wow, so lots of men’s toilets feedback, seems like a lot of guys have put some serious thort into this one…
and from the feedback, it makes a lot of sense that washing your hands in the restroom may not actually be as clean as we would like it to be – the scenario being that once men have “touched their junk” as the popular phrase seems to be (because civilised people are not allowed to write “penis” oops!) the next thing they touch is the tap to turn it on (along with everyone else’s touched junk hands) and so you wash your hands and then turn off the tap thus inviting the junk-infested tap residue to leave the restroom with you… (my beautiful wife says she cleans the tap when washing her hands – ever think of that one dirty guys?)
they say you learn something new every day, i may have learnt at least two things yesterday…
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I would love to know how to properly clean such a tap. Do you splash water over it? – hardly cleans it. Do you take toilet paper and clean it? Or do women bring their own tap cleaning kit with them, hence the big handbags? If I just touch my junk and nothing else like the guy said, then I don’t need to wash as I could pick up nasty germs from the taps. Do women sit on those dirty seats? Or do they put toilet paper down then sit? So in most cases, washing your hands is indeed the dirty option. They must do what they do overseas and have those detector taps then you don’t have to touch them at all. Now to get out the toilet… Without touching the door.
If you use only the urinal, you will not need to touch the dirty handles which are usually situated right at the very back of the toilet lid, forcing you to caress and grab the filthy lever to flush the chain. If you go into the cubicle, and follow all toilet procedures such as opening door, touching your junk, touching the dirty lever to flush and then opening the door, you’ll have so many germs that it would be best to take a chance and use the soap and the taps. Your junk may be contaminated though as you already had to open the toilet door to get inside in the first place. Now if you just use a urinal it is possible to sneak in or kick the door to get into the bathroom, do your thing and then wait til someone opens and then sneak out- and you wil have not touched anything other than yourself. Now if someone shakes your hand you wil be transmitting your germs to them. The taps are probably one of the dirtiest and most contaminated areas of the bathroom and they cannot be cleaned without resorting to industrial chemicals. So bottom line- urinal= no washing of hands. Cubical= wash hands if you touched door handle and filthy toilet lever. I have mastered the art of using toilet paper to flush the lever with, followed by a quick spin with more toilet paper to open door handle, toss toilet paper in toilet while it’s flushing and then use foot to open door. I would use the cubicle for a number 2 if and only if there was enough toilet paper to cover the seat with. I would use the cubicle for a number 1 if there are strange types lurking near the urinals for too long- perhaps they are also waiting for a door to open so they can then run through. The question is; how dirty are my hands? And how dirty are the taps? You must think of the end result- do I leave with more germs or with fewer germs? Some of those taps you really need to grab nicely to open or close resulting in maximum germ transmission. You can also carry alcohol hand cleanser then you don’t need to use the taps at all. Many times I receive dirty looks from not washing my hands. but the hand washers may be more dirty. The hand washers may mean well but may be misguided and uninformed. The ones that don’t wash should however use alcohol spray.
or you could all stop being sissies and grow an immune system like i did.
ha.
so how’s that immune system working out for you lady?
Ha ha immunity is good to have and it may help one to be less worried in a bathroom situation regarding one’s own health; however one must have concern for people who’s hands we shake thereafter. Do we transmit only our own germs (which may be minimal if we live a healthy lifestyle), or the virulent Ebola-like hepatitis syphllis strains that may lurk on the taps? At home I always wash my hands. At friends places I also do. So why don’t I at public bathrooms? Just too much traffic and too much chance of catching a vile disease. I will wash my hands at a church, maybe a gym, a school, or friends house usually. Shopping malls, cape town station bathrooms, cinema bathrooms, home affairs, and other public bathrooms is a no no.