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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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
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
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
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
Today, I found out my mother cleans the dishes with bathroom cleaning chemicals. She doesn't see anything wrong with this. FML
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
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
Today, I watched as my girlfriend washed the last of the dishes with a dishcloth, then used that same dishcloth to wipe down the counters. I now understand why we always have bugs. FML
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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Top comments
rivimatt 20
Make them a special dinner with raw chicken and eggs
LilMissCanadian 22
How did your roommate get into the school?
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Comments (88)
takeittoem 8
Sadly, you're both wrong (in most cases). Bacteria in food you JUST FINISHED EATING are not a problem if you clean the dishes correctly. Now if you both wait days or weeks to clean dishes, that's another story entirely.
daGun 18
Darwin's law
kyrisonfusion 22
Just keep being persistent, maybe she'll listen if you show some evidence?
k8Pluss 8
My roommate does the EXACT same thing. I thought there could be no one else dumber or as dumb. Thank you for this post.
worldclassrager 41
Do they not understand that bad bacteria does exist? And aside from that germs need to be killed as well
teribaby89 9
Your roommate is an idiot...
ezrajab 22
Omg tell them to take the food safety and sanitation course!
BRaveShields 3
#60, wrong post lol and OP your roommate is gross...you wash the dishes then lol
Eyalsh 32
fun fact: you have more bacteria cells in and on your body than you have human body cells. all of those bacteria cells together weigh on average 1 kilogramm. not all of them are harmful of course, but it just shows the great role of the immune system.
thelastavailable 13
Has the roommate never had diarrhoea?