Roommate and Miscellaneous: Gross

Gross

By seriously_CAT - 21/10/2015 02:26

Today, I had to try to convince my roommate that, yes, you do need to use dish soap when you hand wash dishes because of bacteria in old food. She still won't believe me, insisting that, "There's no such thing as bacteria in food." FML

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By Anonymous - 22/09/2020 17:01

Today, I had to tell my 28-year-old roommate she needs to wash her hands after using the bathroom. She then said she’d try, as long as I try to put my dishes in the dishwasher. Those aren’t even on the same level. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/02/2013 01:08 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I had to yet again explain to the guy I live with that just because you can't see dirt, it doesn't mean it's clean. And so letting his dog lick the plates is NOT the same thing as washing up. He won't listen to me, and he uses my plates. FML

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By youredisgusting - 03/10/2014 07:00 - United States - Merced

Today, my roommate yelled at me yet again for using the dishwasher because it's "unsanitary." This is all while a mountain of her dishes were going mouldy in the sink. FML

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Keep it clean

By germy germs - 01/07/2021 19:01 - United States

Today, my wife bitched at me for not washing my hands before handling the dishes. The dirty dishes. That were sitting in a sink of hot soapy water. According to her, the dirt from my hands was gonna make the dirty dishes even dirtier. Huh? FML

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By Anonymous - 20/11/2011 17:10 - United States

Today, I learned that my roommate, the one in charge of the cooking, never washes her hands beforehand. According to her, it boosts her immune system. FML

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By isucksomuch - 31/07/2011 06:18 - Canada

Today, I found out my mother cleans the dishes with bathroom cleaning chemicals. She doesn't see anything wrong with this. FML

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Do it yourself, then

By Anonymous - 27/06/2021 20:00

Today, my roommate said that whoever was doing the dishes was doing it wrong. I've been doing the dishes for weeks. So much for being a clean roommate. FML

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Gross out

By Ewt - 06/12/2019 05:00 - Canada - Victoria

Today, I found out that my best friend doesn't wash her hands after going to the bathroom, even if she changes her pad. I then remembered all the times she's handed food to me, and teased me when I tried to wash my hands first. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/07/2011 00:17 - Israel

Today, my husband told me that he never washes his hands after using the bathroom because he thinks it's only for "paranoid people". FML

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By emmingle - 13/05/2013 23:05 - Canada - Burnaby

Today, I discovered that the "dish soap" my sister uses to clean our dishes when it's her turn, is actually a semi-toxic floor cleaner. FML

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rivimatt 20

Wednesday 21 October 2015 15:06

Make them a special dinner with raw chicken and eggs

LilMissCanadian 22

Wednesday 21 October 2015 15:06

How did your roommate get into the school?

Comments

Frid_Kun 7

Thursday 22 October 2015 19:20

Depends on the food, really. Also, If it bothers you that much, you can always do your own dishes.

butterbunny 15

Friday 23 October 2015 2:53

Leave some food out on the counter and let it start growing stuff (something that won't smell) that should show her

loveless000 2

Friday 23 October 2015 5:15

Either she's ridiculously stupid or she's trying be be sly & get you to wash her dishes. Show her proof & if she refuses then yeah might need to find someone else...

TechnoStew 21

Friday 23 October 2015 14:24

Uuugggghhhhhhhh

andrewn2468 4

Friday 23 October 2015 16:57

Get a less stupid roommate

Dominus101 20

Saturday 24 October 2015 7:29

Leave a Pack of Raw fish/Baloney under their bed, let's see how long they last. Point Made

kendallskakb 13

Saturday 24 October 2015 10:02

Isn't it truly amazing how dumb and smart people can be

account_to_poost 3

Sunday 25 October 2015 14:36

You are wrong, your roommate is right. You only need the soap to loosen dried, stuck, caked-on, or cooked-on food. Scalding hot water is what kills bacteria and "germs" If you *just* finished eating off a dish, and nothing is dried or stuck on, you can rinse it off to remove what's left, then rinse in scalding water, and it will be clean.

be82tw 17

Sunday 25 October 2015 17:03

OP is wrong, but in no way was the roommate right. Antibacterial soap is not appropriate for dishes unless someone has an immune condition: I don't feel it is right for washing your hands, frankly, with the same caveat. Most people don't use them properly anyway, even leaving aside all of the concerns surrounding the overuse of antibacterial agents, of which there are many. But the roommate didn't object that very hot water and clean surfaces were all that were needed to provide safe, clean dishes: the roommate objected to the idea that bacteria lives in food. And THAT is absurd.