Name something unhygienic/disgusting but people do it

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I start off:
. Holding money their mouths. It’s mainly an elderly person thing. Friends working in retail see this often. Even in mask wearing days, customers lowered masks to do this, yet denied it.
. Going to the toilet and not flushing
. Washing chicken out. People don’t realise that this can spray bacteria around. Cooking it properly will kill bacteria.
. Coughing without covering mouth. Even with Covid, people are still doing this.
. Not washing hands after using loo. In public toilets, I use hand sanitiser as seen people from certain cultures spit and mums letting their toddler DS to wee in the basins.
. On planes, people walking barefooted especially in toilets. With the quick turnaround of planes, the staff can’t clean everywhere

I stayed in a hotel for the first time in about 20 years couple of weeks ago and I took handwipes with me to wipe over the remote control especially after reading threads on here about hotel cleanliness in the rooms and what people allegedly get up to.

I also boiled the kettle three times before using it and took my own mug and spoon too. 😂

I didn’t know that about the US @mathanxiety
I’m in Ireland (Irish like you) and it drives me bonkers to see uncovered baked goods on display.
Add wasps drawn to the sugar now it’s summer to the coughs, the splutters, the dirty hand and the flies !!!
I just don’t understand why it’s allowed.

The answer surely is paper bags which used to be traditional for bakeries - more hygienic but also not endless single use plastic which I also find horrifying when in the US (see also hotel buffers there that use plastic plates that go in landfill)

But wouldn’t a paper bag hide the products unless they had a plastic “window” @Radra
I can understand shops wanting to display the goods to entice you to buy them.
Lidl which is fairly local keep their baked goods in glass cabinets. My local Tesco and the garage forecourt shops nearby don’t.

Ha...oral sex is awesome...try it it's not disgusting if you both enjoy it.

I have seen some bakeries have one on display under glass and then the others wrapped in paper behind which works - I guess you could also do pictures

the USA’s use of disposable stuff leaves a lot to be desired

a washable plastic cover over the muffins , tongs and a paper bag should be enough

Maybe if rats are pissing and shitting in the trolley then it’s the last place you should put your little darling cherub!

I agree @suburburban

Re walking around barefoot on planes. Aside even from hygiene issues, I'd be wearing my flight socks and I don't usually take my comfy trainers off either

I've never seen anyone going around barefoot on a plane and would be pretty annoyed if I had to put up with someone's smelly bare feet in the seat next to me.

Shoes in the house. I want to scream when people enter my house with shoes on. Or ask if they need to take them off which makes me feel awkward saying yes.

This thread is peak Mumsnet 😂

I'll go out on a limb here - I have an idea that may have been what's known as a 'humorous' remark.

If there are no bins nearby, and your clothes have no pockets, what should you do with a used tissue?

The ones I’ve seen haven’t just been temporarily carrying tissues. It’s a permanent feature of the outfit.

This tickled me😂

good for you, as a microbiologist I just can’t do it.

To clean it.

Cooking it gets rid of any nasties. Washing it risks distributing nasties over your kitchen. Cooking it means you don't need to worry about disinfecting.

@JHound…what are you washing your checking with? And what exactly are you washing off?

As I said above, I think some people hear “washing chicken” and imagine it being held under the running tap with water splashing everywhere. When people say they wash meat, they don’t generally mean that, and they don’t believe they’re doing it to kill bacteria. They usually have a designated bowl which they use a mixture of water, lemon juice and vinegar in to rinse the meat thoroughly to remove the slimy albumen proteins and all the residual bits that don’t get cleaned off during processing, the chicken cavity, before seasoning / stuffing it. It’s no different to marinading and seasoning raw meat in a bowl or container. You practice the same kitchen hygiene as with that.

But JHound is saying she is washing it to clean it. And in the context of this thread, I don't think anyone thinks rinsing the meat as you describe is disgusting.

Washing / cleaning meat is just a turn of phrase. People who do it, all know exactly what we mean by washing / cleaning meat - it’s that. If you’re not from a cultural background where it’s totally commonplace though, I can see how the confusion and thinking it’s done under a splashy tap / misconstruing that it’s about germphobes thinking it removes bacteria arises.

My mother always washed a whole chicken under a running tap. When I asked her why she did it, she said it was because her mother always did the same.

It was the same with many of the daft things she did around the house.