Happy birthday to you x2

one of my pet peeves is hand washing. i tend to be slightly compulsive about this, although not enough to where i can't leave the house because of germs. in fact, i started to be compulsive about washing my hands after a biology lab my freshman year where we took swab samples from the bathroom in the building and let them cultivate for a week. you wouldn't believe the things that grew in those Petri dishes... and the interesting thing was most of the germs were from the sink and the door, not the toilet handle or seat. i remember having a conversation with my friends polly and ben sometime last year about the differences between men and women when it comes to hand washing. we were talking about why women wash their hands more often than men after using the restroom. and if you think this statement is bias and untrue, think again. one study i read about online says that 90% of women wash their hands and only 75% of men do. the funny thing is that 91% of people surveyed as a whole claim they do wash their hands, when in reality only 82% did. i think this is an interesting thing to lie about, considering that a person who doesn't wash their hands is only hurting himself or herself. so, lather up people! they say to use warm water with soap (always use soap), and to wash for 20 seconds, or as long as it takes to sing happy birthday two times.

happy hand washing to you, happy hand washing to you.

posted by *g* @ 2:37 PM