"It lives on the breadboard with several weeks' worth of crumbs and I thought that was normal surely there are no bacteria in crumbs? I still think it's normal plenty of people online admitted to the cursory wipe. But they did so in a way that made it sound like their most transgressive, depraved habit, adding to my growing unease that whenever one of these hygiene controversies rears its head, I'm on the side of grossness."
"My sports kit gets washed occasionally in line with French government advice as a French citizen, I consider that my patriotic duty. Bras: Rigby & Peller say you can get away with multiple wears if you have several in rotation (though I'm stretching that past what the late queen's personal upholsterers would approve of). When it comes to my phone screen, well, I have the robust microbiome of a medieval peasant and rarely get sick, so what's the problem?"
Social media in 2025 turns minor domestic habits into sources of anxiety by spotlighting hygiene controversies such as bread-knife cleaning. A bread knife kept on a breadboard with weeks of crumbs provokes claims of grossness and unhygienic behaviour. Many people acknowledge cursory wiping or infrequent laundering of sheets, towels and sports kit, often justified by practicality or national guidance. Bras may be worn multiple times in rotation, and phone screens are rarely cleaned. Those with relaxed routines feel shamed by reactions that label ordinary practices as transgressive, risking social discomfort with guests and acquaintances.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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