43. Teased about hand hygiene by non-medical buddies

Do you wash your hands after using the bathroom? How carefully do you wash your hands? Hands are a great source of contamination for the next person and self-inoculation of germy diseases. There is a whole industry promoting excellent hand-washing technique, particularly within hospitals where it is a big deal in keeping infectious illness apart from patients and providers. So, when visiting a public restroom with my buddies, they would notice that I would always be the last to finish up at the washstand. I would still be lathering and scrubbing my hands and they would be on the way out. “Hey what’s takin’ so long?” And thus, the tease.