Do you lick your fingers?

[LBIJim]

I might raise an eyebrow if she licked her fingers at a fancy dinner party or a nicer restaurant, but not at a swim meet. In any event, it wouldn't gross me out. I've done much worse.

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

I find it absolutely gross. I have never done it. My parents taught me proper etiquette. Bring on the haters!

 

[Swimnoid]

It wouldn't gross me out to see her do it. If it were me I would be thinking...my fingers are all sticky now, yuck!...so I wouldn't do it. But I have been known to lick my fingers after bbq wings at home.

Now I just want to go wash my hands!

 

[Wendy31]

I find it absolutely gross. I have never done it. My parents taught me proper etiquette. Bring on the haters!

Which brings up a good point.

Is no one teaching their kids proper etiquette & manners any more?

The other day, DD told me that a couple of her friends made fun of her when she put her napkin on her lap when they were out eating together at a fast food restaurant. Her "BFF" laughed & said, "You're too polite! There's no need to be so formal!"

Since when did putting your napkin on your lap become too formal?

 

[Chocolate Cake]

The other day, DD told me that a couple of her friends made fun of her when she put her napkin on her lap when they were out eating together at a fast food restaurant. Her "BFF" laughed & said, "You're too polite! There's no need to be so formal!"

That is sad. Good for your daughter and good for you for teaching her manners. Tell her to keep it up.

My sister accused me of thinking I was "better than everyone else" because my children continually send thank you notes to people that have given them gifts/done nice things for them

All I can say is she is embarrassed because, even though WE were taught by my mother to send thank you notes, she is very lazy and doesn't send them. Nor has she taught her children to send them. So, it's just easier to make fun of me for teaching my children proper etiquette.

Licking food off of your fingers in public is gross and lacks manners. There is no way around it. There is nothing nice about licking your fingers.

 

[jdb in AZ]

My sis and bro-in-law used to manage a lodge. When he counted the $20 bills he licked his fingers to sort the $$$ easier. There was some cocaine residue on some of the bills -- enough to make him high -- so he stopped licking his fingers.

 

[Jennasis]

If I'm eating fried chicken...sure. It's not something I do regularly. I don't usually watch others eat, so I can't cay it bothers me.

Now the guy sitting next to me at the library the other day who was blowing his nose into his hanky, putting it back in his pocket, wiping his boogery hands on his pants, and belching and farting loudly...that gave me quite the pause. I guess since he had his headphones on he thought nobody could hear him make all that bodily racket?

 

[Pea-n-Me]

The cell phone you put near your face and touch is dirtier then your hands

True. I wipe mine down with a Lysol wipe frequently, especially if someone else touches it.

It wouldn't gross me out to see her do it. If it were me I would be thinking...my fingers are all sticky now, yuck!...so I wouldn't do it. But I have been known to lick my fingers after bbq wings at home.

I have too - at home, where I know it's clean, and after I've washed my hands. In a restaurant, no way - not just because of etiquette (which I think would probably be fine in a BBQ joint, lol) but because salt and pepper shakers, ketchup bottles, menus, etc. rarely, if ever, get washed, and even tables, are loaded with germs.

Uggh.

 

[Bluestars]

That's one reason for me not eating at a buffet, watch next time you go to one how many people lick their fingers before grabbing the next utensil to serve themselves.

I'll eat at a buffet, but I use hand sanitizer after I get the food and before I eat.

I don't lick my fingers anywhere. I especially wouldn't do it in public. Unless that lady came straight from the restroom and didn't touch any door handles, then her hands have all kinds of germs on them. Yuck. Not to mention it would be kind of gross to see a person do this.

 

[goofyintoronto]

Ha! Weird question! But I'm sitting at a swim meet (if any of you has a kid who swims, you KNOW how long these can be!) and the lady next to me opened the top of her yogurt and started swiping what was on top with her finger and licking it off her finger. She must've done it 5-6 times. I am totally grossed out by finger licking in general, but especially out in public! Yuck! Am I the only one, or do you all think it's totally gross?!

YES thats absolutely digusting. I agree with you. What you do in the privacy of your own home is one thing...but to lick them in public? Blah!

My coworker didnt have a spoon for yogurt the other day....so she used her finger AS A SPOON! NO JOKE! I was mortified.

 

[Bluestars]

If I'm eating fried chicken...sure. It's not something I do regularly. I don't usually watch others eat, so I can't cay it bothers me.

Now the guy sitting next to me at the library the other day who was blowing his nose into his hanky, putting it back in his pocket, wiping his boogery hands on his pants, and belching and farting loudly...that gave me quite the pause. I guess since he had his headphones on he thought nobody could hear him make all that bodily racket?

That's so gross. I have a coworker who blows her nose and it can be heard all of the way down the hall. It is so nasty to hear her do it and she does it all of the time, all year long. I wish she would go outside or into a restroom. It's disgusting. It wouldn't be so bad if it was a normal nose blow, but she must have something wrong with her sinuses because it creates a very loud noise.

 

[goofyintoronto]

That's so gross. I have a coworker who blows her nose and it can be heard all of the way down the hall. It is so nasty to hear her do it and she does it all of the time, all year long. I wish she would go outside or into a restroom. It's disgusting. It wouldn't be so bad if it was a normal nose blow, but she must have something wrong with her sinuses because it creates a very loud noise.

I work with someone like that too. She blows her noise like that on a DAILY basis. Multiple times a day. I find that incredibly disgusting and rude. Sorry but that needs to be done in the bathroom. Not in an office. You can hear her from the other side of the building! I dont really wanna know how much crap you have in your nose thank you very much!

 

[EMom]

Maybe she is a younger mom and doesn't know any better. Say, three years old?

The cell phone you put near your face and touch is dirtier then your hands

Yeah, but I'm not licking my phone, am I?

 

[JanaDee]

The cell phone you put near your face and touch is dirtier then your hands

Yup, along with any money you handle.

 

[Diznygrl]

Yes, I think it's gross and I never do it, especially this time of year.

The absolute WORST is watching someone lick/suck the powdered cheese off their fingers after eating Cheetos or Doritos. OMG, it makes me want to vomit. When I eat Cheetos I make sure I have a napkin or I go wash my hands immediately after. Once I even used chopsticks.

 

[EMom]

Yup, along with any money you handle.

Not licking that either.

 

[StitchBuddy]

That wouldn't bother me as much as what I saw the other day while sitting in a Subway. The guy at the next table was trimming his finger nails with a pocket knife. Now that grossed me out!

 

[kaytieeldr]

Which brings up a good point.

Is no one teaching their kids proper etiquette & manners any more?

The other day, DD told me that a couple of her friends made fun of her when she put her napkin on her lap when they were out eating together at a fast food restaurant. Her "BFF" laughed & said, "You're too polite! There's no need to be so formal!"

Since when did putting your napkin on your lap become too formal?

That's partly polite, but mostly common sense. Any food you drop in your lap hits tge napkin, not your clothing.

 

[kaytieeldr]

If I'm eating fried chicken...sure. It's not something I do regularly. I don't usually watch others eat, so I can't cay it bothers me.

Now the guy sitting next to me at the library the other day who was blowing his nose into his hanky, putting it back in his pocket, wiping his boogery hands on his pants, and belching and farting loudly...that gave me quite the pause. I guess since he had his headphones on he thought nobody could hear him make all that bodily racket?

So it's okay for you to fart in public but not okay for anyone else? http://wwww.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52555149&postcount=44

 

[Minnesota!]

I don't find it gross at all & yes, I do it. Doesn't bother me at all if someone else is doing it. Was she making disgusting slurping sounds or something?

I might raise an eyebrow if she licked her fingers at a fancy dinner party or a nicer restaurant, but not at a swim meet. In any event, it wouldn't gross me out. I've done much worse.

Not something that would make me look twice. I am sure I have done it. I am not afraid of germs.... We do not use hand sanitizer, just wash hands after bathroom, and before and after we eat. I carry wet wipes in my purse for times like that... Where I lick my fingers and then wipe them off after.