This is the kind of discussion I can really get into. I am really weird about personal hygiene, and it baffles me at time how many people think it is weird. I brush my teeth at least two times a day. I find it interesting how many American's seem not to brush their teeth very often. I live in America, and I really haven't come across too many (in my line of work) who have nasty teeth and a reeking bad breath, but I have come across them at other places. I think people higher up on the social latter would be more likely to shower everyday and brush between meals.

One of the biggest things that bothers me in America is the lack of the bidet. It seems so much more advanced, so civilized. Here, I feel slightly more advanced than the ape as I wipe with little pieces of paper.
That is one of the things I love about America, everybody claims to be so very advanced, the greatest nation in the world and all that. Yet, they still pick poop out of their behinds with their own hands. No meaning to bash Americans, I live here, I do it too. But I find it interesting how they refuse to adopt the bidet. It costs a ton of money to have one installed if you live here, that is if you have a bathroom with enough room for one in the first place. The bidet is great, you just sit down, turn on the water, stand up, dry off and you walk out. Great stuff, saves a lot of time. Using toilet paper seems very little different than if you were to take a shower by rubbing paper towels all over your body. But I guess that is just me.

And finally, my take on the hand washing issue. I myself not only find it odd to not wash your hands after, but also find it a little sick to not wash your hands before. Think of all the nasty things you have been touching before touch your penis? Kind sick I think. I always wash before and after. Also about the door handle thing, I actually take an extra bit of paper towel and use that to open the door. Now since a lot of places are trying to save money they no longer have paper towel, only electric hand dryers. I feel totally defeated when I get ready to leave a restroom with an inward swinging door, and no paper towel. Fortunately, this is a very rare combination.

And for the guy who said he never brushes his teeth because nobody ever tells him he has bad breath or food in this teeth. I have talked to plenty of people who have had very bad breath, and I have never once said anything. If you were to say to somebody that they have bad breath, in many cultures, America included, it would be considered very rude to say anything to them about it. Perhaps you would fit into society better if you are more presentable and pleasant to talk to. That said, I never comb my hair.