I was in the men's restroom this afternoon just as a co-worker was on his way out. It didn't take much to notice that he didn't wash his hands before leaving, which is an instant gross-out in my book. I know there are plenty of people out in the world who don't believe in washing their hands after going to the bathroom, but that doesn't make it any less gross. One of my favorite arguments is, "who cares? I've been doing this my whole life and I ain't dead yet." Well, to that point, I could shoot you in the arm and cut off your leg, and pretty much guarantee proper medical attention would keep you alive, but that doesn't mean it's frickin' good for you. I guess some people have really, really low standards if their worldview says the only negative consequence to consider is death.

Anyway, I'm generally pretty accepting of others' decisions and way of life, but only to a point. For instance, I'm not too happy about accepting the following:

• observe co-worker not washing hands after bathroom visit
  
• on separate occasions, observe co-worker in the break room reaching into communal snack bins with hands
  
• realize that you yourself have consumed snacks from the same snack bin
  
• yucko

So what can I do? Tell the guy he should wash his hands? Or maybe I could tell everyone else to steer clear of the communal food, because Mr. Nasty Hands has rummaged through the contents? Or just keep it to myself, making a point to never eat any snacks again?

Perhaps I wouldn't care if I weren't so observant and aware. That way I wouldn't have noticed who did or didn't wash his hands, nor would I have remembered seeing those same shitty hands dig around through communal food. Indeed, ignorance must be blissful.