It’s pretty common where I am. Many toilets have taps built-in to the top that will release water into a tiny sink when you flush. It’s common for people to just sprinkle their fingers under it for a second and then walk off.
They pick up this habit at home, then do the same in public toilets.
I don’t see why you would need to pretend. With all of the effort to stand in front of the sink while the water is running, why not just wash them? Why wouldn’t you in the first place?
Yes. Sometimes I even use 2 pieces of toilet paper as a barrier between me and the toilet seat when I put the seat up and down to pee. The water just gets too cold sometimes at night and I would rather just pee and lay back in bed.
All the time. I tell myself it’s because washing my clean hands would just get dirty again in 30s when I open the door or hit an elevator button or grab my phone that I never sanitize. But tbh I’m just lazy and hate the feel of wet hands.
If the soap dispenser contains the pink soap, I just rinse with water and use sanitizer after. That pink soap is vile and the stench lingers on my hands for hours.
is this along the same lines as a courtesy flush? where you flush even if you didn’t use the toilet? i always found that wanton waste of water to be insane
I have stomach issues and thus spend too much time in public restrooms. I am convinced that lots of people just splash their hands and leave. Very few people wash their hands long enough to fulfill the time i was taught to wash hands (2 verses of happy birthday). I am a woman.
Ew. Just use the soap and water and spend the 20 seconds making sure you’re not spreading dangerous bacteria all over the place. If you’re in too much of a hurry to wash your hands, no you’re not.
I used to work with a guy who admitted to doing this “when he was younger.” His argument was that his hands were clean when he touched his penis, and his penis was clean, so why wash them? But he couldn’t let others know he didn’t wash them, so he’d stand in front of the sink and pretend while out in public.
Dude, I don’t want your penis hands touching all of our shared office supplies. Plus, if you’re going to go to the trouble to pretend to wash your hands, why not just wash your hands?
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Sometimes I go into the bathroom just to wash my hands.
Why would you do that?? If you’re already at the sink/in there “pretending” to wash them, just wash them.
It’s pretty common where I am. Many toilets have taps built-in to the top that will release water into a tiny sink when you flush. It’s common for people to just sprinkle their fingers under it for a second and then walk off.
They pick up this habit at home, then do the same in public toilets.
https://soranews24.com/2016/07/12/survey-reveals-disturbing-statistics-about-if-japanese-people-wash-hands-after-going-to-bathroom/
I do it out of social conformity, the soap dries out my hands, or maybe I didn’t touch anything?
Yeah you’re not alone
No………………
I don’t see why you would need to pretend. With all of the effort to stand in front of the sink while the water is running, why not just wash them? Why wouldn’t you in the first place?
Yes. Sometimes I even use 2 pieces of toilet paper as a barrier between me and the toilet seat when I put the seat up and down to pee. The water just gets too cold sometimes at night and I would rather just pee and lay back in bed.
Not sober.
I did when I was a kid, but haven’t since adolescence. Good hygiene practices can be difficult for certain flavors of neurodivergence
yes lol
All the time. I tell myself it’s because washing my clean hands would just get dirty again in 30s when I open the door or hit an elevator button or grab my phone that I never sanitize. But tbh I’m just lazy and hate the feel of wet hands.
If the soap dispenser contains the pink soap, I just rinse with water and use sanitizer after. That pink soap is vile and the stench lingers on my hands for hours.
Yes. Many times.
is this along the same lines as a courtesy flush? where you flush even if you didn’t use the toilet? i always found that wanton waste of water to be insane
No 😭
I have stomach issues and thus spend too much time in public restrooms. I am convinced that lots of people just splash their hands and leave. Very few people wash their hands long enough to fulfill the time i was taught to wash hands (2 verses of happy birthday). I am a woman.
Absolutely I do sometimes and I don’t even know why
no
Why? If you’re already there taking the time to run the sink and wait until it appears you washed them, why not just actually wash them?
No, I haven’t done that since I hit puberty.
Ew. Just use the soap and water and spend the 20 seconds making sure you’re not spreading dangerous bacteria all over the place. If you’re in too much of a hurry to wash your hands, no you’re not.
I used to work with a guy who admitted to doing this “when he was younger.” His argument was that his hands were clean when he touched his penis, and his penis was clean, so why wash them? But he couldn’t let others know he didn’t wash them, so he’d stand in front of the sink and pretend while out in public.
Dude, I don’t want your penis hands touching all of our shared office supplies. Plus, if you’re going to go to the trouble to pretend to wash your hands, why not just wash your hands?
Idk how people don’t feel like their hands are gross or anything.