" helping hand dryers in public privy are basically just bacterial dispenser . "
As a clean freak since day one, I genuinely try to be as clean and sanitary as I possibly can — and I expect the same courtesy of my fellow humans. But as it turns out, there are certain habits we all think are innocent…but might actually be grosser than we know.
So if you have a weak tummy or hate talking about anything unsanitary, beware…because recently, Reddit userTball5asked: “What’sextremely unsanitarybut everyone seems to do it anyway?” and yep, people didn’t hold back. Like, I fear these have permanently changed my brain. Here are some of the top answers…
1.“Going to work sick.”
— Basementhobbit
" One metre I bring COVID ( almost two years ago now ) and my boss sound out that if I do n’t severalize him I have COVID next time , then I can still add up to shape . I go at a school . 🙄 "
— ladyybugg16
2.“Washing chicken.”
— AdRevolutionary1780
" This ! My mother - in - legal philosophy does this , and when I first got married my hubby tried to make me as well . Nope . Not distribute salmonella all over my kitchen and sump . If the wimp gets cooked completely , it ’s not gon na be sordid when you eat it . "
— Good_Condition_5217
3.“10-pin bowling while eating food.”
— Interesting - Copy-657
" This is why I use utensil for these ! masses give me some brokenheartedness for deplete Fry and onion rings with a forking , but I do n’t handle . Bowling balls are so dirty . "
— jade_cabbage
4.“Using a touchscreen to order food at a fast food place, then continuing to eat the food with your fingers.”
— International_Body44
5.“Placing your handbag on the floor (especially in the ladies' room). I never ever put my handbag down on the floor.”
— SheNickSun
" I adjudicate not to allow anything except the can of my place meet the ground . Once in a while , the end of my belt will just brush the flooring , and it ’ll make me sad . Same affair for the back of my pants touching the front of the toilet . "
— Skiroule69
6.“I remember hearing somewhere that belts are super unsanitary because you touch them right after you go to the bathroom and before you even wash your hands, and belts are rarely cleaned.”
— I - wanna - be - piss - on
" As a germaphobe this is the precise kind of affair my brain thinks of all day . "
— hourglass_nebula
7.“The amount of people I’ve seen come out of a toilet cubical and immediately leave without washing their hands is diabolical.”
" Who raised some of you ? filthy . "
— RayOfSarkasm
" My friend does this . As soon as the toilet flushes , he opens the room access . He claim he did wash every time . I can only assume he moisten his hands in the even toilet . "
— stephens567
8.“Keyboards on shared desks at work.”
— No - Month502
" IDK how the great unwashed do hot desking . personalize your work space is like the one matter you’re able to do to make a sterile cuboidal environs somewhat bearable . I do n’t even want to think about the smuttiness of the shared chairs . "
— UgandanPeter
9.“Blowing out candles on a birthday cake.”
— Ok - Addendum-9420
" This does n’t seem to have made a full comeback after COVID , and I ’m so happy . Most kid party I ’ve been to now seem to feature a tike blowing out candles on their own cupcake rather than spraying spit over everyone ’s cake . "
— Alternative - Lime1075
10.“Your average smartphone is10 times dirtier than a toilet seat.Happy swiping, germaphobes!”
— DrColdReality
11.“HAND DRYERS IN PUBLIC BATHROOMS.”
— Zestyclose - Debt-6850
" You mean bacterial dispensers ? "
— domin8r
" I utterly will not utilize them . I ’ll leaf the water off my hands , then pass over them teetotal on my shirt if there ’s no paper towel . hired man dryers can go do it themselves . "
— _ cosmea _ _
12.“Drinking from a can without washing the rim. Anyone could’ve touched that before you purchased it.”
— oldwull
" I ’ve listen tale of mice and dirty dog peeing on them as they sit in a crate or pallet at a storage warehouse . "
— VirtuallyTellurian
13.“Washing your hands in a public bathroom, only to grab the door handle with your bare hand on your way out.”
— Gunner9119
" I never understand why public bathroom have room access that necessitate to be pull out so you HAVE to use your hand , instead of pushing where you coupe open it with your metrical unit . "
— carnal_traveller
14.“Grabbing the ketchup bottle in a restaurant, then immediately grabbing your fries with the same fingers.”
— TooDamFast
" One the grossest things I ’ve ever check was at a barbecue restaurant that had bottle of dissimilar sauces at the table . I watch a peeress take her finger to the top of each one to taste it and put her finger that she just licked right on to the top of next one until she had tasted each one , and therefore put her spitting on the possible action of each bottle . "
— Beautyafterdark
15.“Not disinfecting shopping carts. I’ve seenstudiesthat show there is more fecal matter on the handle of a shopping cart than a public toilet because they never get cleaned.”
— Ok - Kaleidoscope9936
16.“Putting their luggage on the bed after it’s been rolling around a gross airport 🤢 or laying in bed with your outside clothes on.”
— 30mins
" back pack can be a bad offender for me , in person . They ’re very often park on the flooring , even in public transport floors or even outdoors , before being placed on the desk or on the bottom . "
— thegreatkomodo
17.“Letting food that should be refrigerated just sit out at room temperature for hours. I have a coworker who regularly brings his dinner to work, on the subway and bus, and leaves it sit for six hours on the counter at work. This means the food has been at room temp since he bought it.”
" bad , he now and again bring me a separate repast out of the forgivingness of his heart . And out of the kindness of MY heart , I have to discretely throw it away because I ca n’t eat food like that . "
— Ill - Onion-3167
18.“Pets on kitchen counters!”
— ladyvan99
" This ! I have it off cats , but I ca n’t stand seeing them on the comeback . "
— tumericcocoa
19.“Wearing shoes in your house.”
— rangerlakes
" I ’m Canadian , and wearing skid in the star sign is an absolute no - no . Our shoes and boots are kept in the garage and put on there . "
— HeartImpressive7964
20.“Leaving the toilet lid up.”
— lotsagabe
" And hack comic will still rehash ' Men do n’t put seat down , hur hur . ' PUT . EVERYTHING . DOWN . Nobody needs that fine nebulizer of diddley subatomic particle in the breeze . "
— socket0
21.“How people leave their toothbrushes just hanging out in the bathroom with no protective cover on the toothbrush head.”
— SeafoodDuder
" I think about this all the time , and yet I make no changes . "
— TaytoSwift
22.“Coughing without covering your mouth, or even turning your head away from the people in your vicinity.”
— randomredditor0042
" Or coughing in their hands instead of their cubital joint or inside their shirt . Then proceeding to rival stuff and contaminating everything . "
— I - own - a - digger
23.“Eating at buffet restaurants.”
— Optimal_Suspect_113
" I take issue with touching the deal utensils at the buffet blood line , while I bed that many people do n’t in reality wash their hands properly or at all after using the public toilet .
light way to prevent certain types of malady is to obviate advert shared objects . "
— BoobySlap_0506
24.“Spitting. It’s disgusting, and I see people do it everywhere. On the sidewalk, on the factory floor, and restroom floor at work. Stopped at a traffic light, spitting out the window onto the crosswalk.”
" Now everyone buzz off to walk through your filthy source - ridden saliva and spread your filth everywhere they step . "
— Odd_Reputation_4000
25.“Not washing water bottles on a daily basis.”
— Richard_za
" On that note , use metal , not charge plate . It harbours mould and bacteria . "
— morepork_owl
26.“Long nails.”
— ExternalHot
" 100 % no way they are fresh . "
— IMtoadty
27.“Not using a bidet after a number-two.”
— don_jeffe27
" I ’d love to have a bidet ; alas , I do n’t . I ’m conscientious , but agree there ’s no second-stringer . "
— ClemmiePorth
28.“Wearing gloves when prepping food. Most of the time it’s purely performative. You can still scratch your arse with a glove on.”
— publiusnaso
29.“Using condiment (ketchup/mustard/mayo/jam) packets. Tearing them open with one’s teeth. Especially considering that they are often handed out by fast-food crew who are handling money or are in a communal container for all customers.”
— TCDGBK84
30.“The way people wash their dishes. Old sponges, a quarter drop of soap for the whole sink, and only rinsing out their water cups ‘because soap leaves a taste.'”
— Appropriate_Run5383
31.“I’m shocked at how many people I see at work bringing their refillable water bottle into the washroom with them. So gross.”
— jefffreykeith
32.“People who chew their fingernails just randomly in public, not caring about anything that they’ve touched previously, freak me out. How can you not be concerned about all those germs you’ve just put in your mouth?”
— PinkyPeach1_2
33.“Using gas pumps. Let me explain.”
" 1 ) Gas heart literally dispense a hazardous liquid .
2 ) They ’re used by everyone : ghastly , tidy , sordid , clean , everyone .
3 ) When was the last time you ever seen a gas heart get clean ? The answer is never .
4 ) Gas pumps are always covered in canopy , so unlike parking area benches , you do n’t even get rain or sunshine to clean them off .
5 ) After you apply them , you now follow it up by using something you also never clean . When was the last time you pick your steering rack ? marijuana cigarette fault ? rear end belt ? Never ?
6 ) We eat in our cars .
throttle pump . It ’s gas pumps . "
— Hanyabull
34.“In a doctor’s office, handing every person the same clipboard and pen to fill out forms. It’s a doctor’s office!”
— JodieFountainsHair
35.“Resting your head against the head rest on your airline seat. Super gross, full of greasy head grease of yesteryear.”
— UK_soontobein_AUS
36.“Shaking hands when meeting someone new. You don’t know what other unsanitary things on this list that stranger has been doing.”
— JustSumIdio7
37.“This seems like a generational thing, but I’ve noticed older people still lick their fingers to turn pages. I once saw my former boss do this WHILE EATING HIS NASTY EGG SALAD SANDWICH. It was my paperwork. I almost cried.”
— itszwee
38.“Putting their hands into the shredded cheese bag. You are contaminating the entire bag with your gross hands and it will get moldy super fast. Just shake it out of the bag.”
" Also … only touch the piece of cabbage you ’re live to get out of the suitcase ; not the surrounding pieces . Same concept as the cheese bag .
nutrient will last so much longer if you are n’t touching it with your foul mitt . "
— Commercial_Can4057
And for more, check out BuzzFeed Canada onTikTokandInstagram! 🧼
Note : Some responses have been edited for length and/or clearness .
