Worse than feet on bulkheads

[Denali]

saw a male washing his you know what over a sink in a lounge bathroom recently..:shock:
2m away were showers with 0 queue!

people were brushing their teeth at the same sink not 10min before him... urgh...

 

[daft009]

that about sums it up... going to be hard to get that scene out of my head

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

saw a male washing his you know what over a sink in a lounge bathroom recently..:shock:

... urgh...

I suppose we are not talking socks

 

[whatmeworry]

Probably worse if your brushing your teeth and about to spit into the sink and you realise your level with...

 

[JohnK]

The feet are one thing but IMO the making of a 'bed' for sleeping is inappropriate behaviour for a lounge. I don't have a problem with someone sitting in a chair and having 40 winks but this sort of thing is over the top I think.

I've slept in the SIN KrisFlyer Gold lounge a few times. Turn 2 of the couches to face one another, shoes off and sleep. A few people do the same thing and I have never seen or heard of complaints. But I would not attempt the same thing during the day when lounge is busy?

And I agree with your views regarding the 2 people in the photo. Not a good look.

 

[Buzzard]

Ok, it's not on an aircraft but saw this on an international train. It's a dining car not a sleeper

 

[TheRealTMA]

Unisex lounge bathrooms? Where?

Would it have been ok for a woman to be washing her you know what under the same circumstances?

One has to hope all the toothpaste has washed away.

 

[marki]

Unisex lounge bathrooms? Where?

Would it have been ok for a woman to be washing her you know what under the same circumstances?

..... snip ....... snip ......away.

With Gender neutrality coming does it matter ?



Classic foot on bulkhead



View out the window was much nicer!

 

[Hvr]

saw a male washing his you know what over a sink in a lounge bathroom recently..:shock:
2m away were showers with 0 queue!

people were brushing their teeth at the same sink not 10min before him... urgh...

I'd be more concerned about brushing my teeth 10 minutes later.

 

[Strategic Aviation]

Although unpleasant, as a (hopefully) isolated incident it pales into insignificance compared to the proportion of men who leave the toilet without washing their hands ...

And go on to touch door handles, food (sometimes even cooking/preparing food), crockery, utensils, keyboards, kiosk machines, coffee machines, notes/coins, handholds on public transport, etc.

Keep that in mind any time shaking hands. Just for some perspective

 

[Denali]

Although unpleasant, is it actually worse than the significant proportion of men who leave the toilet without washing their hands?.....

Women are just as bad and can be equally disgusting... the things I have had to deal with, with a share toilet on our floor! Never had those issues when we were at our previous office and it was just us.

 

[blackcat20]

Women are just as bad and can be equally disgusting... the things I have had to deal with, with a share toilet on our floor! Never had those issues when we were at our previous office and it was just us.

Yeah but its very hard for a woman to was her bits in a hand sink....

 

[cgichard]

Bring back the bidet!

 

[Strategic Aviation]

Women are just as bad and can be equally disgusting... the things I have had to deal with, with a share toilet on our floor! Never had those issues when we were at our previous office and it was just us.

That's not the first time I've heard that (at least insofar as behaviour inside the facilities, don't know about proportions of women not washing their hands). Still always comes as a bit of a surprise ...

 

[docjames]

Ok, it's not on an aircraft but saw this on an international train. It's a dining car not a sleeper

Sleeping or passed out?

 

[suze2000]

Bring back the bidet!

OMG up until this point, I thought you guys were all talking about peoples JOCKS (which is bad enough), not their bits! EEEWWWRRRGGGHHH! What is WRONG with people?

 

[Jurahn]

That's not the first time I've heard that (at least insofar as behaviour inside the facilities, don't know about proportions of women not washing their hands). Still always comes as a bit of a surprise ...

After working in mainly female-dominated workplaces for 35 years, I can confirm that women can be pretty disgusting as well in their bathroom "habits". And yep, a surprising number don't wash their hands

 

[blackcat20]

After working in mainly female-dominated workplaces for 35 years, I can confirm that women can be pretty disgusting as well in their bathroom "habits". And yep, a surprising number don't wash their hands

Given what I've seen smeared on the toilets and bathroom floor at work I can agree....it's revolting.

 

[vetrade]

How may realise that the perception is much worse than the reality when it comes to washing of hands etc. in toilets on planes, airports, offices etc? Do those with the "EEEEEEWWWWW" type comments consider that the taps etc. in these places harbour several multiples more bugs and varieties of bugs than their own hands or private bits (in most cases, assuming you generally adhere to good hygiene)? These places are worlds away from your private bathrooms because they are frequented by people from diverse backgrounds, some of whom will have very dubious hygiene standards and will therefore be carrying around nasty strains of E. coli, staphs, salmonella, pseudomonas and more which they transfer to whatever they touch - pathogens that thankfully are rarely a problem in our own bathrooms.

If you use the facilities in these places and handle the taps door handles etc. you are likely to be more at risk of picking up a pathogen than transmitting one, assuming, of course, you inhabit the "good" end of the hygiene spectrum . Being trained, and very hygiene conscious, I know that certainly applies to me. I know that my bits (and to a lesser degree my hands) are probably some of the cleanest things in those toilets (urine containing virtually no bugs) so I consciously minimise what (and how) I touch in there. Using your elbows (for some taps) or feet to push open doors is a good habit to have and take your own small cake of soap. There should never be any compromises or shortcuts where "No. 2's" are involved but for "No. 1's" it's more likely that washing your hands afterwards exposes you to far more than you realise.

Maybe that person who just had a wee and didn't wash his hands afterwards has put much more infection control thought into it than you realised.

 

[Buzzard]

Sleeping or passed out?

Hmmm, interesting question.