Wash your hands after ordering a meal at a restaurant
By Pitstop
@pitstop (13018)
India
December 16, 2018 7:17am CST
This may seem like strange advice. But the menu card in a restaurant is one of the dirtiest things as it is used so many times and carries a lot of bugs. So it's a good idea to clean your hands after handing back the menu and getting ready to receive your meal. I've never thought about this till I read it recently.
Do you think it's likely?
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
16 Dec 18
yes, but I am not a neat frantic... so no, I don't do this. but nice one eh. thanks
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
17 Dec 18
@playertwo my belief too, I really don't mind .. unless I can really see that I have to wash my hands then I don't hesitate.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
16 Dec 18
Hands in general are the most soiled and need to be washed before food is handled.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Dec 18
This is good advice...First time I thought of it too
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
16 Dec 18
I carry hand sanitizer in my bag and I always use it before I eat. I think that it is a very good idea to clean our hands after we have touched the menu. A lot of people have touched it before us.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
16 Dec 18
@pitstop At home I wash my hands, but I use my hand sanitizer when I am away from my home.
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@marguicha (215179)
• Chile
16 Dec 18
I hadn´t thought of it, but you are right. Thanks.
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@almostoveryou (4175)
• Philippines
17 Dec 18
I think that makes sense. I will remember to disinfect our hands the next time we hold the restaurant menu.
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@TJGray (291)
• Hallettsville, Texas
18 Dec 18
I have heard this before also. I've worked in a restaurant before where they would wipe down the menus but not all places do so i would agree to wash your hand after touching them. It's also the same as never read the magazines in a doctor's office.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
16 Dec 18
I never thought about it either, but I think you are right. I do know a lot of restaurants do wipe their menus down though, which is why they are often covered in a plastic material. That being said, I have NEVER, and I mean NEVER heard of anyone saying, "I went to the restaurant and the food was great, but the MENU made me sick." 
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
16 Dec 18
@playertwo Paper money has WAY more bacteria than a menu does, and money very rarely, if ever, has made anyone sick...unless they are lacking it when they need it. 
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