If you accidentally drop something you are eating, (eg: potatoe chips) you drop it, you pick it up, gently dust it off (or not) and eat it...lol..but when someone is with you , you are grosed out and throw it in the bin..lol..come on..be honest..i have done it before..(yes, shame on me)
2007-03-28 21:14:49 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Yes I am totally guilty of this. I'll even look at someone if they eat something off the floor and be like ewww! However there is a limit. I don't eat it if it falls outside or if it's some non dry food that could cause gross floor stuff to stick to it.
2007-03-28 21:19:05 · answer #1 · answered by l 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, we have the *5 second* rule in my house. If it hits the floor, as long as it's there for less than 5 seconds, it's safe to eat. :) This applies to dry food (potato chips, crackers, cookies, etc.) only. If it's a spoonful of potato salad or a bite of meat or something, then it's pitched in the trash.
2007-03-29 03:34:35 · answer #2 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is why my husband and I are a match made in heaven! I won't eat it if it's been on the floor, regardless of the 5 second rule, but before I can get it to the trash bin, he always laughs and says, "here, give it to me, I'm not afraid of a few germs!"
2007-03-28 22:20:22 · answer #3 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep i've done that too. Although when i drop something at home and i;m alone i do dust it off and eat it, but if i had to drop it outside i'd still throw it away (even if no-one was watching), cos i know it would be a lot dirtier then
2007-03-28 21:23:55 · answer #4 · answered by Eevaya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how clean the floor is and what it is I am eating. If it is likely to pick up dirt from the floor then it goes in the bin.
If it is something like a potato crisp on a clean floor then I would eat it.
2007-03-28 21:23:50 · answer #5 · answered by Mark J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently if you pick it up within 3 seconds of dropping it it'll be ok. Thats what i heard from some sciency programme who tested for bacteria afterwards. That would be off my own floor though, not from off the street or a cafe etc.
2007-03-29 03:18:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't do that. Not because it is something I wouldn't do, but....when I was in my own house, it was very clean, but I had a little dog, so I didn't eat off the floor. Now I am staying with a friend who is not into cleanliness; I clean up, but who knows what happens when I am not here.
There is nothing wrong with doing what you do though.
2007-03-28 21:35:51 · answer #7 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately
2007-03-29 05:54:19 · answer #8 · answered by [operatic stock character] 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have. If it falls on what looks to be a clean floor. If it falls into the dirt, I throw it away.
I figure we all have to eat a pound of dirt or two anyway in a normal life span, don't we?
2007-03-29 19:06:36 · answer #9 · answered by kiwi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what it falls on. If it falls on the floor, then it ends up in the bin. If it falls on a clean table or my clothes, then I pick it up and eat it, no matter if I'm alone or have company.
2007-03-29 00:24:56 · answer #10 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋