Do you tap your toothbrush on the sink after brushing your teeth?
By babyfuzz
@babyfuzz (1078)
Philippines
May 11, 2009 11:29am CST
My co-worker before asked me if I tap my toothbrush on the side of the sink or at the edge of the glass to shake off the excess water after brushing. I wasn't aware of I do that until that day he asked me. Right after that conversation, I formed that habit of tapping my toothbrush on the sink (if I feel it's clean) or when I'm in another place I tap it on my hand instead.
How about you? ^^
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10 responses
@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
12 May 09
I don't tap to anywhere actually. I just wave it strongly so that anything clinging to it would at least be gone or I think I just developed that habit. I don't really like to tap it anywhere. I think the same thing happens when you try to wave it off.
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@kayedanda (1850)
• Philippines
10 Jul 09
not on the sink. on my hand. last time i tapped on the sink, i chipped it. makes me think, am i that strong? then i realize i'm not so i know now that our sink is not sturdy.
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@kayedanda (1850)
• Philippines
12 Jul 09
i do that too. but in the air, not in the sink. i don't dare tap the sink now.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
12 May 09
hehe.. INteresting topic huh?? I dun think i tap my toothbrush on the sink to take off those excess water in it, but rather, i will flip my toothbrush instead.. lol =D I just dun have the habit of knocking things as i find it noisy.. hehe ^_^
BUt my father do tap his toothbrush on the sink though, while my mom and brother does neither of what we do.. lol =D BUt anyway, we are always leaving our toothbrush in a standing position, and water will auto be flowing down without us doing anything much too.. hehe ^_^
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@babyfuzz (1078)
• Philippines
13 May 09
haha, hey Kun!
Wow, you know your family's brushing habits huh? Are you all sharing the same bathroom?
Sometimes when I'm aware or conscious of what I'm doing I know I don't tap. But when I remember that conversation with me and my co-crew, I just tap it just the sake of tapping the toothbrush. LOL
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
14 May 09
lol =D We dun share the same bathroom, but we do brush our teeth at the same basin in the kitchen.. hehe ^_^ After we, we have been staying together for two decades, and all these small habits are noticable to us by now.. haha =D
Tapping just for the sake of tapping?? WHy not tap your feet instead, and be 'Happy feet'?? hehe ^_^
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
10 Jul 09
Yes, I do. I tap it on the sink to take out the remaining water. I guess most of us have develop this habit simply because we usually rinse our brush after using it and basically the best way to take out the water is to tap it. But in cases that there is no sink, I just shake it up and down to remove the water.
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
12 May 09
Haha..I do that too, I wonder why we do it, a habit I guess. Some things you just don't think about, till someone brings it up..lol.
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
12 May 09
Yeah i tap mine on the sink. lol! I don't tap it on the edge of the glass because i'm using a tabo because i wash my face after brushing my teeth. That's my usual routine morning and night. When i'm in another place, i still would tap it in the sink. lol! I guess it's just a habit hard to break.
@ashar123 (2357)
• India
3 Aug 09
[b]Its all the way you think your tooth brush is hygenic or not. I have never tapped my brush anywhere. Instead, I just clean it with my thumb by moving my thumb a little over my tooth brush and always keep my tooth brush in its cap.
To keep it more hygenic, I change my tooth brush every one month. HAPPY BRUSHING YOUR TEETH TWICE A DAY.[/b]
@winddancer1323 (162)
• United States
11 Oct 09
Nope, I don't tap, I like extra water on my toothbrush. My mouth is sensitive so I like to water down the toothpaste. And I can't stand toothpaste made for sensitive mouths because it doesn't seem to clean my teeth well enough.