To expect guests to wash their hands on arrival?

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Am I being unreasonable in thinking people should wash their hands when coming from outside to your house?
Would you ask kids who come to yours for a playdate to wash their hands?
Would you ask adults?

Wouldn't even occur to me tbh.

No, you’re being bit weird there, OP.

No. I think only a person with a very disordered view on hygiene would demand this.

Children probably yes, if they're going to play with toys, have a drink and a snack

Adults, no.

If kids are over for a play date, I would ask them to wash hands before food. That's it.

That's a very weird thing to do.

I always wash my hands if I’ve arrived on public transport which can be a bit grotty, but not if I’ve driven or walked. Life is dirty, at some point you just have to let it go.

Kids should wash hands before eating. Adults can decide for themselves if they want to lick their hands clean.

That's weird and rude in my book

No. It's weird

Nope, very weird.

Wierd to ask adults this... ans would only expect kids to wash hands before eating or if they are obviously dirty perhaps

Would never occur to me, unless they were holding a dog poo bag or something!

Erm.... Nope

Do you usually have germ anxiety OP?

We wash out hands on entering if we've been to the park or supermarket etc as do my parents so I guess I got it from them.

Adults I would never ask. Children I'd normally do some snacks when they come in so would for that but wouldn't just for entering the house unless obviously mucky.

I would wash my hands if I'd been travelling on public transport but not if I'd just been in the car ( unless I was visiting a newborn baby... more out if consideration for anxious mums rather than thinking that I could "give" them anything)

The world has gone mad

I honestly think I'd turn on my heel and wish you good day if you asked me to do that. The inference is that I am a dirty cow and how dare I bring germs into your home.
It is a bit OTT, do you steam clean your mail that the dirty postman/woman has just dropped in your letterbox, having opened all the letterboxes on the road, and what about the delivery of goods and so on. Honestly, exposure to germs is good for us.

I wash my own hands when I get home, but I have an impaired immune system which is very well proven problem. I don't have visitors very often because of the immune system problem and for some reason, having kids around isn't really a problem.

I don't expect this of guests, nor do I wash my hands on arrival at other people's homes. I wash my hands after going to the loo and before cooking but that's about it. I very rarely catch viruses so this approach works for me.

No I find that very strange.

I'd expect adults to be able to take responsibility for their own hand hygiene.

If young children come over, if they have been playing in mud or dirt, I'd tell them to wash hands before we eat

Nope.
certainly not adults
Kids if they’ve been out playing in the mud, maybe.
I’d find it decidedly odd if someone asked me to wash the minute I stepped through the door. Unless they’re severely immunocompromised.

Literally no one I know does this.

Very odd, so yes you are

This is what Covid has done to the world - made the insane seem ok.

I would never ask any guest, child or adult, to wash their hands.

I would never ask an adult to wash their hands! This is nuts