• JayleneSlide@lemmy.world
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    I have a minor hand washing compulsion, but it’s not a germophobia thing. While I would prefer everyone wash their hands after using the bathroom, it doesn’t gross me out like some other things, like nose-picking.

    Lots of excreta aerosolize or otherwise get everywhere. While hand washing is a low bar to improving hygiene, shit is literally everywhere. Want to see something scary (depending on your squeamishness)? Get a 350nm UV flashlight and check out your home. Hell, try it right after you do a deep clean.

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    I can pee without touching anything but my pants. Why tf would I wash my hands? Sink has got to be dirtier than my pants. Low dexterity MFers can’t pee without touching their genitals a bunch and getting piss all over their fingers

    Also I’m trans so if it’s a multi stall public bathroom I’m not definitely not washing my hands because people are transphobic

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        Are you the type of person who thinks it sanitary to wash your hands in the toilet water?

        Yeah, the stalls lock but the sink is outside the lockable stall. Just a toilet and door. But I guess you can wash your hands in the toilet if that’s how you wanna live

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          Toilet???
          The hell are you talking about? xD

          IMO quite simple:
          Enter restroom
          Lock stall
          Do your business
          Unlock stall
          Wash hands (please with soap and in the sink)
          Exit restroom

          So where again are you washing your hands in the toilet bowl?

          Edit: Forgor to mention: Please don’t wipe without toilet paper. And picking your butt with bare hands is very unhygienic.
          Usually you should not touch yourself before reaching the sink to clean yourself.

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    I wash em before pissing. My dick is clean straight fresh from the shower into my clean underwear, my hands are not

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    The people who don’t wash their hands seem to believe that the only reason to wash is if they get pee on themselves.

    I have to imagine they only bathe if they pee their pants or something.

    They don’t seem to have a problem with people touching their genitals or dirty surfaces and then immediatly handling other people’s food, shaking hands, or sucking on their fingers.

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    I wash the engine grease off first. Then take a load off and sit down. The real question is, “Why do kids pee on the seat?” WHY GOD WHY

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    The instant you touch literally any surface in that bathroom - public or private - you have somebody’s poop on you.

    For that reason alone, you should wash your hands.

    In fact, I know one guy who washes the public toilet seat - soap and all - before he sits. Can’t blame him, really.

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      It is the very, very rare occasion that I shit in public.

      Last time, i was flying back from the US and into the Netherlands and found one wing of the airport under construction so there wasn’t any open gates, but the toilets were open… you ever shit in an empty airport bathroom? Amazing.

      Contrast with the time I was at the same airport a week before and there was actual shit on the floor, dragged across from the rolling luggage to the stall.

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    I also wash before I go, because your junk has it’s own ecosystem. So, what ever is in your daily surroundings doesn’t belong downstares and what ever is in your downstairs doesn’t belong in your daily surroundings.

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      If you’ve been in contact with aggressive chemicals, it’s actually a really good idea to wash your hands before touching other parts of your body.

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        Then again, you shouldnt come in contact with agressive chemicals in the first place

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          Capsaicin gets on your hands when chopping chilis. Laundry detergent can get on your hands when doing laundry. Even small amounts can cause trouble if they get to sensitive parts of your body.

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    I know a guy who won’t go in public toilets or at anyone else’s house, but at a pinch might make a crazy nest of toilet paper over the seat. You can take it too far - the world is not a sterile place.

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    I can’t speak for myself, but I’ve seen some children/young teenagers with ADHD being already too focused on what’s next. Or they go to the toilet with a handheld gaming console or smartphone to begin with, and never diverted their attention except for the bare minimum required when going to the toilet.

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    My dick is cleaner then the faucet and I use multiple layers of shit tickets so my finger doesn’t end up in my butthole like when I was a kid.

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      Sounds like you might want to read about splashback:

      it would not be unlikely for urine droplets to travel a distance of 5 feet to the side of the urinator,” Dr. Truscott tells us in an email. “And if someone were standing next to him, they would most definitely get small droplets OF THE OTHER MAN’S URINE on their pants and shoes

      Your hands are almost certainly getting covered in your own pee unless you’re a sitter. If you’re a sitter, then you’re probably still touching something in the bathroom that someone else peed or splashed on. Either way, wash your hands!