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Those of you who don't wash your hands after going to the bathroom, why?
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Someonelol lemmy.dbzer0.com Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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MutantTailThing lemmy.world MutantTailThing@lemmy.world
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#2 · Quote Reply

I didn’t piss over my hands.

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Random_Character_A lemmy.world random_character_a@lemmy.world
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#3 · Quote Reply

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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turboSnail piefed.europe.pub turboSnail@piefed.europe.pub
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#4 · Quote Reply

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.

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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TachyonTele piefed.social TachyonTele@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-03
#5 · Quote Reply

I didn’t piss over my hands.

Do not use your hand to direct where you piss?

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renegadespork lemmy.jelliefrontier.net renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net
Joined: 2024-12-03
#6 · Quote Reply

The answer is exactly what you think it is: laziness.

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tleb lemmy.ca tleb@lemmy.ca
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#7 · Quote Reply

Do not use your hand to direct where you piss?

Ever hear of sitting?

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j5906 feddit.org j5906@feddit.org
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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.

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

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TachyonTele piefed.social TachyonTele@piefed.social
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#9 · Quote Reply

Ever hear of sitting?

Same question bud. You still use your hand. Id hope. Unless you just sit and pray.

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Water&Wings beehaw.org RivverRavven@beehaw.org
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#10 · Quote Reply

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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MutantTailThing lemmy.world MutantTailThing@lemmy.world
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#11 · Quote Reply

Do not use your hand to direct where you piss?

I'm freedickin' that shit homie

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MutantTailThing lemmy.world MutantTailThing@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-10-23
#12 · Quote Reply

Same question bud. You still use your hand. Id hope. Unless you just sit and pray.

*Sit and spray

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Little_mouse lemmy.ca Little_mouse@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-16
#13 · Quote Reply

The people who don't wash their hands seem to believe that the only reason to wash is if they get pee on themselves.

I have to imagine they only bathe if they pee their pants or something.

They don't seem to have a problem with people touching their genitals or dirty surfaces and then immediatly handling other people's food, shaking hands, or sucking on their fingers.

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Luke lemmy.ml lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-03
#14 · (edited) Quote Reply

I didn’t piss over my hands.

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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SatansMaggotyCumFart piefed.world SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world
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#15 · Quote Reply

My dick is cleaner then the faucet and I use multiple layers of shit tickets so my finger doesn’t end up in my butthole like when I was a kid.

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tleb lemmy.ca tleb@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-27
#16 · Quote Reply

Same question bud. You still use your hand. Id hope. Unless you just sit and pray.

Okay genuinely confused, no, I sit down and the pee goes straight down?

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MBech feddit.dk MBech@feddit.dk
Joined: 2025-02-17
#17 · Quote Reply

Same question bud. You still use your hand. Id hope. Unless you just sit and pray.

I'm sorry, what???

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Shimitar downonthestreet.eu Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu
Joined: 2025-01-28
#18 · Quote Reply

The people who don't wash their hands seem to believe that the only reason to wash is if they get pee on themselves. I have to imagine they only bathe if they pee their pants or something. They don't seem to have a problem with people touching their genitals or dirty surfaces and then immediatly handling other people's food, shaking hands, or sucking on their fingers.

I only wash my clothes if pee or poop myself....

I think I washed my clothes last time last decade? That was a waste! But you know, better safe than sorry!

/s

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Azura The Spellkissed lemmy.blahaj.zone AzuraTheSpellkissed@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-03-30
#19 · Quote Reply

I can't speak for myself, but I've seen some children/young teenagers with ADHD being already too focused on what's next. Or they go to the toilet with a handheld gaming console or smartphone to begin with, and never diverted their attention except for the bare minimum required when going to the toilet.

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nutsack lemmy.dbzer0.com nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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#20 · Quote Reply

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.

good for him i guess that sounds tedious as fuck

personally i eat other people's shit every day

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FluidBeef quokk.au FluidBeef@quokk.au
Joined: 2025-08-12
#21 · Quote Reply

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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turboSnail piefed.europe.pub turboSnail@piefed.europe.pub
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#22 · Quote Reply

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

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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Che Banana beehaw.org The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org
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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.

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.

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tomenzgg midwest.social tomenzgg@midwest.social
Joined: 2025-01-19
#24 · Quote Reply

good for him i guess that sounds tedious as fuck personally i eat other people's shit every day

You make me proud, nutsack.

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MrWrinkles leminal.space MrWrinkles@leminal.space
Joined: 2025-08-03
#25 · Quote Reply

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

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𝔄 𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔭𝔦𝔢𝔠𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔢𝔰𝔢 lemmy.world zakobjoa@lemmy.world
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#26 · (edited) Quote Reply

The people who don't wash their hands seem to believe that the only reason to wash is if they get pee on themselves. I have to imagine they only bathe if they pee their pants or something. They don't seem to have a problem with people touching their genitals or dirty surfaces and then immediatly handling other people's food, shaking hands, or sucking on their fingers.

Ok, but if I pee I don't touch any genitals?!

Edit: Pull pants down. Sit. Pee. Pull pants up. Leave. I'm not saying I'm not washing my hands, but I'm not touching my dick either.

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John Lemmy lemmy.ml john_lemmy@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2025-03-05
#27 · Quote Reply

I wash em before pissing. My dick is clean straight fresh from the shower into my clean underwear, my hands are not

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Hadriscus jlai.lu Hadriscus@jlai.lu
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#28 · Quote Reply

Ok, but if I pee I don't touch any genitals?! Edit: Pull pants down. Sit. Pee. Pull pants up. Leave. I'm not saying I'm not washing my hands, but I'm not touching my dick either.

not even your stall neighbour's ??...??

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JayleneSlide lemmy.world JayleneSlide@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
#29 · Quote Reply

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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hexagonwin lemmy.today hexagonwin@lemmy.today
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#30 · Quote Reply

Ever hear of sitting?

bro uses gravity

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TBi lemmy.world TBi@lemmy.world
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#31 · Quote Reply

not even your stall neighbour's ??...??

Apparently He’s not even locking the door.

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TBi lemmy.world TBi@lemmy.world
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#32 · Quote Reply

Ever hear of sitting?

You still need to lock the door

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Father_Redbeard lemmy.ml Father_Redbeard@lemmy.ml
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#33 · Quote Reply

For the people that say their junk is clean from shower, do y'all not get swamp crotch like at all? Just stays clean and dry down there all day no matter what? Lucky bastards if so, but I find that highly unbelievable. And no errant droppage after going? Resheath and "oh no! Strays hit the ultra clean barrier!"?

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Nebulous_Keito thelemmy.club Nebulous_Keito@thelemmy.club
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#34 · Quote Reply

I do wash my hands since I try to be hygienic. But many people most likely don't due to laziness

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RBWells lemmy.world RBWells@lemmy.world
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#35 · (edited) Quote Reply

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.

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Velma lemmy.today sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today
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#36 · (edited) Quote Reply

I wash em before pissing. My dick is clean straight fresh from the shower into my clean underwear, my hands are not
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Velma lemmy.today sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today
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#37 · Quote Reply

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tleb lemmy.ca tleb@lemmy.ca
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#38 · Quote Reply

You still need to lock the door

Nah it's just me and my wife so I don't even close the door, let alone lock it

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Crackhappy lemmy.world Crackhappy@lemmy.world
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#39 · Quote Reply

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.

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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athatet lemmy.zip athatet@lemmy.zip
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#40 · Quote Reply

Apparently He’s not even locking the door.

I don’t lock the door to my house bathroom when I use it.

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ilovededyoupiggy sh.itjust.works ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-15
#41 · Quote Reply

A woman noticed her husband coming out of the bathroom without washing his hands, and said "honey that's gross why didn't you wash your hands?"

He responded, "well for one, it's not like I peed on myself, and for two, you put the damn thing in your mouth, I think I'll be alright touching it every once in awhile."

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Fredselfish lemmy.world Fredselfish@lemmy.world
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#42 · Quote Reply

https://youtu.be/X29lF43mUlo

All yall need to know about washing your hands every fucking time you go to bathroom. And people who use hand sanitizer all the time get sicker more. Killing your immune system.

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mimavox piefed.social mimavox@piefed.social
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#43 · Quote Reply

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Exactly! If you don't wipe, you'll end up with piss droplets in your underwear.

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TachyonTele piefed.social TachyonTele@piefed.social
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#44 · Quote Reply

I'm sorry, what???

You just let your dick hit the bowl? Thats disgusting. And then you don't even wash your hands afterwards?

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TachyonTele piefed.social TachyonTele@piefed.social
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#45 · Quote Reply

Okay genuinely confused, no, I sit down and the pee goes straight down?

I don't let my junk touch the bowl or water. Stand like a man, and wash your hands.

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OddBob212 lemmy.world OddBob212@lemmy.world
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#46 · Quote Reply

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.

A customer at my workplace does this routinely, then shoves the paper in and flushes. The result is a clogged toilet and a bowl full of soggy paper and shit. And guess who usually gets to clean it up...

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tleb lemmy.ca tleb@lemmy.ca
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#47 · Quote Reply

I don't let my junk touch the bowl or water. Stand like a man, and wash your hands.

I don't tie my masculinity to how I pee, ya goofball

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electric_nan lemmy.ml electric_nan@lemmy.ml
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#48 · Quote Reply

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Who cares? That's half the point of underwear.

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Madzielle lemmy.dbzer0.com Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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#49 · Quote Reply

A woman noticed her husband coming out of the bathroom without washing his hands, and said "honey that's gross why didn't you wash your hands?" He responded, "well for one, it's not like I peed on myself, and for two, you put the damn thing in your mouth, I think I'll be alright touching it every once in awhile."

gross and demeaning.

no one wants penis on all the door handles.
If no penis wielder ever washes their hands, youre all touching eachothers cocks on that washroom door handle.

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TachyonTele piefed.social TachyonTele@piefed.social
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#50 · Quote Reply

I don't tie my masculinity to how I pee, ya goofball

Neither do i. But didn't your parents potty train you?

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Madzielle lemmy.dbzer0.com Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-08-11
#51 · Quote Reply

Exactly! If you don't wipe, you'll end up with piss droplets in your underwear.

and it fucking smells.

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