otherwise. Getting out the anti-bac, spraying, wiping, drying - that is effort/time. It doesn't happen itself.

By all means crack on with your sink drying/cleaning if you like, no skin off anyone's nose. But don't kid on it's "no effort" when it clearly is more effort than not doing it.

But I get the anti-bac out and wipe the sides anyway - so how is it an extra effort to do the sink at the same time?

I mean, of course it's more effort than not cleaning the sides but I was working on the assumption that everyone cleans the sides after preparing food and washing up, lol.