Yes, I’m a bit of a germophobe. I don’t take it to extremes, but I always make a point not to touch the door with my bare hand in a public restroom. That’s why I prefer paper towels over those air dryers. With the air dryers you have to either suck it up and touch the door or wait for someone else to open the door for you. I hate making that decision. It just amazes me that some people will come out of the bathroom stalls and proceed directly to the door without washing. I sure hope that extremely thin toilet paper found in public restrooms did its job. That is just the absolute worst. I’m never as surprised when guys don’t wash after using the urinal, but it still disgusts me. Luckily, I’d say over 95% of the people I see in the restrooms at work, wash their hands.
Anyway, a study was released that found only about 75% of men wash their hands after using public restrooms. I found a lot of in-depth statistics from this study on the washup.org website. They said the worst results were at an Atlanta Braves game where only 63% of men washed their hands. I think that’s a surprisingly high result actually, and would have expected it to be under 50%. You just don’t see many people washing their hands after using the “trough” at stadiums. The same goes for bars. There is no way the percentages would be that high if they had monitored bars and other places that serve alcohol. I think back to some of the college dive bars in Ames and what they had for facilities. Most did not have soap, and I can recall one that had some problems with the toilet one night, so people were using the sink instead. In that case, it was probably best not to wash. I theorize that number of hand washers at an establishment is inversely proportional to the amount of alcohol being served. What do you think?
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Sure, you should wash after #2, but #1? Urine is sterile, so that's not filthy, it's the cleanest fluid that can come from your body, and most of us can manage not to get any on ourselves. So, what else is filthy that I'm touching? The urinal flushes itself in my office, so it's not the handle. Your "naughty bits" aren't filthy either, compared to someone's hands or their face. What about shaking someone's hand? Both of those areas contain more bacteria than your groin, yet you don't go running for the bathroom after each hand-shaking, or people would look at you like you're Howard Hughes.
If you had to choose an item at your workplace to lick, and your choices were your keyboard, your phone, or a toilet seat. Choose the toilet seat.
If anything, you should wash your hands BEFORE peeing, so you don't get your filthy hand germs all over your schlong.
That may be true, but I'm still going to wash my hands and use the paper towel to open the door on the way out. After reading your links though, I think I'll wipe down my cubicle today.
I had a female friend that "inspired" me to always wash my hands even after #1 because she wouldn't ever touch her boyfriend unless he washed. She had a point, even though you're not peeing on your hands, you're touching your sweaty unit and that's not something I want to pass onto someone as I shake their hand later on, etc. Just an image there for ya.
I also laugh at how people go to a bar or restaurant (such as BW3 where almost everything is finger food) and don't wash their hands after who knows what you've touched all day. I'm not a germophobe but I do believe in washing my hands to help keep myself healthy. I also am a firm believer of a requirement to wash your hands A LOT when you're cooking for company. Watch Emiril and how many times he washes his hands (or at least rinces them) in his hour long show..... it's interesting.
After discovering that my boss doesn't wash his hands after using the restroom (he also doesn't flush after using the urinal, thanks) I've since been spending my days at work as a hyper-paranoid germophobe. Not only that, but he and the receptionist have these persistent coughs, and neither knows how to cover their mouth. I end up washing my hands at least 3 times a day, and try not to touch any community property in the office.
Oh, and he looked like he had pink eye earlier this week. We're doomed.
Sometimes I'll take my hand and just dig it really deep into the ass and groin areas, getting it all nice n' stinky.
Then I go around shaking strangers hands all day.
Very liberating.
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