14 Gross Yet Regular Things That People Had No Choice But To Normalise

Diverse views exist on what's gross or normal. Question on the forum was, "What's normal to others but gross to you?". Here are top replies.

WEARING BIG ENGAGEMENT RINGS

"Don't wear big engagement rings, especially in hospitals for good hand hygiene. Germs can live between diamonds, risking patient health. Leave them at home!"

HOLDING DOG POOP IN HANDS

“On colder days when my dad walks the dog, he’ll sometimes hold the dog poop bag in his hands to warm his hands.”

NOT WASHING THE DISHES PROPERLY

"Drinking from a 'clean' glass that smells of rot, seeing my sponge covered in food because someone thought smearing food cleans dishes. You're all fired."

CHEWING SOUND

“The sound of people chewing.”

MONETIZING KIDS ON YOUTUBE

“People monetizing their kids on YouTube.”

SPITTING

“Spitting. I literally almost throw up when I see someone doing it.”

LICKING FINGERS TO TURN A PAGE

“Licking their fingers to turn a page. Turn my stomach!”

NOT WASHING HANDS

“Not washing hands before a meal. You have been in filth, and you are going to touch your food with those hands? Yuk.”

UNEQUAL PAY

“Employers paying new hires more than tenured employees. Having drastically different pay rates for people with similar credentials doing the same job.”

WEARING SNEAKERS WITHOUT SOCKS

“Wearing sneakers without socks. Ugh! The sweat stinks.”

KIDS AND FOOD

“Kids with food on their faces. Then, making it worse, snot in front of you.”

OFFICE COFFEE MACHINES

“The office coffee machine. In many places, there was vermin evidence that offices are not for food prep.”

EXPECTING OLDER KIDS TO WATCH YOUNGER SIBLINGS

“Expecting their older kids to care for the younger siblings without consideration of the older kids’ desires and wants.”

NAIL BITINGS

"Biting nails can be self-soothing, but it's unappealing. At a meeting with 75 people, a lady next to me kept biting her nails and it repulsed me."

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