An associate of yours introduces you to a friendly but grubby looking stranger.
Do you,
A: politely shake his hand and apply your Wet-One immediately after.
B: ignore their forward-thrusting hand in favour of a European 'air-kiss'
C: give a little wave to accompany your 'Oh haaaaaaaay'
What about those times when you have to help someone with their PC and their mouse has like a layer of skin and grease all over it o_O FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU...
@ Deacon..
LOL...I will let you know this, I NO longer Shake hands. In fact companies I worked for in the past, sent out Memo's asking all Managers, District, and Regional to no longer shake hands at conventions and such.
I politely just say, " It is very nice to meet you, but I don't shake hands anymore" In the new World Order of Super Bugs Business don't want you getting sick and then bringing it home and spreading it about the work place.
Amazingly the last couple of years, Work Places have actually started encouraging people to stay home if sick. Millions and Millions of dollars are lost in productivity if one person comes in and spreads it to 5 then 30 then 100! Better to Pay the price of lost productivity of one person, then your entire office level! Also Sick pay and Medical Pay that Business have to pay for helps there bottom line quite a bit better, if they only have to take care of one person instead of 100!
Things of changed from the days, of "I don't care if your sick, you bring yourself and IV to work"
I will tell you now that I don't shake hands anymore, people give me all kinds of responses, from Startled, to Confused, to Wow your right! As long as you remain cool and calm and move on without it being a big deal, I've had no problems. :)
Being a very touchy-feely kind of guy, I'm in a constant battle with my inner clean-freak.
I find that absolutely brilliant that you would say NO to a handshake! I'm sure you're very polite with it, just as I'm sure some people would be caught somewhat off-guard by it ; )
I've worked in large office environments so I totally agree with you on that. It makes sense.
I thought I was bad... but you're putting me to shame.
Ok then... how does one so concerned with hygiene operate when it comes to the wooing of the opposite sex?
You wouldn't believe how many times my Olivia will attempt to handle my white dualshock after some "co-op". That's definitely not on. I fucking lose it every time.
Women are filthy.
The germaphobia being portrayed by you lot right now completely blows my mind, if you are in fact actually being serious... a fact I'm still trying to wrap my head around.
You know you have an immune system for a reason, right?
@Deacon
@ O'Connor Yes I am a Hygiene Freak..LOL
LOL..Yes I am a Hygiene Freak now, due mostly to the fact when I was in my 20's a very sick man came into work and paid me back money he owed me. When he handed me the money it was soaked in sweat from him being so sick. Of course being so young I took the money, put it in pockets and didn't wash my hands.
With-in a week I contracted his Viral Pneumonia! I was in the Hospital, and almost died! I missed 6 weeks of work! I have permenant scarring on my left lung from the event and it reduced some of my oxygen capacity, not enough to notice, but the scarring will forever be there! Needless to say that changed my life and my Habits, I am now a Hygiene Freak!!
Women:
My Wife loves to Game but I don't want her touching my Controller either. The clue to solving this!!! Let her go shopping for a controller she likes! My wife loved the Fable 3 controller and she bought it. Every Once in a while, I tell her how jealous I am of her controller (secretly I do this to make her happy with her purchase even more). So let her get a controller she likes, and compliment it all the time...this will keep her from ever wanting yours!!!
Quite some time ago, right after getting sick, I came up with the Idea of creating "Gamer Wipes" controller safe wipes that you could use on your controllers and such. Imagine a Box of Gamer Wipes with the outside box have Gamer Art work on it from your Fave Games like Zelda, Mario, Gears, Halo, Killzone, Call of Duty, and such..and inside the packaged wipes having Game Art work as well. Gamers would buy this just for the artwork alone. I understand the logistics are not that simple with licenses and such, but I have submitted the idea to the maker of Wet Ones! So who knows?
So for Olivia, let her shop online, or go to any store she wants and let her pick out her fave controller, and just pay the price, and just compliment it, and she won't want yours anymore.
Oh and when my wife gets sick, and she wants the remotes, I just pop them in a simple Ziplock bag...and she can use them. LOL
Your body builds up protection to viruses by being exposed to them. By being so obsessed about hygiene, you are actually putting yourself at more risk and harm in the long run.
There is more dangerous bacteria and potential viruses resting on the base of your tongue every millisecond than you will ever likely expose yourself to through any sort of physical contact with someone. The inside of your tongue is dirtier and more germ ridden than the average household toilet.
So if you're that concerned about your health, I would suggest never kissing your wife again. And most viruses are airborn, so I would seriously recommend not breathing either, just to be on the safe side.
My tone might be sarcastic, but the point still holds true.
One experience is indicative of nothing. You've taken a molehill, and turned it into Mount Everest.
@ Michael
I'll not turn into one of these parents who has the whole house discinfected and what-not.. it's clearly important for people to be exposed to germs etc, especially when young (though perhaps not in the way that Frostquake describes).
I've spent more than a few years in the hospitality industry and have seen some truly shocking things. That aside, I simply cannot understand how some people will gladly go take a steaming runny sh1t, picking their nose throughout, only to return to the bar / sofa / kitchen and carry on with what they were doing (NOTE I left out the seemingly redundant hand-wash part).
We've all had nasty stomach bugs and the like. Who WOULDN'T try to avoid things like that?
I work in a small office these days and I won't let anyone else make me a drink. I can't have a cup of tea without making like 6 coffees for everyone else. But I don't accept when they offer. Not a big deal as their tea always tastes like piss anyway.
Family, friends, strangers. Makes no difference.
@ Frostquake
That's harsh! Obviously explains why you err on the side of caution these days.
I went to Africa last year and you should see the state of their notes (currency) over there. Every time I bought something I was convinced I'd just contracted AIDS.
In the words of The Duke, I JUST DON'T LIKE OTHER PEOPLE TOUCHING MY THINGS!
@0'Connor
I hear ya..LOL. My Case is Special though, I have Severe Allergies, I mean SEVERE...I have to carry an EpiPen with me, the Doctors also have me on Prednisone to keep my immune system repressed, My body OVER Reacts to allergies, to the Point of Anaphylactic Shock, massive hives, swelling of tongue, closing throat and such. So Pollen, weeds, tree's and such send my body into over time. I also get weekly Allergy shots.. :(
The problem with being on Prednisone, is it makes it easier for me to catch common colds, and other viruses, so that is the big reason I am Mr.Super Hygienic.
But I have no problems with others be Hygienic either ;)
Note: And the WROST case of Strep Throat my Wife ever got was when we were dating she was working at a Book Store, and they would Just Buy 1 Extra Large Drink and share it with everyone in the Store, because the place gave free refills, Needless to say she never did that again!
@O'Connor
One more thing, about your dirty tongue comment...I will take my "Own" dirty tongue over the "Unknown or Total Stranger" germs that are on a Public Toilet...ROFL!!!!!
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