CuriositiesOCT 23, 2024

30 People Share Disgusting Things People Don’t Realize Are Very Gross

Mindaugas Balčiauskas and Austeja Zokaitė

Over the course of thousands of years, our hygiene habits have improved to suppress outbreaks of diseases and protect our health. However, a handful of them somehow survived and have become quite the norm, despite being pretty gross.

People in the AskReddit community were discussing such examples in hopes that others would give them up. Scroll down to find them, and be sure to let us know if you agree or disagree with them!

While you're at it, don't forget to check out a conversation with redditor, who started this interesting discussion in the first place.

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30 People Share Disgusting Things People Don’t Realize Are Very Gross

Billionaires. You don't get that much money without seriously ruining some lives.

xTarot, freepik

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The redditor who started this thread was inspired to spark this discussion online when their partner noticed something gross they did by accident.

"I sneezed and wiped some snot on my sleeve, my wife found it disgusting and I thought it was normal," they share.

Fortunately, the Reddit user tells us that this was the only instance that their habits were found to be gross by others.

When it comes to their own tolerance for gross things, they say that not much phases them. "I’m pretty hard to gross out."

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People monetizing their kids on YouTube.

Remarkable-Camp8577, freepik

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92points

#3

Spitting. I feel physically ill when I witness someone hawking and spitting in public or see spit sitting on the pavement.

Melora_Rabbit, Polina Zimmerman / Pexels

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No one is safe from other people’s questionable habits, especially not in the office. Online printing company Instantprint surveyed 1,000 UK employees to uncover the hidden truth about coworkers grossest habits.

It was found that more than 5% of Brits admitted to cleaning their computers or work areas yearly or never at all. Meanwhile, 1 in 10 employees never wash their mug, water bottle, or glassware when enjoying a beverage of their choice. Either they have an office cleaner who does it for them, or they feel content being surrounded by some serious crumbs, dust, stains, and bacteria.

#4

Not washing your hands after going to the bathroom. Nasty.

NeighborhoodMothGirl

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89points

#5

The sound of people chewing.

sogajif653, freepik

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87points

#6

Children with food on their face. And snot.

sogajif653, jcomp / freepik

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Only 16% of respondents revealed that they wash their hands regularly at the office, and a whopping 19% confessed to rinsing them solely after using the bathroom. It’s worth being cautious about who you shake hands with!

When it comes to other gross workplace habits, almost a quarter admitted to taking off their shoes at work. And over 30% of Brits confessed to eating something from the back of the fridge that was way past its use-by date.

#7

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

BonnaroovianSky, Drazen Zigic / freepik

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80points

#8

5 foot long eyelashes.

LazerFile, Milangel Melendez / pexels

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79points

#9

Unkept beards.

TheSnoz, fxquadro / Freepik

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It seems that not everyone learned the pandemic lesson, as 39% of employees said that they would still come to work if they had a cold. However, it’s not all that bad, with almost 60% of respondents having tissues on hand, 41% always having sanitizer, and 30% bringing deodorant or perfume to work.

#10

People. Seriously, we are gross.

RandomNameGenFai1, freepik

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74points

#11

Maybe not “normal” but I am repulsed by the smell created by clothing not properly drying. The smell is on clothing that sat in the washer machine too long. Or dish towels and bathroom towels that dried without being spread out.

I smell it on people from down the isle in stores. And don’t get me started on drying my hands in someone’s bathroom and finding out the smell is lingering on my hands now.

heinz570001, freepik

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74points

#12

Long nails.

carrotwhirl, freepik

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72points

#13

Lip fillers.

Strange_Shadows-45

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65points

#14

Spitting, coughing without covering mouth. I have multiple sclerosis. Get sick really easy.

OkRickySpinach

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59points

#15

When someone else 'washes' my dishes for me and I drink from a 'clean' glass and it smells of rotting food and I look at my sponge and it's covered in food because someone thought that smearing food around my dishes with a sponge somehow made them clean you're all fired I never want to see you again.

cajaye3260, Racool_studio / freepik

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57points

#16

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

Agreeable-Abalone328, Lisa Parker / flickr

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57points

#17

Smacking gum. I hate it. And loud chewing/swallowing noises.

solg5

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56points

#18

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

Linamoon22, freepik

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52points

#19

Sitting on a warm toilet seat.

ForeignEggplant2119

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52points

#20

Washing dishes in a tub of soapy water and not rinsing off the soap suds. Or not scrubbing the outsides of pots and pans as well. Makes me want to vomit. I'd rather not taste stale soap and bacteria in my cup of tea or food thanks. I can always tell as well.

Holy s**t thanks for the 1000 upvotes. I've never had a post get this many upvotes.

Rare-Park-6490, gpointstudio / freepik

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51points

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Poll Question

What do you think is the grossest hygiene habit that has become normal?

Poll Question

What do you think is the grossest hygiene habit that has become normal?