I noticed that a lot of men at my workplace don’t wash their hands after they go to the bathroom. And some just put their hands under the water for a couple seconds. I think it’s kind of gross. After I was my hands, I sometimes use a paper towel to grab the door handle as I leave the bathroom.

I don’t know when I started being a stickler for this, but it’s kind of like wearing shoes in the house, especially on the carpet, then later lying or playing on the carpet. When you are walking around town, your shoes are touching all kinds of stuff, like spit, piss and dog shit. Those same shoes then are rubbed over the carpet. Then you roll around in it. Kind of gross. I like the Japanese way of removing shoes and leaving them at the entryway. Plus it’s more comfortable. And you have a good opportunity to buy some nice fuzzy slippers.