• RivverRavven@beehaw.org
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    17 days ago

    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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      17 days ago

      If true, this extends out of the bathroom. Poop doesn’t magically disappear at that barrier

    • Che Banana@beehaw.org
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      17 days ago

      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.

    • Luke@lemmy.ml
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      17 days ago

      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!

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        16 days ago

        “covered in your own pee” is quite the exaggeration. Much like the person above saying a drop or 2 of piss from not wiping after yourself means you have “piss soaked” underwear.

        I’m so weary of overly exaggerated claims. People ruined the word literally by using it in the exact opposite of it’s actual meaning. It is now a meaningless word. Good job lazy fucks

  • Random_Character_A@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    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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      17 days ago

      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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        17 days ago

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

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          17 days ago

          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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            17 days ago

            I always make sure to not wash my hands after cutting chilis and before peeing. Who doesn’t love a little dingle tingle?

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      16 days ago

      Those men in here that clearly don’t wipe the piss off your dicks - just know that anyone willing to put their mouth there can TASTE IT later.

      Well, you see, I can go DAYS without anyone putting their face near my crotch.

  • TachyonTele@piefed.social
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    17 days ago

    I like tagging the people that think they have a good reason for not washing their hands. It’s fun seeing them in the wild.

  • MrWrinkles@leminal.space
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    17 days ago

    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

  • JayleneSlide@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    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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    17 days ago

    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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    17 days ago

    Sometimes I do it before, not after, because UTI. Hands are dirtier than any other part of you, generally speaking. Usually after, but it’s just an opportunity to wash my hands in general - I don’t really think touching toilet paper to my pussy is going to get my hands dirty. So yeah, I wash my hands because it’s a convenient time to do that.

  • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Because I believe my actions in the “third” act will more accurately define how much of a monster I truly am.