Do you rinse the soap off your dishes etc?

[maggiethecat]

I cannot understand why people think it's ok to wash dishes and barely dip them into a bowl of water then proceed to dry them covered in soapsuds! (Does it add extra sparkle?). I've noticed the reaction of foreigners to this practice and wonder if this is uniquely acceptable to the British?

I have another reason - a clinic I worked in once, the receptionist would do the washing up. I went to get a glass from the draining board (the cupboard was empty) and because I had slightly wet hands, the glass shot through them and smashed - because it was COVERED in dried suds that made it really slippery.
(Filling other glasses she had "washed" with water gave an inch "head" of bubbles!!)

So - even if you're not bothered about the taste of soap in your food/drink, worry about dropping the slippery crockery/glassware instead.