A Dirty Secret.Americans have a dirty little secret: They don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom nearly as often as they claim. Although 95 percent insist they always scrub up scrub 1 v. scrubbed, scrub·bing, scrubs v.tr. 1. a. To rub hard in order to clean. b. To remove (dirt or stains) by hard rubbing. 2. after using a public restroom, only 67 percent actually do so, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a five-city survey conducted for the American Society for Microbiology The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is a scientific organization, based in the United States although with over 43,000 members throughout the world. It is the largest single life science professional organization and its members include those whose interests encompass basic . New Yorkers were the dirtiest, while Chicagoans were the cleanest (see chart). In every city, women were cleaner than men. Overall, 75 percent of the women washed up, compared with 58 percent for men. But some people, like Eli Siemon, 26, a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ice-cream-counter clerk, steer clear of the sink because they're afraid it's dirty. "Usually, I'll flush with my foot so I don't touch anything," he says. FILTHY filth·y adj. filth·i·er, filth·i·est 1. Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty. See Synonyms at dirty. 2. Obscene; scatological. 3. FINGERS Percentage of people who wash their hands when they go to the bathroom in the following cities: Chicago 83% San Francisco 80% Atlanta 80% New Orleans 64% New York City 49% |
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