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

People not wearing shoes outside

I think when people say they wash meat, they don’t generally mean they hold it under a running tap with water splashing everywhere, or that they think washing meat removes 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 slime and all the residual bits that don’t get cleaned off during processing, and the chicken cavity that’s to be stuffed, before seasoning / stuffing it. I’ve always done that and just treat the bowl that’s had the raw meat in it just as I assume people treat their chopping boards and knives when they prep meat: good kitchen hygiene.

Thank you. I’m widowed and my little dog is my company too. I read threads on here where women describe their partners leaving skid marks on the sheets and all sorts. I’ll keep my little dog thanks 🤣

So you toddle out to the public sinks in M&S then with your pants around your ankles and wash then I take it? Holy Crap on a cracker 🙄

For some reason I had a flashback to

Do you rinse your mince

Send help.

Men are more likey to leave skidmarks on the bed, shed hairs just as much, are more likely to shit themselves, are irrisponsable with money, mostly un-housetrained: and unlikley willing to learn, and prefer to stick their hands down their own pants, have a rummage and then sniff their fingers afterwards. Men are also far more effort and less affectionate than a dog. I far prefer my dogs to any man i have ever had the misfortune of having dated.

I really want to get a cat - but is it true that they rub their bottoms on every surface?

Well, they sit down on things without pants on, yes; and you can’t really train a cat not to sit on kitchen worktops, they’re just clever enough to not do it when you’re there to see it. They do wash themselves, though. Generally it’s just not worth overthinking though if you like being around cats, especially not if you have children who will also sit their bare bums on things and wipe hands covered with god knows what everywhere.

Never ever will I understand why people wash chicken. Gross. Bang it in the oven. Done!

All new to me, I dont know anybody who washes meat at all.

I'm always put off having an ice cream from street vendors (or from some shops) because they don't wash the scoop in running water. They dip it into a basin of cloudy, ice-creamy water...and surely that can't be hygienic?

Coughing and sneezing without covering their mouths/noses
Not washing hands after using the toilet
Not closing the toilet lid before flushing
Men who walk around with their hands down their pants 🤢
Kissing your dog
Letting their animal sleep in your bed

Sooo..not a dog - lover, then?

I work with the “Great British Public” and can assure you I’ve seen some foul, filthy and disgusting things done by human beings (I’m talking hotel & restaurant setting )… who are apparently far more intelligent than dogs.
Dogs are domesticated to a degree, but are still animals and will behave as nature intended. We can choose wether to have them in our homes and beds, working alongside them with regards to being clean, hygienic etc.
The human beings, however are expected to have learnt manners, hygiene and general good social behaviours. Come and work where I work, a well established, well run hotel and restaurant and you may well change your mind. In my 50+ years of dog ownership, none of my dogs have ever…

Wet the bed
Shat the bed
Left skid marks on bedding and cushions
Wiped their bums on hotel curtains
Burnt holes in furnishings, or set fire to their room
Been aggressive and abusive to anyone
Made anyone cry
Left wet and setting cement in rooms
Shat in the restaurant deliberately during a busy shift.

My dogs have, over the years, brought me far more joy and love and comfort than any of the thousands of customers I have dealt with.
** not all customers are vile, many are lovely, kind and pleasant.

I kind of agree with this.

I know people will say - humans can be gross too and of course they can be but not the ones I live with!

Just don't get the appeal of having an animal's bum on my sofa/bed, having my face licked by a creature that just licked its own bollocks etc

I work in retail, and our bosses said during covid and still to this day, if we serve customers with money in their mouths we can refuse to take it. I’ve had to do this on a few occasions, you’d think they’d apologise or find a different note, but no they double down on it. They argue with you, they become all entitled going on about “legal tender” which is a myth anyway. Or have the cheek to call the staff rude.

Biting their nails

We were camping with family once and MIL washed chicken in some cold water, and then washed the bowls they were going to eat from in the same water ...which seemed counter productive ....and germy!

Expecting the clinic receptionist to touch your urine pot/stool tube/sputum pot with their bare hands. No. Please either put it in a bag and hand it over or put it in the offered tray. Deeply unpleasant and unhygienic.

Biting nails. I am guilty of this, it's a habit I've had since childhood so it's a strong urge!

I wouldn't have it any other way. My dog has no more germs than I do.

My ex did too. It was absolutely vile.

Jesus, I've never met a man who routinely shits himself and leaves skid marks on the bed. You need to find better men.

When you get served a coffee or drink in a cafe/pub/restaurant and they hold it by the rim and then you have to drink where they’ve been holding it. Huge irritation of mine!

Having dirty animals living in their homes with them.

Not rinsing dishes after washing.