Dirty hands

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ok, so I see people coughing into their hands or picking their noses/scratching their asscracks/adjusting their balls in the grocery store all the damn time. Like in the produce section, people will pick up a piece of fruit or something, grope it and then put it back. They paw all over shopping carts and so on. Do people really not realize how gross it is? is this normal now? I'm not a germaphobe, but I won't touch a shopping cart until I've wiped the entire thing down like I'm freaking Jason Bourne.

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  • geekmaster
    15 years ago

    I agree.

    Ew.

    But only whipe down the handle, not the whole cart.

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  • myweirdself16
    12 years ago

    ugh. im sort of a germaphobic and freak out a bit when im near little kids because they snot everywhere.

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  • karmarainbow
    13 years ago

    i agree, and you are cute.

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  • sherry
    13 years ago

    You have an immune system that works well. Keep things clean and forget about.

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  • shortbrit22
    14 years ago

    um .. lets see .. you're nomal .. well wiping down them carts sounds a little too crazy but .. hey .. just wear hand santizer and if you wanna pick up those fruist and veggies .. get pakcaged ones .. taht way you dont' have to worry about them doing that .. every one does what they do . they can't control how they use their hands .. but i do wash my hands al the time and use santizer .. i dont' get sick much either

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  • SaturnVII
    14 years ago

    Has everyone forgotten about the immune system? It takes care of these things.

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  • emmyems
    14 years ago

    that's why you wash your produce REALLY well after you purchase it, or grow your own. i think of those things too. i constantly wash my hands.

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  • Chill_Pill
    14 years ago

    This is normal, I'm a bit of hand washer myself. You can't be too careful. I see how it can become obnoxiously redundant though. And I agree that we would all perish if we sterikized everything but the point is that we can also get very sick if someone's fecal matter is on a bunch of grapes that we don't clean correctly. There is a line between sanitation and insanity...it's up to each individual to draw their own. Good Luck!

    ~Peace~

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    • Chill_Pill
      14 years ago

      I meant *sterilized lmfao!

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  • NoFix_LawMix
    14 years ago

    ummmm well, think of it this way, if you dont ingest those germs and become immune to them, will that make you susceptible to something else in the future? and yeah, the wiping down of the shopping cart is a little weird.

    NFLF

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  • This_charming_man
    15 years ago

    maybe it's not "normal" but i wouldn't say it was mad either.

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  • itwilldestroy
    15 years ago

    children that grow up in germ free excesively cleaned houses have higher chances of sickness, no resistance, but yeah i wash my hands all the time,alot of dirty ppl out there
    GERMS!! ...there every where O.o o.0

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  • Englishgirl
    15 years ago

    im such a germ freek and hate messy places because i get depressed and frustrated lol

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  • chunkybongo
    15 years ago

    When I drop a piece of food on the floor, I pick it up and eat it. It's GOOD to let bacteria and viruses into your body. I get sick like maybe once every 2 years. It's mostly just snot and sweat on those grocery baskets anyway...

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  • [Old Memory]
    15 years ago

    It is not good to think about these things but it does help to keep your immune system working. We cant have it totally sterile or wed all die.

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  • NeoFalcon
    15 years ago

    Over here they have this kind of trash bag thingy that goes over a shopping cart and when you get to the cashier - they would remove the bag revealing the new one below.

    Shoppers also have disposable gloves provided which they must wear at all times while shopping. Which I think it an excellent idea to minimise contamination.

    @ Tobra - I don't see why you must continue on this little crusade against the United Kingdom.

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    • theceilingfan
      15 years ago

      Oh, wow.

      I prefer not to think about it. When you think about bacteria and viruses, things seem like they're alive (which they all are, covered in bacteria). I think it's ridiculous to have plastic covers for shopping carts and to make people wear gloves. Let's not let our immune systems get THAT out of practice....

      How about, say, washing our hands after using the bathroom, wearing condoms for sex and not licking the floor or underneath a movie theatre seat?

      I think that's sufficient.

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    • [Old Memory]
      15 years ago

      Wow that is the first time I have ever heard of such a thing. Why is this a "requirement?"

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      • NeoFalcon
        15 years ago

        Well it's not a requirement as our current Food safely laws do not state we must have it but the supermarket had made a choice on it's own accord to introduce it.

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    • [Old Memory]
      15 years ago

      sorry. Brings back bad memories.

      In fairness, I WILL try and stop.

      Corrected, and for the better for it - Thanks. :)

      The Divine Ms. O.

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  • [Old Memory]
    15 years ago

    You obviously reside in britain - live with it.

    T.

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  • buriedalive
    15 years ago

    i actually agree with you (minus the wiping down the shopping cart part). You should wear gloves and get that antibacterial hand sanitizer gel, and maybe buy packaged food?

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