Nix said:No, it's called courtesy. I don't especially want to indirectly touch your genitals even if you're fine with it.
"Indirectly touch"? Jesus christ, this is a playground.
Nix said:No, it's called courtesy. I don't especially want to indirectly touch your genitals even if you're fine with it.
Yes we do, and it's because of people like you who consider it's just too much effort to wash their hands after they've urinated. Personally, I avoid touching hand rails for that very reason.Stiff_Cookie said:As for those asking if I would shake someones hand after they touched their penis. why not? I would shake your hand after you used a handrail and we all KNOW how dirty a handrail can be.
robmiller said:"Indirectly touch"? Jesus christ, this is a playground.
robmiller said:"Indirectly touch"? Jesus christ, this is a playground.
I totally agree with what you have written above but there is a huge danger that people get confused that the body can deal with all these bacteria when it can't.dirtydog said:No but you know what I'm sayingWe all come into contact with bacteria and bugs every day but our body fights them off without us knowing anything about it, if we have a normal healthy immune system.
Well if it is a "No.2" there is no arguement not to, period. I suspect that the majority of the replies on this this thread (including mine) deal with the washing of hands after a "No.1". It's all about reducing the bacteria you are exposed to, not removing bacteria from your life completely. This comes back to the "nobody is 100% resistant" bit, we all have different thresholds and if the bacteria is reduced, then those who are more susceptible are less at risk. It's a well known fact that people who wash their hands regularly suffer from less ailments and get sick less, plain soap will do, it doesn't have to be "anti-bacterial" soap unless you know you have a certain infection and have been advised by a Doctor to use such a product.dirtydog said:I do wash my hands after using public toilets for what it's worth, but I realise it's probably more of a psychological thing rather than strictly necessary - especially as I will be touching other things on the way out of the room which aren't clean.
You're probably right if you live alone and maintain a good level of personal hygiene (it's quite amazing how many can't even manage that!), have no children and do not carry Hepatitis, chlamydia or are a typhoid Mary!dirtydog said:At home I don't wash my hands after a number 'one' because I don't see the need and I expect if we're honest, nor do most people.
dirtydog said:I think there is an obsession with excessive cleanliness in modern (Western) society nowadays which partially explains the huge rise in allergies and in asthma cases, compared to a hundred and more years ago - before we had vacuum cleaners and fancy anti-bacterial soaps (which probably do more harm than good by creating drug resistant bugs).
Stiff_Cookie said:Like others have said, unless I **** on my hands than I dont think I need to wash them. I dont wash my hands after scratching my head or touching my face or rubbing my hands together. IMHO those are just as dirty if not dirtier than ones penis, seeing as they are more exposed to the polluted air and other airborn germs.
Is that actually correct? I mean I don't wash my hands particularly often and touch wood, I have always been fit and healthy. Yet some people who are obsessive about their personal cleanliness, and the cleanliness of their home are always getting niggly colds and illnesses etc.i know nothing said:It's a well known fact that people who wash their hands regularly suffer from less ailments and get sick less
Yeah I do live alone and I do have a decent level of personal hygiene despite phykell's aspersions to the contraryYou're probably right if you live alone and maintain a good level of personal hygiene (it's quite amazing how many can't even manage that!), have no children and do not carry Hepatitis, chlamydia or are a typhoid Mary!
Far more important than washing your hands after a No.1 would be washing them before you eat.
georges said:If girls can give you head without dying in huge numbers, I reckon you're safe handling yourself.
dmpoole said:And theres the rub (ooh err).
Millions of men around the world will just be wandering out of a toilet just before sex but hey, they washed their hands. Perhaps girls mouths have some type of protection that blokes don't have.
Yep. Several studies have shown that people who wash their hands 4-5 times a day suffer less illnesses than others, but frequency is not as important as 'when' you wash your hands. As I said before, it is about reducing the risk, not eliminating it entirely.dirtydog said:Is that actually correct? I mean I don't wash my hands particularly often and touch wood, I have always been fit and healthy. Yet some people who are obsessive about their personal cleanliness, and the cleanliness of their home are always getting niggly colds and illnesses etc.
The best advice I can give is that you urinate on your hands to make them sterile and then suck them clean, making sure you get your tongue inbetween the fingers. If you do this you will become 100% resistant and be able to survive any biological attack Al-Quaeda have planned.Neil79 said:Totaly agree , what if i scratched my backside or itched my nose do i need to rush to the bathroom and wash my hands?
StixxUK said:Odd. I'm a disgusting git that never washes his hands apart from when absolutely necessary - covered in oil, bits of food or when having a shower, for example. I've not been ill in years apart from the odd cold.
In fact, I've literally not taken a day off work or full time education that I can remember in the last 7 years. Always put it down to not washing my hands, eating plenty of food dropped on the floor etc.
Maybe I just have reverse AIDS or something.
Nix said:No, you're just the reason why the common cold hasn't died off.