We're dirty

Was reading last week's New Straits Times, and something caught my eye.

A small article, but one with shocking results.


Malaysians an unhygienic lot

CHEE!

The article reported that according to a survey by the Hygiene Council in May, Malaysians seem to have a very casual attitude towards personal hygiene.

VERY casual.

The results of the survey?

34% admitted to not washing their hands properly before eating or handling food.
29% said they didn't wash their hands after going to the toilet.

Are you serious. This means that probably 9.86% of Malaysians who go to the toilet then eat sonething don't wash their hands.

10%! No doubt, this percentage covers those who eat right after using the good old Water Closet, but one in ten?

Plus, with 29% of Malaysians not washing their hands after going to the toilet, an average of three in ten people you meet would not have washed their hands, assuming they've just been to the toilet.

How can this be? When you go into the toilet, your automatic reaction before going out should be wash your hands right? No matter if you din't do any business in there. No matter you din't USE the toilet. The fact that you were IN the toilet means you wash your hands, no?

Then you have to think about PUBLIC TOILETS. You know the ones with the doors. If 29% dont wash their hands, then open the door, wouldn't the door handle be contaminated? Then when we, "clean" people open the door, our efforts of washing our hands would be wasted!

Man. I am so opening toilet doors with a tissue from now on.