Stinking Germans

alleepally

Following on from this

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=9212

Would anyone admit to not showering this morning and putting a clean pair of jocks on. Come on now, own up if you didn't.

aidan_walsh

I didn't do either... But as I'm not German, it doesn't count...

jor el

I shower every morning.... except today, I couldn't get out of bed and barely made it to work 15 minutes late. I did change my socks though

LoneGunM@n

I hate the feeling that I might be dirty, so I could have 2/3 showers a day & definately change the oul jocks, socks & shirt every morning ... obsessive compulsive moi? never

The thought of not showering everyday repulses me & don't even get me started on not changing the boxers et al!

Paddy20

" Only dirty people wash "

Personally, I believe that these days there is far too much emphasis on personal hygiene, and household cleanliness. Due more than likely to cleaning product manufacturers brainwashing the general public through never ending advertising designed to make you believe that "everything" must be sparklingly spotless, which is a load of codswallop.

How are children supposed to develop normal immune systems resistant to germs ?.. if they are never exposed to them.

A bit of dirt never hurt anyone, and is part of nature. While cleanliness is not.

Asok

Still getting used to this "Indoor Plumbing" lark eh paddy.

jor el

yeah, what Paddy said. I don't change my shirt/t-shirt every day, because in fairness if you're not doing manual labour, how dirty can you get in one day? Sitting on your ass, pushing buttons or typing on a forum ain't exactly going to make you break a sweat.
As for everything needing to be spotless, ala Jif/Cif/Fairy ads, I noticed at the weekend that the draining board thing you put the washed dishes/cuttlery on (don't know actual name if it has one) is getting a bit dirty. It's been there for 5 years and I wouldn't say it's ever been cleaned. Nor has our microwave, which I cleaned for the first time a few weeks ago, and don't even start on the oven :eek:
But it's never done us any harm. I don't believe a word those "Safe Food" guys say. If you get food poisoning at my BBQ then you need to develop a better immune system.

Paddy20

Asok,

Yep, I am still getting used to " This indoor plumbing lark ". I well remember when we had running water out of a tap and a toilet installed when I was a boy.

It was fascinating, just fascinating, and no more buckets of water to carry about 12 times a day from the water pump at the bottom of our street, or visiting the sweet smelling bog in a small hut at the bottom of the garden.

Since then I have made one very useful discovery, which stops the need to waste good money on all those harmful environmentally damaging chemical cleaning products. The power of steam.

Yes, I have a large steam cleaner, made by Electrolux. It cleans 'everything' without using chemicals, even dustmites in the bed, which I must admit - do get up my nose