Where Do You Fall On The Germaphobe Scale?

[Beulah Land]

For me, it’s maybe a 5 out of 10 which I get laughed at for by friends and family. I have a hard time eating without washing my hands and if it’s a bathroom door knob I’ll use my shirt to open it. Maybe even wash off the top of a can of soda before drinking it cause sometimes they are nasty and stuff like that, but I’m not totally crazy with it lol. Just curious if there are people worse than me.

 

[joel2000]

Yup… same. No Golden Corrals for me.

 

[Just1more]

On the high end of the scale on some things like toilet flushing. It’s a flush and dash for me. Here’s why below.

Then on the other end of the spectrum, I’m fine with rinsing my hands in the pond after removing a fish from the hook before eating my sandwitch.

 

[chupacabra]

i see a hair in my food, i take it out and keep eating

 

[Huntfishcamp]

I don't consider myself a germaphobe but I also have trust issues. I carry hand sanitizer in my truck and use it every time I get back into it from leaving a public location. Also, I have a bad habit of biting my fingernails which is why I try to keep my hands clean as much as possible.

 

[Beulah Land]

On the high end of the scale on some things like toilet flushing. It’s a flush and dash for me. Here’s why below.

Then on the other end of the spectrum, I’m fine with rinsing my hands in the pond after removing a fish from the hook before eating my sandwitch.

So the toilet turns into a covert air humidifier for your bathroom, huh?

 

[Talos]

I did my absolute best to go against everything that was the "new normal" during covid. I have done questionable things with strippers and hookers, although nothing that'll get me stds. Been in dozens of packed concert venues with sweaty bodies all up on me.

I do think kids are germ factories and stay away from them. I use a paper towel to open bathroom door handles when leaving. I also use my forearm to push open doors. I use my foot when possible to flush public toilets/urinals. I wash my hands after gym.

 

[buellbrewer]

On the high end of the scale on some things like toilet flushing. It’s a flush and dash for me. Here’s why below.

Then on the other end of the spectrum, I’m fine with rinsing my hands in the pond after removing a fish from the hook before eating my sandwitch.

when Karen and I camp we call that 'camp clean'

 

[lesgobrandon]

For me, it’s maybe a 5 out of 10 which I get laughed at for by friends and family. I have a hard time eating without washing my hands and if it’s a bathroom door knob I’ll use my shirt to open it. Maybe even wash off the top of a can of soda before drinking it cause sometimes they are nasty and stuff like that, but I’m not totally crazy with it lol. Just curious if there are people worse than me.

I'm on the same level. Top of soda cans, especially out of the vending machine or gas station. Always have some crust or something on them. Read once some cans from some warehouses test positive for rodent pi*s, just dried on there, ready for some lips and beverage to dissolve it once more.

 

[Huntfishcamp]

Dumb question: does anyone actually use those toilet seat covers in public restrooms?