Contamination, oh noes!

[Randy]

Leaving a public restroom, do you avoid touching the door handle?

 

[McConnaughay]

The only time I really have to use Public Bathrooms is at school and I usually don't have to much of a problem with the door handles, their never exactly dirty its not like I am going to die from it.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I dont even think about it.

If it is one of those push bar / crash bar doors, I usually don't use my hands though. I will bump it open with my side or walk out the door backwards. Not on purpose, just a habit.

 

[Sam.]

I never think about that. Now that it comes to mind, that's kind of gross.

 

[Raven]

Yes, I always carry Hand wash gel aswel so when I have touched something like that I can clean my hands after.

 

[Jayglo]

I never do, don't really think about it.

 

[MysticSky]

I don't HAVE to.

But if I have a way, I will do it. (like if Im wearing a long sleeved shirt, baggy shirt...)

Or, and this may sound..idk, mean or something, but if I see someone leaving the bathroom that looks..er.. grungy/gross/dirty/etc, I will use a paper towel to open it. Or Ill wait for someone else to open it and Ill slip through.

 

[Corleone]

Sometimes. See, if they have paper towels, I'll use the paper towel to open the door, but just like today, this restaurant had a dryer, so I had to dry my hands and then just open the door.

 

[Kasynlie]

I'll either use my foot to push the door open, or if that doesn't work, I'll use my pinky finger and pull it.

 

[Crys]

I will use a paper towel to touch the handle.

 

[ElegantAura]

Ok if you think about it no matter what you will end up touching something when out... Even if you try to avoid the handle, what if the tap is not modern and you will close it after you wash your hands? ....are you out in a shopping center/mall then will you avoid everything? what the point if you avoid the handle but touch the escalator rail the person before maybe went to the bathroom didn't wash the hands or what ever lol ..... sometimes they can even be more dirty then a handle just avoid touching your face ...and before you eat something wash your hands will be better

I always have a hand sanitiser so i use it after i leave so does not matter about worrying trying to find ways to open a door lol

 

[Mendalla]

I have become more careful about public doors in general post-pandemic. Have relaxed quite a bit from 2-3 years ago, but definitely more careful than before that.

 

[Ravenfreak]

I just touch the handle, it doesn't really bother me much. I never stop to think about that after using the bathroom, I usually just hurry up and go back to whatever I was doing before going.

 

[MrDawn]

I don't use paper towels or a cloth on the door knobs like I should. I swear I've gotten flu just from using public bathrooms from touching the door knob. When I was a janitor at Wal-Mart for 2 and a half years, I was sick all of the time and most of those times it was either flu or a stomach bug.

 

[Dee]

I use a paper towel to open the door if there's a garbage can next to the door.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Depends on how nasty the restroom looks. Exposure to some germs builds up your immune system.