Do you wash your hands?

[BigBadCam]

Three out of 10 men fail to wash hands after toilet, according to study

• Danny Rose
• From: AAP
• October 15, 2009 10:57AM

THREE out of 10 men you shake hands with won't have washed theirs after going to the toilet.

For women, it's fewer than one in 10, according to a study by the nation's Food Safety Information Council (FSIC).


The study found 29 per cent of men and eight per cent of women failed to wash their hands after using the food hall's bathroom.
Young girls were best at washing and drying their hands correctly, while older men were the worst performers.

It mentions that the study sample was only 200 people so you have to wonder just how accurate the results are. That said, I was always told as a kid that there's no point washing your hands unless you use soap. I know running water without soap would have to do something, but wouldn't the germs just get back on your hands when you turn the tap off and leave the room? I always at least rinse my hands, but rarely get the soap out and give them a proper wash.

 

[Shell]

The number one thing you can do to prevent youself getting sick (according to the websites I looked at anyway) is to wash your hands.

Since I work with kids and in a shared office (so i use a computer up to five other people use for example) yes I dam well ensure I wash my hands. We have that dettol gel stuff to- I use that a couple times a day.

 

[AjsGuns]

when i was at school i would be surprised if 5% washed there hands with soap.

 

[JimDocker]

I wash my hands with soap every time. I cannot believe that people do not do it automatically. My wife bought the dettol gel hand wash when we brought our baby home from the hospital but I don't use it. It dries my hands out terribly. I just use soap and water.

 

[peternorth]

after washing do you use paper towels or the dryer?

 

[Royal Flush]

I actually believe it's higher then that.
Case study- Half time toilet cue at the GABBA. The number of dudes that walked out without washing their hands was at least half.

Don't ever shake my hand you dirty bastards.

 

[peternorth]

does anyone eat beer nuts?

 

[Benno_900]

after washing do you use paper towels or the dryer?

The standard dryers don't do their job properly.

The ones in the airport are great though.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

I find it easier to just not wee on my hands.

 

[Mr Shankly]

Since I work with kids and in a shared office (so i use a computer up to five other people use for example) yes I dam well ensure I wash my hands. We have that dettol gel stuff to- I use that a couple times a day.

Same here. I teach in Japan, and all of the teachers wash their hands and gargle water after every class. I read about a study here in Japan that suggests that gargling water is a good prevention against colds. I don't know if it's conclusive, but hey, at the very least it's good oral hygiene.

As for using the toilet, yes always wash my hands after going. Should probably wash them before going too.

 

[BigBadCam]

I actually believe it's higher then that.
Case study- Half time toilet cue at the GABBA. The number of dudes that walked out without washing their hands was at least half.

Don't ever shake my hand you dirty bastards.

Makes you wonder doesn't it. I know this bloke who shakes hands with everyone he meets, whether it be a complete stranger or just one of his mates at the pub - everyone knows the type. I've never seen him wash his hands after going to the toilet, and after a few beers the other day he was telling a bunch of people that he's a chronic masturbator. Don't ever shake my hand you dirty bastard.

 

[treefingers]

I always wash my hands, but rarely, if ever, with soap. Especially in public toilets, I just rinse my hands.

Whenever I don't wash them I always feel 'unclean' until I wash them next.

 

[Royal Flush]

Makes you wonder doesn't it. I know this bloke who shakes hands with everyone he meets, whether it be a complete stranger or just one of his mates at the pub - everyone knows the type. I've never seen him wash his hands after going to the toilet, and after a few beers the other day he was telling a bunch of people that he's a chronic masturbator. Don't ever shake my hand you dirty bastard.

I hate those inconsiderate sticky fingure types. It must be a dirty fetish.

Imagine going to his house and using his hand towel, you could quite logically conclude it's his cum rag.

I'd hate to hear he is a cheif or works in the hospitality industry.

 

[Shell]

home from the hospital but I don't use it. It dries my hands out terribly. I just use soap and water.

Really? I dont find that myself. Its a good deterrent too, to stop you biting your nails. The stuff tastes absoutely foul!!!

after washing do you use paper towels or the dryer?

Either or. Why is one better over the other??

Same here. I teach in Japan, and all of the teachers wash their hands and gargle water after every class. I read about a study here in Japan that suggests that gargling water is a good prevention against colds. I don't know if it's conclusive, but hey, at the very least it's good oral hygiene.
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Lol really???? I actually have an inability to gargle... i just cannot do it.

 

[Power King]

My penis is clean though, it's the public mens rooms which aren't.

I'd rather wash my hands in order to touch my dick.

 

[Team Mo']

Wash my hands with soap almost everytime. Of course the occasion doesn't always allow for it like being in a dirty public toilet or when I piss on windows outside nightclubs...

 

[JimDocker]

Really? I dont find that myself. Its a good deterrent too, to stop you biting your nails. The stuff tastes absoutely foul!!!

I have very sensititve skin and my hands dry out very quickly.

 

[jonoman89]

every time without fail. with soap.

 

[Andre]

Always wash, I'd imagine there are those that wash when someone else is there only. It amazes me when at the office and those from other companies don't use it when only the two of us there. Hello I can see you are a dirty pig.

Though the designs of building toilets are often against you due to said pigs. You can wash your hands, but you've generally got to open the door to get out. So you're putting your clean hands on a dirty door. Sometimes it feels like an exercise in futility.

 

[blues4flag]

Though the designs of building toilets are often against you due to said pigs. You can wash your hands, but you've generally got to open the door to get out. So you're putting your clean hands on a dirty door. Sometimes it feels like an exercise in futility.

Yep. I kick the door open if it swings out or use my foot to stop it closing if someone has just left/entered. Else use your elbow to open it or just get a paper towel, or use your small finger if you have to make skin contact.

 

[Kram]

Pretty much all the time, leaving public toilets I use a paer towel or my shirt elbow to open the door.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Always.

 

[estibador]

My penis is clean though, it's the public mens rooms which aren't.

I remember reading a quote in a scientific journal (or it might have been FHM) from a doctor* who used the analogy that you wouldn't wash your hands every time you touch your elbow... so why bother just because you've touched your penis? - especially considering *most* men would wash their schlong more thoroughly than any other part of their body.

You'd probably end up with more germs than you started with after turning off the tap in a public bathroom anyway.


*may or may not have been a real doctor - can't really remember

 

[beez]

I won't wash my hands if there is no one else around, must have something to do with peer pressure.

Sorry guys, but dont worry, I don't shake hands with people that often.

 

[Kram]

You'd probably end up with more germs than you started with after turning off the tap in a public bathroom anyway.

I think I remember reading somewhere that they tested shopping basket handles and the centre's toilet taps - there were far more germs on the basket handles than on the toilet taps. They reasoned that at least the toilets get thoroughly cleaned once a day and the baskets probably almost never.