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Do you think eating with hands is unhygienic?

Posted - March 1, 2017

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  • I thought that was why soap was invented?
      March 1, 2017 8:11 PM MST
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  • 496
    As long as my hands are clean. Can't eat sushi, ribs, or popcorn with a fork. 
      March 1, 2017 8:19 PM MST
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  • 7683
    Agree, certain foods make it necessary but people usually panic if they don't get hold of a spoon or fork;))
      March 1, 2017 10:08 PM MST
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  • "The thought never occurred to me."

      March 1, 2017 8:22 PM MST
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  • 7683
    LOL....ALF, people never seem to use their hands, a spoon and a fork are always needed....it seems;))
      March 1, 2017 10:02 PM MST
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  • 22891
    depends on what youre eating
      March 1, 2017 8:42 PM MST
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  • 7683
    Agree.
      March 1, 2017 10:08 PM MST
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  • Not if the hands are clean.
      March 1, 2017 9:00 PM MST
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  • 7683
    Even if their hands are clean, people usually refuse to use bare hands, instead they will seek a spoon or fork....isn't that a common tendency Didge?
      March 1, 2017 10:10 PM MST
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  • 53502
    Only when they're not washed first. 

    ~
      March 1, 2017 9:12 PM MST
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  • 7683
    Hi Randy, even with washed hands, one prefers to use a spoon and fork, why?
      March 1, 2017 10:12 PM MST
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  • 53502
    Different cultures, that's why. 

    My wife is Asian, and she had to adjust to a lot of new things when she came to the States.  The experience of eating with the hands enhances the taste of the food and contributes to the enjoyment of a meal, among other reasons for doing it. I, however, was unaccustomed to it and it took some getting used to. 

    ~
      March 1, 2017 10:59 PM MST
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  • 7683
    Yes, I remember you telling me about her when we were on AB. It is really tough, I understand Randy.
      March 1, 2017 11:06 PM MST
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  • 53502
    "Tough"?  No, no, my friend: it's been wonderful, the blending of our cultures. I've traveled extensively throughout the world, and I love learning the ways of people with background different than my own. I hope I didn't sound as if I was complaining, because it was certsinly not my intention. Being married to her is one of the best parts of my life, truly!

     
      March 1, 2017 11:11 PM MST
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  • 7683
    Yes, I remember you were stationed in Asian region. No, you weren't complaining at all, my friend, but it is tough for a westerner to do certain things which come easily to an Asian,..eating with hand, sitting cross legged...eating spicy food;)))
      March 1, 2017 11:18 PM MST
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  • 7792
    No! It's unhygienic eating with your feet.
      March 1, 2017 10:16 PM MST
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  • 17261
    Not if they are washed, I do however prefer eating with tools. Except, some food cannot be eaten any other way. Ahem. :-)

    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 2, 2017 6:54 AM MST
      March 1, 2017 10:57 PM MST
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  • 7683
    OMG;)))))
      March 1, 2017 11:07 PM MST
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  • 17261
    :-P
      March 1, 2017 11:19 PM MST
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  • LOL ... I've never seen a taco eaten like that before! 
      March 2, 2017 3:08 AM MST
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  • 17261
    You'll allow a girl her secrets about tacos, no? Ahem. ;-)
      March 2, 2017 3:22 AM MST
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  • Are we still talking about tacos? :)

    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 2, 2017 6:54 AM MST
      March 2, 2017 3:27 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Tacos tacos tacos... Mhmm...

      March 2, 2017 3:44 AM MST
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  • 2658
    No, Wash those hands first This post was edited by Beans/SilentGeneration at March 2, 2017 3:26 AM MST
      March 2, 2017 12:24 AM MST
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