Wash your hands please and thanks!

My Mother told us to always wash our hands when coming from outside, after using the washroom, coughing, sneezing and handling money.

I wish everyone’s Mom taught them to do the same.

A couple of months ago, I had to make a quick stop at a public washroom. There were seven women ahead of me.  

I decided to watch and see who would wash their hands with soap versus those who wouldn’t. 

The first lady wet her hands with water, pressed the soap dispenser and nothing came out. She went to the second dispenser and again nothing came out. She went to the third one and thank God it had soap.

One down, six more to go.

The next two ladies went to the same sink as the first woman. They both wet their hands, pressed the soap dispenser and pretended like there was soap in there. They wet their hands again as if they were rinsing off the soap and walked out.

Gross.

Another lady just wet her fingertips and walked out.

Nasty.

By this time I was so disgusted I stopped watching.  

I can’t blame my Dad when he says he hates eating out because you just don’t know what people’s hand washing habits are like.

Just in case you didn’t know, today is Global Hand Washing Day.

According to statistics, we carry up to 10 million bacteria on our hands.

We’re also supposed to wash our hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

As we approach the flu season, do yourself a favour and wash your hands as much as possible. By doing this, you'll help stop the spread of germs.

Have you ever witnessed anyone wash their hands without soap or leave the washroom without washing their hands?

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Thanks for reading and keep smiling :)