Survey: men are more flithy...than women

[almaty 19]

Survey: Men Still Wash Less Than Women

CHICAGO -- The gender gap has widened when it comes to hygiene, according to the latest stakeout by the "hand washing police."

One-third of men didn't bother to wash after using the bathroom, compared with 12 percent of women, said the researchers who spy on people in public restrooms. They reported their latest findings Monday at a meeting of infectious disease scientists.

Two years ago, the last time the survey was done, only one-quarter of men didn't wash, compared with 10 percent of women.

"Guys need to step up to the sink," said Brian Sansoni, spokesman for the Soap and Detergent Association, which co-sponsors the survey and related education campaigns.

The latest study was based on observations last month of more than 6,000 people in four big cities.

Frequent hand washing is the single best thing people can do to avoid getting sick, from colds and the flu to germs lurking in food, doctors say. And a recent Harris Interactive survey found 92 percent of Americans said they usually or always wash up after using the bathroom.

But researchers for the American Society for Microbiology found that only 77 percent actually do, when it comes to public restrooms. That's a 6 percent decline from a similar study in 2005.

The dirty details:

--Atlanta's Turner Field baseball stadium again was the worst. Only 57 percent of guys there washed up, compared to 95 percent of women.

--New York was Second City to Chicago in cleanliness. In restrooms at the Windy City's Shedd Aquarium and Museum of Science and Industry, 81 percent of men and women combined washed their hands, compared to 79 percent at the Big Apple's Penn and Grand Central train stations.

--At San Francisco's Ferry Terminal Farmers Market, 62.5 percent of men lathered up. Women did better, with 84 percent.

Carry sanitizer gels and wipes in case the means to wash your hands aren't handy, suggested microbiologist Judy Daly of Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, who led the project.

"These are a marvelous addition to plain soap and water," she said.

Telephone surveys by the research firm Harris Interactive show little shift in attitudes over previous polls in 2003 and 2005. The latest was of 1,001 adults from Aug. 17-20.

Nearly three-fourths of Americans said they always wash up after changing a diaper, 78 percent said they do so after handling or eating food; 42 percent after petting a dog or cat, 25 percent after handling money, and 34 percent after coughing or sneezing.

[mawilson 2,133]

Yuck.

[almaty 19]

hmmm. i noticed no men confessed to pissing in the sink...as they are washing their hands

[one...two...tree 2,762]

hmmm. i noticed no men confessed to pissing in the sink...as they are washing their hands

...when the shower water is nice and warm, I find it irresistible.

[DeadPoolX 9]

While I may not be the neatest person around (I can let my immediate area get cluttered pretty quickly), I do tend to have good hygiene. Although my overall habits are "better" when I'm around my fiancee.

[~*Maria*~ 1]

hmmm. i noticed no men confessed to pissing in the sink...as they are washing their hands

...when the shower water is nice and warm, I find it irresistible.

ughhhhh steven

[almaty 19]

hmmm. i noticed no men confessed to pissing in the sink...as they are washing their hands

...when the shower water is nice and warm, I find it irresistible.

lol...what honest man will not admit to that?

[Jasman0717 9]

Momma always told me filthy is as filthy does

[almaty 19]

Momma always told me filthy is as filthy does

and stupid is as stupid does.......................and life is a ####### and then you marry one...my mom was quite poetic with her advice

[sunandmoon 450]

One-third of men didn't bother to wash after using the bathroom, compared with 12 percent of women, said the researchers who spy on people in public restrooms. They reported their latest findings Monday at a meeting of infectious disease scientists.

hmm... nice to know that there are people spying on what you do in a public restroom. wonder what other research they do... avg. number of "shakes"...

[one...two...tree 2,762]

hmmm. i noticed no men confessed to pissing in the sink...as they are washing their hands

...when the shower water is nice and warm, I find it irresistible.

lol...what honest man will not admit to that?

"Necessary? It's not necessary that I drink my own urine, but it's sterile and I like how it tastes. "

~ Patches O'Houlihan

[almaty 19]

hmmm. i noticed no men confessed to pissing in the sink...as they are washing their hands

...when the shower water is nice and warm, I find it irresistible.

lol...what honest man will not admit to that?

"Necessary? It's not necessary that I drink my own urine, but it's sterile and I like how it tastes. "

~ Patches O'Houlihan

Patches was drunk when he wrote that

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

hmmm. i noticed no men confessed to pissing in the sink...as they are washing their hands

...when the shower water is nice and warm, I find it irresistible.

lol...what honest man will not admit to that?

i tend to find it irresistable to see the steam whilst urinating on hte lawn during a cold morning. very relazing.

of course, the neighbors aren't to keen on that.

Daniel

:energetic:

[almaty 19]

hmmm. i noticed no men confessed to pissing in the sink...as they are washing their hands

...when the shower water is nice and warm, I find it irresistible.

lol...what honest man will not admit to that?

i tend to find it irresistable to see the steam whilst urinating on hte lawn during a cold morning. very relazing.

of course, the neighbors aren't to keen on that.

Daniel

:energetic:

f##k them

[Nagishkaw 510]

To pee or not to pee is not the question. It's the answer.