2007-02-24 00:04:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
As your hands will become "dirty" when you do go to the bathroom I don't see the point in washing my hands BEFORE. Unless your a surgeon and washing before is just habit, or obsessive compulsive and your going to be in their scalding your hands anyhow. After however I do wash my hands, or I'll run the water so people think I did.
2007-02-24 00:16:08 · answer #1 · answered by terrorfex01 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only wash my hands after going to the bathroom, and before eating, or washing my face...
2007-02-27 16:28:16 · answer #2 · answered by P@m3l@ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nurses can accidentally come into contact with all sorts of things, so I wash my hands before to prevent getting a urinary tract infection.
I used to be a cashier, and from handling money I would get bacteria on my hands and I'd get raging UTIs about once a month. Once I realized what was happening, I started washing before and I haven't had a UTI in over 4 years.
And washing after is just basic hygiene; toddlers can learn it, and if you don't do it you're just nasty.
2007-02-24 21:52:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In public restrooms I use hand sanitizer before, bring baby wipes who knows whats on that toilet paper and after I wash then use hand sanitizer. The only reason Im so anal about it is because I have small kids, I am trying to teach them sanitary habits. Now at home we wash our hands after. I am a retired Mortician and have seen a lot of germs in a lot of wierd places, a public bathroom is crawling with all kinds of germs and viruses.
2007-02-24 08:25:57 · answer #4 · answered by dcforensics51 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I am in public, always. At home, depends on what I've been doing since I last washed my hands. When I'm in public, after I'm finished, I use a paper towel or a tissue I carry with me to open the door.
2007-02-24 08:27:08 · answer #5 · answered by gigglings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after
2007-02-24 08:14:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really think about it I guess you should sad part is the dirtiest part of a bathroom is the door knob and if you wash your hands before you leave......kinda doesn't make sense huh......
2007-02-24 08:07:27 · answer #7 · answered by Kaytlinn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not before. Not only is this strange, but it will dry your hands out something horrible. Especially if you have to go as often as I do.
2007-02-24 08:12:35 · answer #8 · answered by Heather K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you will only dry your hands like that, especially in the wintertime. It is the after that matters.
2007-02-24 20:23:57 · answer #9 · answered by kristen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-02-24 10:16:01 · answer #10 · answered by castle h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋