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Re: Rude, Odd, or Passive/Aggressive?
By: Kiwipinball Date: September 18, 2018, 7:50 pm
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A lot of dispensers do this automatically, so I don't find it
all that odd. I sometimes feel a little rude if one doesn't come
out after I grab mine (some of them take a fair amount of work
to get). I don't think it's actually going to remind people to
wash their hands. But I can't imagine ever forgetting to wash my
hands. Sometimes, there's no soap, so I can't wash my hands
(will rinse off if there's running water) but that's not
forgetting. My hands feel gross/dirty until I wash them, so
forgetting really isn't possible; I am therefore not the best
person to know what might remind adults to wash. Those numbers
posted by Mary Sunshine Rain really gross me out.
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Re: Rude, Odd, or Passive/Aggressive?
By: Rose Red Date: September 18, 2018, 7:58 pm
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If someone doesn't ever wash their hands, I don't think a
hanging piece of paper will remind them. They probably won't
even notice.
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Re: Rude, Odd, or Passive/Aggressive?
By: doodlemor Date: September 18, 2018, 8:58 pm
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Despite her odd comment, it was helpful for her to do this for
you.
I was once at a presentation by our county health nurse. She
stated that after one washes one's hands, it is important not to
recontaminate them in a public restroom. Therefore, one should
get the paper towels ready before the washing, and then use a
paper towel to turn off the water, and to open the door to exit.
If this person annoys you sufficiently, next time she does this
ask her how she knows that the handle of the paper towel
dispenser is clean, and whether she knows if the last person to
touch it had already washed their hands. Ask her if the last
person to touch the exit door washed their hands. Mess with her
head a bit - in a polite way, of course.
#Post#: 14084--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rude, Odd, or Passive/Aggressive?
By: Paper Roses Date: September 18, 2018, 9:44 pm
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I think it's a little insulting to insinuate that the next
person wouldn't bother to wash their hands without a reminder
from her, quite frankly.
#Post#: 14094--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rude, Odd, or Passive/Aggressive?
By: lowspark Date: September 19, 2018, 8:11 am
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As someone above mentioned, some dispensers do this
automatically. I actually like it better if a sheet is already
waiting for me rather than having go push the button or wave my
hands and wait for it to roll out.
As for whether her strategy works, I would guess not. People who
wash their hands don't need a reminder. They just do it. People
who don't wash their hands aren't going to look at a sheet of
paper towel hanging out of the dispenser and then suddenly
decide to wash.
She clearly wasn't trying to prompt *you* to wash your hands
since you say you were already doing that. So I don't see her
comment as Passive Aggressive.
And I don't necessarily see it as rude, since the people she is
supposedly aiming this at aren't there to witness it or even
know her intent. So, you know, if rudeness happens in the forest
and there's no one there to see it, is it still rude?
But odd? Yeah. I wonder if she was sort of explaining her action
since you were there to witness it, or hoping to convince you to
do the same. I probably would have laughed if I'd been in your
place.
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Re: Rude, Odd, or Passive/Aggressive?
By: Hmmm Date: September 19, 2018, 8:35 am
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I don't think she was being rude to you. But I think her
behavior is very odd. Why would seeing hanging paper towels be
more of a prompt to wash their hands than seeing a sink?
When reading the story I thought she was going to say she always
pulls more out so the next person doesn't need to use a wet and
clean hand to pump the handle. I did have a co-worker who always
did that till she realized that most people just threw away the
piece she had pumped out because of concern if it was clean.
#Post#: 14116--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rude, Odd, or Passive/Aggressive?
By: gmatoy Date: September 19, 2018, 12:22 pm
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I often get the paper down for the next person, just because the
dispensers are often placed so high on the wall that for short
people, like me, the water runs down our arms before we can get
a towel down. I usually tell the person washing their hands the
above info.
#Post#: 14133--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rude, Odd, or Passive/Aggressive?
By: Lula Date: September 19, 2018, 2:28 pm
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Seems to me like she was just making lighthearted small talk
with you, commiserating about "these dang barn-raised yahoos we
work with." My coworkers and I do this all the time.
#Post#: 14219--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rude, Odd, or Passive/Aggressive?
By: DaDancingPsych Date: September 20, 2018, 10:41 am
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Without the woman's commentary, I would have thought that she
was allowing the next person to get a towel without having to
touch the button. This is a way that one can "dirty" their hands
right after washing. I am not one to do it myself (especially
because sometimes the towels can get wet hanging in the open),
but I would not have thought much about it. Without the
commentary, I would have said "None Of The Above".
But her explanation baffles me. The number of people who do not
wash their hands can be disturbing, but I just do not believe
that this will prompt anyone to do so. But I am super confused
by her need to tell you... that is the odd part to me! Now if
she said this and you had not washed your hands or if someone
else was in the restroom and was not washing her hands, then I
would call it passive aggressive, but it sounds like the OP had
already done the deed. But I do not see any rudeness.
So yes... odd.
#Post#: 14572--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rude, Odd, or Passive/Aggressive?
By: Star Wars Fan Date: September 26, 2018, 1:34 am
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I really don't see how that's supposed to "remind" people to
wash their hands. I think it's just weird.
Ed.
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