Please do NOT use your hands to pick up buffet food... - Page 3 - The DIS Discussion Forums

lucas · 10-09-2012, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by lady9

At our embarkation lunch the guy on the other side of the buffet at Parrot Cay did use the tongs to put the food on his plate, then promptly picked the food from his plate and put it and 2 fingers into his mouth, then licked his fingers! He then grabbed the tongs at the next dish with the same fingers he just licked. We finished going through the line, I pointed out what the guy had done and the server changed all the tongs and spoons on that side of the buffet. We never ate a buffet the rest of the cruise knowing this guy could have been there before us.

I have seen people do this. A LOT.

chateau · 10-09-2012, 04:53 PM

but cool life event... A fly got in the OR (operating room).. you WOULD NOT believe the measures taken to get rid of that fly and resterilize that room!!! Cross contamination catches my
eye!

Handbag Lady · 10-09-2012, 05:06 PM

I'm not a germophobe, but I do carry handiwipes and such.

There's nothing wrong with a couple of cleanings a day. Yes, I get sick, and thankfully, each time I come across a germ, it just makes me stronger.

Niebz · 10-09-2012, 05:12 PM

I'm a huge germaphobe too (been diagnosed with OCD) but I try not to let stuff like that bother me. I love the food on the cruise and the lunch buffet is a huge part of it.

riley2008 · 10-09-2012, 06:09 PM

On the last morning of our cruise, I tried three times to pick up the muffin with the tongs. They just weren't wide enough. I picked it up with my fingers.

I did it and I will do it again!

SharonLowe · 10-09-2012, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by disney1990

I agree that he should have used the tongs. You really do have to be more careful on a cruise ship because you are such close quarters.

That said, to all those people that don't go to buffets and are germophobics, my question is, how often do you get sick? We have no problems with going to buffets or having work potluck lunches (another thing people complain about).

No germophobics in my house and we average about 1 cold a year.

Not everyone who avoids buffets is a germaphobe. I have severe allergies to a number of things and I have seen too many issues of cross contamination because people don't think anything of using tongs for one item on another. And, if someone uses their hands, you have no idea what else they might have touched that will contaminate the item you want. Everyone should use common sense at a buffet and not use one utensil for several items and of course they should not use their hands to pick up items.

People have different levels of abilities to fight germs; on a cruise, it is up to ALL of us to try to avoid getting ourselves and others sick. I was amazed on our August cruise how many people did not wash their hands after going to the restroom - no wonder norovirus is so prevalent. Common sense people!

disney1990 · 10-10-2012, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SharonLowe

Not everyone who avoids buffets is a germaphobe. I have severe allergies to a number of things and I have seen too many issues of cross contamination because people don't think anything of using tongs for one item on another. And, if someone uses their hands, you have no idea what else they might have touched that will contaminate the item you want. Everyone should use common sense at a buffet and not use one utensil for several items and of course they should not use their hands to pick up items.

People have different levels of abilities to fight germs; on a cruise, it is up to ALL of us to try to avoid getting ourselves and others sick. I was amazed on our August cruise how many people did not wash their hands after going to the restroom - no wonder norovirus is so prevalent. Common sense people!

Absolutely agree that cross contamination is a big problem at buffets.

10-09-2012, 05:06 PM	#33
Handbag Lady Disneyland Bride 2000 If you can't say somethng nice, come sit next to me Has the wherewithall to save bakery goods from earthquakes Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southern California and Flexico Posts: 9,584	I'm not a germophobe, but I do carry handiwipes and such. There's nothing wrong with a couple of cleanings a day. Yes, I get sick, and thankfully, each time I come across a germ, it just makes me stronger. __________________ WDW: October 2010: DCL, Poly, and the Grand for the 10th Anniversary Extravaganza!, Oct/Nov. 2008 CBR / Sept. 2007 CBR / Oct. 2006 AKL / August 2005 POR (hello Katrina!) / 1998 Off Campus at the Grosvenor (ENGAGED AT EPCOT ) DL: Twice a month for years / Multiple visits since birth / 1989 CM on Main Street / 2000 Disneyland Fairy Tale Wedding DCL: Oct 2010 4-Day Caribbean / Nov 2011 Mexican Riviera / Oct 2012 Mexican Riviera

10-09-2012, 06:09 PM	#35
riley2008 DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 659	On the last morning of our cruise, I tried three times to pick up the muffin with the tongs. They just weren't wide enough. I picked it up with my fingers. I did it and I will do it again! __________________ Me DH DS(9) and DS(9) First trip to WDW - August '08 ASM family suite Wilderness Lodge July '09 (wondering when we'll get to go again!) DCL, Magic from Galveston 9/2012

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10-09-2012, 04:53 PM	#32
chateau DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 638	but cool life event... A fly got in the OR (operating room).. you WOULD NOT believe the measures taken to get rid of that fly and resterilize that room!!! Cross contamination catches my eye!

10-09-2012, 05:12 PM	#34
Niebz DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 500	I'm a huge germaphobe too (been diagnosed with OCD) but I try not to let stuff like that bother me. I love the food on the cruise and the lunch buffet is a huge part of it.