2pints-mate 0 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I wonder if this thread will get lots of hits Anyway, on to topic: Women's hands 'harbour more bugs' Women have a greater range of different types of bacteria on the palms of their hands than men, US research suggests. The study also found that human hands harbour far higher numbers of bacteria species than previously thought. Using powerful gene sequencing techniques, researchers found a typical hand had roughly 150 different species of bacteria living on it. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Did they say why women had more than men? There's an old tradition that only men should be sushi chefs because women's hands were more likely to corrupt the raw fish, but I think that was supposedly because of hand temperature... Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Is anyone surpised by this? Women tend to end up with the dirty work ... dirty laundry, cooking and cleaning, scrubbing bathrooms, caring for sick children... Mind you washing of hands would be nice ... Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Since I have been in Japan, for some reason I wash my hands way way more than I used to. And I'm sure I didn't not do it before. Strange. I think the lady friend is a clean obsessed and I have caught that on. Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I find it horrible how few men wash their hands over here after having a piss. Hardly ever see them go to the sink after using the bathroom, and it annoys me how we only get cold water over here to wash hands with. Having said that..dirty women! Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Originally Posted By: farquah I find it horrible how few men wash their hands over here after having a piss. Dude, I've seen it as much in Japan as I have in The States and Canada! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Quote: ....how few men wash their hands over here after having a piss.... Or worse still, after having a sitdown session.... Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 That is disgusting. I like clean dirty women. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I read that (original post) too. Something to do with women's hands being more acidic or something wasn't it? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Every 7 yr old boy knows this is to be true, hence the reluctance to hold hands with anyone other than their male counterparts Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Originally Posted By: farquah I find it horrible how few men wash their hands over here after having a piss. Hardly ever see them go to the sink after using the bathroom, and it annoys me how we only get cold water over here to wash hands with. Having said that..dirty women! I must admit I'm not sure why you need to wash your hands after having a piss unless you managed to spray it all over them (unless I'm really drunk I generally manage to go without doing this). Is that part of your body somehow inherantly dirtier than other parts? I mean if I touch my face or arm or leg should I be washing my hands everytime as well? Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Originally Posted By: me jane I read that (original post) too. Something to do with women's hands being more acidic or something wasn't it? Yes - makes for a better environment for the particular bugs involved. Could also be the greater use of moisturizers/hand products also - those can both change the skin pH, but also inhibit naturally occurring anti-microbial agents that may otherwise be present. Sort of like the case of excessive use of anti-bacterial soaps can kill certain skin bacteria whose presence normally makes the skin inhospitable to fungus, so ringworm/jock itch/athlete's foot ensues. Link to post Share on other sites
Greenroome 0 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I agree with GN and Ez. No need to wash after a slash, and the proliferation of anti-bacterial cr@p is a fraud. It's creating weak kids, and the mind-freak about germs is leading to weak play. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Some guys just have very BIG hands, I guess. Either that or...nevermind. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 My never shake hands with list has just grown by a few names. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Yes GN it is more dirty. "For bacteria, the scrotum is a nice place to live: it's warm, it's protected from the elements, and it contains plenty of tissue to feed upon. Infections in the scrotum tend to grow so quickly, the infected person often doesn't know it until it's too late to reverse the damage to the testicles, and the male is forced to live as a eunuch." taken from http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Scrotal_Infection warning, contains a graphic picture. Please wash after a slash and the world will be a slightly better place. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 why even touch it when you take a slash? it's pretty easy to do, pull the top of your boxers/y-fronts/briefs down, jiggle it out, let your old fella rest on the top off your briefs, shake it and then manoeuvre it back it in. The whole time holding on to your underpants - you haven't touched 'it'. That said I only do that in public toilets that have awful facilities. I am usually pretty good with washing my hands, whenever I come home I wash my hands thoroughly and gargle. When I arrive at work I do the same thing - gargling is very useful to reduce your incidence of cold and flu especially if you travel on public transport. One thing that makes me laugh is people who dip their hands briefly in water and say they wash their hands. They are almost worse than those who dont wash at all. sinks like this would get blokes washing Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Or doing something else instead of washing.... Gross! I always wash after visiting the bathroom, but am often in public bathrooms - especially shopping mall/centre public ones - keeping food in the house for 4 boys is a fulltime gig! Anyhow - they are 'clean', but I wonder HOW clean...on the taps, on the door handles.. I wash - try with soap, but most often the soap container is OUT, and the hand dryer broken. So I also like to carry a bottle of hand santiser with me for AFTER I am out of the bathroom (no more doors to touch). Another creepy germ carrier is shopping trolleys. When I had babies sitting in them I always wiped the handle down thoroughly with a sanitising wet wipe - now I just do the hand santiser thing after completing my shopping. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I try not to touch place like stand on train or elevator and have hand wipes with me everywhere. Maybe I clean hand like that too much. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Taking small children to public toilets is a germ nightmare. Little hands just grab anything and everything. No matter how much you try and educate them about germs and dirt, it's just not important to them. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Those washbasins are classy. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I too like my dirty women clean. Link to post Share on other sites
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