Are you a germophobe?

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.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

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.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Ulysses

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.

Damn.


Actually out of your hand? Fucking freaky.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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.

FELIPE NO

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.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?