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by WithinReason 1542 days ago
But you just washed your hands. Where are the bacteria coming from?
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You’re lucky if people even make a show of washing their hands. If they wash them well, then you have just met a unicorn. And even people who do normally wash their hands well sometimes run into issues like there not being any goddamn soap stocked (in the same bathroom, 3 days in a row).

Don’t use the air blowers; just let your hands air dry if there’s no paper towels. It doesn’t take very long and has been basically my standard practice for about 10 years now.

"washed"

Have you seen people in the real world?

Even assuming they're washed correctly (entire song thing with all the trimmings), a bathroom sink is not a steriliser.