Originally posted by: Obi Jeewhyen
Tell me if you've heard this one ....
I never quite understood the American (as far as I know) obsession with post-peeing hand-washing. Although it's fine to wash one's hands as often as is convenient, that's precisely because one's hands are the body parts most exposed to germs and dirt. As such, it's not my hands that should be washed after touching my dick, but my dick that should be washed after having been touched by my hands.
Tell me if you've heard this one ....
I never quite understood the American (as far as I know) obsession with post-peeing hand-washing. Although it's fine to wash one's hands as often as is convenient, that's precisely because one's hands are the body parts most exposed to germs and dirt. As such, it's not my hands that should be washed after touching my dick, but my dick that should be washed after having been touched by my hands.
Your entire body is covered in germs at all times. These are called "normal flora." It is when you have an infection of the normal or not normal flora that you get sick. There are a lot of germs on your hands, but more in the urogenital/anal regions. It is always a good idea to wash your hands after you use the bathroom. Let's say you are currently experience an asymptomatic urethritis (basically a urinary tract infection that isn't causing you any major discomfort) and then you don't wash your hands, and later you eat something.... well, you just ingested the bugs that were living in your urethra. Chances are you'll be ok, but if it happened to be something particularly nasty like Shigella, Salmonella, or Campylobacter, then you are going to regret not washing your hands. It doesn't take long, and should always be done.