ummm I'm pretty sure I'm not, just incredible clean. I don't touch anything in public toilets (well except for my self... wait that came out wrong) I open the doors of the toilets with paper towels, uh I make sure to do most things like open doors and hold rails with my right hand so I can hold food and stuff with my left but I still don't usually touch the food directly. And as soon as I get home I wash my hands, I try not to touch stuff on public transport.

So really just rational stuff and I do it subtly so people don't usually notice. But sometimes my friends might look at me strange which kinda makes me think I'm too over protective of myself but then again, they do some gross shit

Although like everyone I like to keep clean and fresh, I don't go out of my way to use only anti-bacterial products and the like. There's not much point unless you feel you're at risk of catching a potentially fatal superbug. As Sass pointed out, the quickest way to weaken your immune system (and especially that of your newborn child) is to keep it away from every source of bacteria known to man. There are studies showing that children born and raised on farms and in contact with bacteria on a regular basis are far less prone to allergies and asthma than those raised in urban environments.

The only time I used anti-bacterial liquid soap, it screwed up my hands. After just a few days of using it, my hands began retaining water and the skin became soft and wrinkly (like it is when you step out of the bath after a long soak). I could clench my fist and water would be squeezed out. Needless to say I soon stopped using it and everything went back to normal.

I wash my hands often, so I don't mind touching anything in public beforehand, unless obviously dirty. I also don't touch my face with my hands after touching these public places, because I don't want to get sick with the cold or something. What I hate is when people don't wash their hands after using the toilet or urinals and they open the door. Oh yeah, I also wash my hands after handling money, before eating food.

I'd like to call myself a clean person, but definitely not a germaphobe. I try not to get too dirty, though.

I tend to keep everything around me clean, but I don't consider myself a germophobe. I always wash my hands before eating and if I manage to hold certain objects that I know are prone to germs.

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Damn.


Actually out of your hand? Fucking freaky.

Anti-bacteria what?

I am not a germophobe, sure I was my hands after being to bathroom, but who doesn't? Germs don't worry me in the slightest, I not often sick so this is probably why. My work colleagues though, always seem to be wiping down their desks and keyboards, and have a phobia about other people using their phones.

I wash my hands often, mainly because I am always in public places such as University Centre and there are many people who are sick and touch everything. So, its a good idea for me to wash with soap often.

Overall though, I am not a germophobe. I mean, I don't go out disinfecting the world.