Ewww!

This was my Facebook status yesterday:

...was grossed out today at the fabric store. as i'm sitting at the table looking thru the pattern books, the ladies to my left, right, and in front of me were ALL licking their fingers as they turned the pages. ICK!!! that is sooo unsanitary. that's why i always have hand sanitizer with me. people are nasty!

It really got me to thinking about the hygiene habits (or lack thereof) that people have.

As those women were fingering through the pages, and I listened to the disgusting sound of their lips smacking with each lick, all I could think about was how many "lickers" before them had turned those same pages, and how many "lickers" would come after them and do the same. GROSS!!!

Then I thought about all of the non-hand washers that are roaming around. I don't know about YOU, but I was raised to WASH MY HANDS...After going to the bathroom, before cooking, before eating...I even wash my hands before I wash dishes.

Surprisingly, over the years I've found that NON-hand washing appears to be more common than hand washing. You've probably noticed it too.

If you've ever worked in an office, have you ever gone to the restroom, heard someone come in after you...do their business...flush, open the stall door, and walk right out the restroom door...NEVER STOPPING AT THE SINK TO WASH THEIR HANDS!

I've experienced this too many times. So many that I developed the habit of looking at the feet of the person in the stall next to me. That way, if they "flush and go", I'll know who they are by their shoes, and I'll know NOT to eat anything that they bring for potluck.

I once worked with a co-worker who was a non-hand washer. We were good friends so one day I asked her why she didn't wash her hands. She very openly admitted that it just wasn't something that she did. It wasn't a habit for her. Her exact words were, "I just went in to pee. Why should I wash my hands?" GROSS!!!

I explained why, and it caused her to see things a WHOLE LOT differently. From that point on, she joined the "hand washers" club.

So now, Let the DIALOGUE begin! What's the gross-est thing you've ever seen someone do in public?

Talk to me!

Til next time...