Name some things you do not like to touch and Why?

Philippines
February 17, 2010 10:17am CST
Their are many things which you may like or hate to touch or even to be near at you or the other way around being closer to this things, or perhaps you have any ideas in your mind, it may be a living or non-living things, In my case I do not like to touch things like a substances which like a sticky jelly like those in a flubber movies which are wet but their is an exception as long as it feel so cool to touch and it would not stick longer on my hands. So in terms of animals and insects like those frogs or lizard with sticky feet, I do not like to be near them and even cockroaches. And mind you even a stinky person I do not like to try to touch them or even attempt to be near them that it would surely make my day bad..lol.. How about you, What things you do not like to touch? It may be a living or non living things, a moving one, a smelly one, a tangible things or anythings which you hate to touch. Give your reasons, Why you avoid touching them, Kindly shares your ideas, Thank you. 2-17-10
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@flower21 (765)
• Philippines
8 Mar 10
I hate to touch those smelly, slippery and wet surfaces be it animals or non-living things since I am very sensitive and have an allergy. I also never allow myself to be near dirty things those sticky like glue with goofy substances they are really makes me freak and they are very hard to remove that is staining i would not even dare to touch it. I also do not like insects of all sort those whose smell stink and even people who are not clean.
• Philippines
8 Mar 10
hi flower21, yeah, i am the same with you since i have a delicate smell and have a sensitive skin i make myself distance from those hazardous thing so i would not get affected since some contain poison or contents with bacteria or sort of germs which could make a person suffer from different symptoms so as a precautionary measures one need to avoid having contact with those materials which irritate you.
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17 Feb 10
Gosh. There are lots of things I hate touching. The first one that comes to mind is raw meat. Blurgh! I hate it, but I have to do it as I prepare my husband's food, and he is not for becoming a vegetarian. I especially hate touching red meat. I hate the feel of it, all squidgy and blood makes me want to vomit. I also hate touching wallpaper paste. The consistency reminds me of snot, it's just too gross.
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
18 Feb 10
HAte Roaqches with a pashion. My x held me down once and pour some on me out of a bottle since then I cant stand them. And do not want to touch a scrungy looking homeless person they smel and are very filthy!
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
7 Mar 10
yup they carry 6 differnt kinds of sicknesses.
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi lakota, Same with me and I get itchy skin everytime they come in contact with me and their feet is very dirty since they carry with them lot of bacteria.
@thuhuong (823)
• United States
18 Feb 10
I usually wear latex surgical gloves as work as I deal with a lot of units that comes in for repair so instead of touching them and using sanitizer, I find that I would rather touch them with gloves. Outside of work, I'm the same way, without the gloves. I would not touch anything that isn't mine. Perhaps a hug to another person but like yourself if the person is dirty maybe I would hesitate. Animals in general, I don't touch unless them come over and are clean. I don't want to chase them down but overall, my touching I believe is limited only to the things I own and also to shopping for clothes, other than that, that's it.
@thuhuong (823)
• United States
8 Mar 10
LOL, yes, there are so many things out there, touching is the simplest form of connecting with another, however I guess there are hesitations.
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi thuhuong, It is one way to protect elf from germs and other invisible bacterias as a precautionary measure you get it well and sounds good to me. All those tings you mention when ot comes to touching whether human or animals they need to be clean and not to be treated like a garbage unless they want to smell like one.
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
hello neelia, i think like what i have said in the other thread, i will never touch anything that will put my life & health at risks... aside from that, i also don't like touching a gecko! (tuko) haha i don't even want to get near of it coz i am afraid that it might jump on me & knowing that when it holds you it will be difficult to take it away...hehe but i don't have problem with small lizards... i don't like to be near with a person who is vomiting coz it makes me feel like vomiting as well, and i am afraid to be near of the 'taong grasa' hehe i have bad experience with them when i am younger and so i get traumatized with it specially if they are the one that is not in the right mind... i don't have much problem with insects, i can even touch a cockroach as long as its no longer moving...haha but i will never touch a 'tilas' i don't know how to call it english but its some kind of i think worm on plants that when touched or just get near it will cause itchiness...
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
8 Mar 10
yeah i kno those frogs you are talking about...i will not also dare touch them...again as long as i know that its poisonous or ill put me at risk or will harm me, i will not try touching it... but with frogs that can be seen on some farms, like those that are edibles for cooking, i can touch them, in fact when i was younger we even go out & catch them! i don't have problem with beggars, i am not afraid of them although sometimes i get irritated specially with some that are naughty that when you don't give them some alms they will hurt you... what i am talking about that i am kinda afraid of are not actually beggars but those taong grasa who looks like out of their mind...that they have a tendency of hurting us when we get near them...
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi ckyera, Same with me not only gecko so it is the English term for tuko but also those frogs who have sticky feet those who often climb in the bananas tree. The frogs which is thin and jump long and fast some i think are of different colors and poisonous so i would not even attempt to touch them just like the bullfrog. And they urinate which could makes anyone blind if the fluid enter one eyes. Also they are wet, cold and slippery to touch. Well. I am the person who vomit when i feel dizzy especially in traveling so i could not avoid it to happen and i just take my medicines to avoid vomiting since it is really embarrassing. In terms of beggars I do not touch them but they touch me when they are about to beg for help which i give when i have something to give if none i just pass or eventually ignore them bit never shoo them away. Cockroaches, I hate them most and eventually if ever they get pass on me i just grab my slipper to beat them until they die since it really makes my skin itchy whenever they get near me. Oh, the til-as i have been a victim of it too from the taller trees they just drop when their is a strong wind so i also suffer from extreme itchy due to it. I had my skin with bump reddened edges so it just heal when i put calamine lotion or takes a starch bath it relieve the itchiness somehow..
@phoenix8606 (4942)
17 Feb 10
hi! I good question, but I actually can't think of something that I don't like to touch. Ohhh, yeah, there is something I really hate to touch, it is someone else's bare feet. I know it sounds strange and crazy, but yes, i don't like do that. Once, a friend of mine has stepped on a nail, while we went fishing on the river and I have to looked at his foot and I have to taught it, and I was really disgusted, I really don't know why I am disgust from people's feet, but it is so
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
hi phoenix, especially those smelly feet that stinks and the one which is sweaty they are really annoying since you do not like them when they are dirty or filled with callouses maybe those are the things which irritate you. So if it is your lover you really have to control your disdain or displeasure knowing it may hurt their feeling while in my case touching bare feet i never do it unless just like you mention their is an emergency i would not hesitate to clean bare feet just to prove that i care i would not kind even it is dirty or smelly which matter most i get to help him alleviate his pain.
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18 Feb 10
yeah, if it is my lover, i really must control myself, not to hurt her, but right now i don't have any
• Philippines
19 Feb 10
lol..for being in love, you should learn to live and like even her defect as a symbol of true love...
@jezzmay (1845)
• United States
21 Feb 10
I do not like to touch sticky things either. I do not like to touch bugs, worms, and snakes. I do not like to be around them. It just gives me a creepy feeling. I get a funny feeling, that I do not like. Keep these things away from me.
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi jezzmay, All those things you mention are sure way to make other run too and it is only normal to get afraid, fear or just plainly avoid since it gives you a terrible feeling which may be annoying or could also be lead to fear if one always face it. The safe things to do is to avoid or ignore them totally since it is sickening to look nor to touch at the same time.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
19 Feb 10
For a long time I didn't like doing dishes because it got my hands wet and then they were dry afterward and I didn't like the feeling. But it really doesn't bother me any more.
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi dawn, They are part f household chores and whether one like it or not it s the routine every day and have to do it to have a clean dishes afterward.
@regal_aeros (2605)
• Singapore
18 Feb 10
I absolutely hate to touch slimy slimy stuff. Just like you've mentioned. Flubber. Ulgh.
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi regal, Yeah, they are so soft and yet sticky to the feeling.
@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
There are things that I don't like to touch such as: - Reptiles - Slimy things - Cockroaches and many more..
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
h gracie, Me too i am afraid to be bite by those beasty animals surely it would gonna hurt with its pangs, slimy things anything which smell rotten and dirty and cockroaches -the most hated insects.
@zoey7879 (3092)
• United States
19 Feb 10
I hate any greasy, oily, or dirty thing that touches my hands, face, or feet, especially food. I'm honestly not sure as to why.
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi zoey, Maybe because they are sticky and it takes longer to wash them with soap especiaaly if they are mix with dirty materials it also attached to it and when you touch it it is includes which may become annoying on your part i suppose.
• Philippines
25 Feb 10
I don't like animals especially cats and dogs... since I was a child I'm already used to this feelings until now nothings change. I can't even stand to stare at them even just 5 seconds.
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi mrssator, Well very weirds snce they are adorable pets anyway it is your preferences i do love to care for pets to but my mom would not allow them to stay inside the house since their fur get stick on the living room which my mother does not like to see scratch or any animal footprint since they are also difficult to raise especially those young pet children.
@mareeh (266)
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
I know there are a lot of things for sure but for now, I can only think of one and it's a snake. Snakes are like the one thing that I am really afraid of. I don't like seeing them even in pictures. It's also funny because even in pictures, I feel like I can't touch the book when there's a picture of a snake in it. But, I already touched a snake. haha. with just a finger and only once! Many people were doing it and my friends were too so I tried it too. I thought it would feel like slimy but it was rough. Even if I touched a snake, I still am afraid of them.
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi mareeh, Your just like my mother of all animals she hate snakes even it she see it and not hurt her she would call other person to beat and kill it. Snakes have many different types some are poisonous but most who eat are those boa which likes to immobilize their victim first before eating it. T o be safe it is good to stand out against them.
@natjohn20 (200)
• Philippines
17 Feb 10
Of course I don't like to touch live electrical wires while a live current is passing through it, it might kills me if ever I touch one them or get near to a hanging electrical wire even if there are no live current passing through it just to be safe though. : ) And also I don't like to touch people with contagious disease which passes the disease through direct contact like touching we might get sick and Ill from it. : )
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
haha...same here, i think i will never touch a live wire as well! haha and anything that may put my life at risk...
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
hi natjohn, Lol..same with me i would not dare to touch it anything which have to do with electrical wires since it is very dangerous even if you have gloves and proper tools it is risky to repair live wire but have try to do repair when the main switch is off to fix it quite good. yeah, getting closer to those with diseases is a big No no since if you happen to acquire their disease it gonna spread like wildfire. All things which you like to do should be coupled with a lot of precaution since a slight mistakes could be mean to retain by the mind as much as possible one need to think positively in order to avoid injury to self.
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18 Feb 10
I find it really hard to touch fish. I can't bear the feel of the cold, slimy scales, *shudders*
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
I don't like to hold snakes, lizards, some birds, some monkeys, catterpillar, anything crawling, coackroaches. I don't like to hold pig also, but they are cute. i don't like to hold something sticky too, something wet, actually I do not like to hold fish and some seafoods. I don't like to hold pets when they are wet. I can hold them when I have a cloth to cover them up. I do not like to touch street people, those who are very very dirty. I can get a disease or illness by touching them. I never want to touch them.
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi greychunny, Yeah, those things you mention are also annoying to other people but in particular you really have a delicate touch sense since most of those you mention are insects which in contrast other people like while in your case you highly avoid or depise them which is very unnatural to other people. maybe you have a experience which makes you avoid them and up to being adult they stay in your mind and act upon them by totally despising or ignoring them. While, in case of beggars even though they are dirty I pity them though they smell rotten because of poverty i could not avoid them since they become what they are because of lacking something comfortable to make them hygienic as most are homeless. For me i do not like to touch them nor they touch me if the have wet hands or smelly hands but over all I just keep it in my mind and i never scold them directly and what i hate most are those rude and arrogant people who some are educated but they do not learn to respect or treat other people right since some are abusing.
@derek_a (10874)
18 Feb 10
For some reason I do not like to touch materials made from nylon and I do not like to wear nylon clothing either, because whenever I do, I get this red rash on my skin, so I guess I may be allergic to it. I don't mind touching sticky things as long as I can wash my hands afterwards. The other thing I don't like is the sound of the nails, or me scratching my nails down a chalkboard. Strange eh? _Derek
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi derek, I also do the same thing with me because nylon fiber cause itchiness i use cotton based fabric in my clothing most of the times. Well, those sounds you heard may become a noise especially if one live under a house in renovation or just a neighbor with those nailing done it the one which trigger the noise. And about those sticky thing and yeah right you could just wash it afterward and it resolves the problem. thanks
@MrKennedy (1978)
18 Feb 10
I know this will be a common occurence in this thread, but I absolutely cannot bear touching insects and creepy crawleys They creep me out at the best of times, and to have to touch them is awful for me. Some have slimey, slippery bodies, and others feel all furry and scuttly
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi mrkennedy, Yeah, most of the respondents mention it too which is only normal since it is scary to touch those insects especially if they bite or they have a natural poison which emitted by their bodies. And those little slippery insects sometimes have a strong odors and it cause allerguc reaction to those with sensitive skin.
• India
18 Feb 10
I also like to touch everything under the sun.
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi nipon, Ok,,that would be no problem then as you like to touch anything means you have no phobia.
@emerillus (467)
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
things that I don't want to touch are frogs, lizards, dirty or slimy things..eeew! i hate frogs especially, i don't even want to be near them. Even though i know they don't bite, the feeling of frog is so yucky..even if that frog is a prince i still don't want to touch him.LOL!
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
hi emerillus, Yeah, those things you mention are incredulously the one which most people avoid and not just it is crawling , moving or look ghastly but the are also thrive on dirty places which is very annoying to those who always like to see a clean environment . anyway they are still normal part of habitat whether we like it or not the also need to live just like ours, human,