People have this unhealthy obsession with germs. Scientists are now saying that you shouldn't use anti-bacterial soap. The trace amounts of bacteria you pick up help to strengthen your immune system. My wife is a germaphobe, and was constantly worried about bacteria etc...I don't even wash my hands at lunch or dinner (unless there is grease on them). The result is, she catches MIRSA, and I am never sick. MIRSA is highly contagiuos, and I slept next to her in the bed, and didn't get anything.
Originally posted by rbmorrisWell, if they're individually wrapped, then I guess they'd be clean enough. Loads of unnecessary plastic wrapping, but that's another story.
I have a set of chopsticks that I brought in from home. About 90% of the time, I eat with those. I wash them by hand. Plastic cutlery, like the individually wrapped knife and fork that come with a salad, seems infinitely cleaner than something that's been sitting in the primordial sea that is our office kitchen sink.
If I'm wrong, plx enlighten me. Are there rat turds in the plastic or something?
I have my doubts about individual pieces of plastic cutlery though. They (obviously) aren't cleaned before use, while they have been manufactured in a big factory, handled by god only knows who, been stored in a potentially rat infested warehouse for a few months, and then stored in the outlet's storage for a fair while. I don't think people place as much weight in hygienely handling plastic cutlery, but that's just an opinion.
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Originally posted by duecerI agree. A little dirt never killed anybody.
People have this unhealthy obsession with germs. Scientists are now saying that you [b]shouldn't use anti-bacterial soap. The trace amounts of bacteria you pick up help to strengthen your immune system. My wife is a germaphobe, and was constantly worried about bacteria etc...I don't even wash my hands at lunch or dinner (unless there is grease on them). T ...[text shortened]... ick. MIRSA is highly contagiuos, and I slept next to her in the bed, and didn't get anything.[/b]
I met a girl in Bolivia who said something like... "It's great being from a place like Bolivia, because I can pretty much go anywhere and not get sick".
This was at a time when I was after having the schkutts for about a month and had lost nearly 2 stone (1/6 of my body weight).
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Originally posted by duecerYeah, when I got a scratch when I was a kid, I washed it with water and sometimes even put a band-aid on. Never died. Sometimes it got infected and then I (or mommy!) cleaned it with anti-bacterial solution.
People have this unhealthy obsession with germs. Scientists are now saying that you [b]shouldn't use anti-bacterial soap. The trace amounts of bacteria you pick up help to strengthen your immune system. My wife is a germaphobe, and was constantly worried about bacteria etc...I don't even wash my hands at lunch or dinner (unless there is grease on them). T ...[text shortened]... ick. MIRSA is highly contagiuos, and I slept next to her in the bed, and didn't get anything.[/b]
Parents nowadays are bombarded with anti-bacterial everything and advertisers try to convince you that if you don't use these products YOUR FAMILY WILL DIE A HORRIBLE DEATH.
I saw an add the other day for normal spray-can insecticide, with an anti-bacterial agent added. Because those pesky insects leave germs all over the place!
Hell, just wash your hands now and then and you'll be fine.
