do you wash your hands before eating????

@srik11 (482)
India
August 15, 2008 12:12pm CST
hey everybody, this is a simple question that i want to ask everyone. today we all live in a very hygine world but how much do we care of our health and take each and every small steps to safeguard your future. as for myself i am a bachelor and you know that bachelor's are the most careless people. i am very lazy even to eat anything, i dont take any efforts. so think how many times you really mean to take care of your health when you yourself are looking for hygine. thanks for reading... good luck
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@Chevee (5905)
• United States
15 Aug 08
I wash my hands before eating, after I use the restroom. I watched the Tyra Banks show and it was about bacteria on your hands. After I saw that I started washing my hands with clorox. It was talking about how fecal matter,etc. was all over the computers, in her office, the microwave in the break room, door knobs, elevator button. I wish I hadn't seen it because I am now a hand washing nut.
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@srik11 (482)
• India
1 Jan 09
hmm...that is so much extra care of your health...
@bbsr13 (4196)
• India
15 Aug 08
Hello,Sri! From the childhood you are taught this thing.It is good for us to take all sorts of care for various types of infections that may come into our body through our hands while eating foods.so it was taught by our parents and all elders to was hands before and after eating foods.you are a little boy and you are saying you are lazy.that does not look nice with you.be active and do always the needs of the day and be healthy and happy.thanx.
@srik11 (482)
• India
1 Jan 09
right thats what we are taught ... health is wealth
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Aug 08
Oh yeah , I make sure that I never forget to wash my hands before eating. Hands are touching many things all the time, door knobs, papers, newspapers, clothes, pens, pencils, etc. etc. etc. all the time, and gets dirty with all sorts. It is absolutely necessary to wash hands before eating.
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@srik11 (482)
• India
16 Aug 08
cool thats pretty nice and simple
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@kjsisco (15)
• Riverdale, New Jersey
15 Aug 08
Hmmm...well, it's funny how I never really give this a second tought. The truth is, no I do not wash my hands before eating. Perhaps because I am single and lazy? Lol.
@srik11 (482)
• India
16 Aug 08
hey thats exactly me
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@darlene06 (284)
• Philippines
15 Aug 08
i always wash my hands before i eat just to prevent myself from getting sick.. i also wash my hands almost after i'm done doing something that i think would get my hands full of germs.. there are even times when my mom scolds me for doing this because she said that washing my hands while it is tired is not good and so i have to rest my hands and wait for few minutes before washing it.. :)
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@srik11 (482)
• India
1 Jan 09
well,i wanted to ask,do you wash your hands with water or do you apply any kind of solution?
@rocker21 (2716)
• India
15 Aug 08
simple answer- NO
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@TheDevil (840)
• India
15 Aug 08
hi there, I am hygienic in nature ...but sumtimes i am lazy . Its that i always remember to wash my hands before eating ...thts is whenever i am at home or at the restaurant ..but there are days when i am really hungry i just want to pull sumthing out of the jar and stuff it into my mouth ..Then there are days when i am lounging to eat street foods ...so i don't have any option to wash my hands before eating......
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@srik11 (482)
• India
1 Jan 09
well, you mean if everything permits you will definitely wash...
@bfarrier1 (2082)
• United States
16 Aug 08
Yes I do and not only when I eat but several times a day. After using the restroom,after smoking ect. I am always washing my hands for one reason or another. Good Luck to you as well.
@srik11 (482)
• India
3 Jan 09
so,you keep in mind a lot of things,,,
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
16 Aug 08
I don't usually wash my hands before I eat, its not that I'm lazy, its just that I'm the cook and I'm always washing my hands as I prepare the food, so does that count? I make sure everything I use is clean. Have a good day
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• Singapore
15 Aug 08
Every time I eat. I need to keep clean, main for my daughter. I'm afraid that she'll get tgerms I picked up. Being a bachelor should not mean you do not take care of yourself. Do wash your hands before you eat and take care!
@srik11 (482)
• India
3 Jan 09
i will, thanx for responding,,,
@thaMARKER (2503)
• Philippines
16 Aug 08
not all the time. but i make sure if i eat using my bare hands (no spoon and fork), i surely wash them. it's important to eat clean. my brother got sick before because he's used to eating without washing his hands most of the time. anyway, i normally use spoon and fork when i eat..
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• China
16 Aug 08
thanks for your topic. i will pay more attention to my health since i read this.
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@srik11 (482)
• India
3 Jan 09
sure, actually i myself dont,take care much of these things
• United States
2 Jan 09
I dont. I mean if i were eating with my hands i might but we dont. its called forks and spoons.
@srik11 (482)
• India
3 Jan 09
ah,sophistication....
@r0ckstar (25)
• India
3 Jan 09
i'm a self confessed cleanliness freak..i'm so paranoid about it that i wash my hands quite often..needless to say i wash before and after eating as well ;)
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• Philippines
16 Aug 08
If I am going to eat with my bare hands, I will wash my hands. But in fastfood chains and other places, I don't. I wasn't really trained to things like that.
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
16 Aug 08
i seldom do! well, my rationale there is because i dont eat with my bare hands any way, i always, always use spoon and fork when i eat,i am a filipino, so i eat rice and viand 3 times a day, so i need my spoon and fork for that.. so why do i have to wash my hands?hehehe but when i eat burger of fries,which is really very seldom.. that's when i really scrub my hand to clean it.. i just want to feel clean when i am eating hand foods.. and i easily get colds,so i have to really be careful..
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
16 Aug 08
I always wash my hands a lot - I think this comes from working in the food industry for so long. It's a good habit to get into, as germs are lurking everywhere - even on your computer!
@samijo719 (1052)
• United States
15 Aug 08
I always wash my hands before eating. For one you touch all kinds of things nad dont want germs on your food. And for 2 I cook dinner so usually by the time i'm done cooking and making plates my hands are greasy or have food on them so I wash them right before sitting down. I probably wash my hands at least 4-5 times just in the course of making dinner to keep my hands clean after touching things.
@srik11 (482)
• India
3 Jan 09
you keep in mind not only your health but also those who eat your food,,,,
• Malaysia
30 Sep 08
hi srik.. yes i do wash my hand before eating (if there is any water source nearby)..lol..if there is no water source then i'll skip washing my hands and continue eating (unless i know that i have done something dirty using my hands like)..:)
@shamzy18 (2316)
16 Aug 08
hi yeah i always wash my hands before eating i got some kind of addiction i just have to wash my hands !! even if it is just a packet of crisp i just dont like touching food without washing hands. this is why i hate eating out side because sometimes you dont have a place to wash your hands.