You mean washcloths aren’t for when DH is running late and wants to take a French shower?
That article is insane. Good grief.
And don’t forget this pearl of wisdom from that article:
I’ve been chuckling all the way through this thread! :))
Regarding the washcloth, it’s not about if it cleans your body better or not - it’s about the washcloth itself!
It’s a wet cloth left in a warm, humid environment, and that is a breeding ground for bacteria (I’ve read they can even harbor mold!).
“It’s the idea of people being “appalled” or sincerely not understanding how people can get clean without using a washcloth that has me gobsmacked.”
I’m neither of those things toward non washcloth peeps. I’m not saying you’re not clean but I am saying you guys have more layers of dead skin compared to washcloth users. To each his own I say. What works for some doesn’t for others. Like I mentioned, it works for me cuz of my lifestyle (outdoors and gyms).
Funny, the article in #97 mentions “Think about your high school gym. Remember the distinct aroma as you walked in? It came from the fermenting, decaying, skin and oils on the clothes left in the lockers. A moist environment with dead matter (skin cells) is a beautiful medium for bacterial growth and decay.” And that’s why I’ve always told my athlete sons to use a washcloth! They are so sweaty and smelly after their daily workouts and practices! We use a washcloth that’s not a typical terry cloth towel type although it’s shaped like one. Its fibers are rougher and it’s easily rinsed out so that it airs properly. I keep a few of those in my linen cabinet. It happens to hold body wash very well too.
Happy washing y’all 
I use a Salux Japanese washcloth in the shower. These are made of nylon and are wonderfully rough and invigorating (like a loofah), and long enough to be easy to use to scrub one’s back. They are too rough to use on one’s face, however.
We have microfiber cloth washcloths available, which go in the laundry after one day.
My husband is from the south, and pronounces some words totally wrong. However, the fact that me and the kids snicker and try to get him to repeat those words…he knows. He keeps mispronouncing them anyways, but he knows he’s wrong.
Oil…pronounced “oll”
Poem…pronounced as "poyme "
Penguin (my favorite)…pronounced as “pingwing”
Love it! At least he plays along.
How about when people do not use the provided seat belts in cars, or do not use the provided seat belts in the back seat even though they use them in the front seat?
Anyone else use your damp washcloth to dry yourself off in the shower? That’s what I do. Then I’m not so cold when I step out of the shower, and my towel barely gets damp. I’ve done this as long as I can remember. My H doesn’t use a washcloth-- maybe because he has sensitive skin. And he always leaves puddles on the floor and a soaking wet towel after he showers.
I like to use a washcloth for its abrasive properties–especially on my face and neck and the dry skin on my legs. Nothing to do with not touching the body–i use my hands, too. My mom taught me how to use a washcloth and how to wring it out/hang it up so it would dry. I guess H’s mom didn’t teach him that.
My H didn’t grow up with an upright vacuum cleaner. He thought he could vacuum up liquid (soda he’d spilled on carpet) with a regular vacuum! (not a wet vac). Another time he vacuumed up hot coals that had popped out of the fireplace–which set the vacuum on fire. (Can’t leave this guy alone…) Yesterday H was trying to rinse the ink out of a piece of notebook paper-- because he thought that would make it suitable for recycling ??? ( The ink didn’t come out. Paper with ink is recyclable anyway.)
“I think paper toilet seat covers are ridiculous, especially when the previous person’s cover didn’t flush properly and is still sitting there slightly damp.”
OMG, this makes me crazy. If you are enough of a germaphobe to require a paper cover, you should be tidy enough to clean up your own mess. Why do you think your thighs are too pristine for the seat but the rest of us want to touch your refuse?
@busdriver11 lol the word penguin (pingwing) reminds me of the Graham Norton show and Benedict Cumberbatch at the 3:36 mark
My H says “Jewlery” (as do a lot people) but I don’t like wrong pronunciation. My friend says “Valentimes” and I cringe.
@atomom, my H didn’t grow up with an upright vacuum either. Years ago we had one that needed a bag and he “vacuumed” without a bag in it. I believe we disagreed over the need for a bag, after the fact…
After reading this thread, I just poked S2 to remind him that he should put down the toilet lid now that he has a kitten. Said he does already, having learned this from his uncle.
No washcloths at our house.
DH walks out the door in the am with untied shoes and frequently unzipped pants. I can only imagine what he looks like when he goes to a meeting out of town and I’m not there to inspect.
Well, I had a lot to catch up on being in the car all day yesterday.
No washcloth here. We only put them out when guests spend the night. Very, very few guests use them. We live on a farm and play in the barn and dirt pretty much all the time and haven’t had a problem getting clean without washcloths.
Potatoes get washed, but never with soap.
Toilet lid gets left up in case the indoor critters need water if something happens to the water bowl. It hasn’t happened and they don’t drink from the toilet, but it’s a safety issue I was taught when I was young and still go with. I don’t want them without water.
We absolutely don’t mind germs. We’re of the belief that humans are better off with more germ exposure rather than less. It’s an anecdote, but we’re sick FAR less often and get better more quickly when we do get common colds than those we know who run “clean” households - and colds are only the beginning. Most we know have far, far more (common) health issues than we do. As a pp mentioned, evidence seems to back up the more exposure being better beliefs. Our immune systems need “exercise” to stay healthy just like the rest of our bodies do. (To paraphrase it)
That said, we’re careful with raw meat, but that’s really it.
No plans to change anything really. We like our life and it’s worked well for us.
The way most people dry off with their towels provides good exfoliation.
This is my friend’s H story…She always had to take care of things around the house. He basically knew how to make money and nothing else, it included his laptop. He accidentally clicked on a link that infected his laptop. She was trying to do some tough love on him by telling him to take it to a computer shop to get rid of the virus. He kept on saying he would take care of it, but continued to complain about not able to access the computer. One day she came home to find him in a good mood. She asked again if he did anything with the computer.
He said, “I took care of it. I got rid of the virus.”
She said, “Great, let me take a look.”
He said, “You can’t, because I threw the computer down the garbage chute.”(they lived in a NYC apartment)
He really thought by getting rid of the computer was a good way to get ride of the virus.
My friend had to run down to retrieve the laptop.
Leaving the shower discussion for the moment to return (somewhat) to the original topic . . . .
My wife has a very unusual maiden name, to the point that pretty much everyone with that last name is a relative. I’ll make up a word so I don’t use the real name; let’s say it’s Frang. When we were first dating, she was insistent that it was one syllable, and complained about people mispronouncing it as two: “Fuh-rang.”
Then I finally got to meet her dad. He walked up to me in the driveway, shook my hand, and said, “Hello. I’m Billy Fuh-rang.” :))
For my part, I was convinced my entire life that “steppe” was pronounced “steppy.” When we argued about it, I got out the dictionary to prove I was right . . . oops . . . @-)
‘Poem…pronounced as "poyme "’
I can’t stand that pronunciation. It makes me cringe like nails on a chalkboard. Years ago they had a poetry reviewer on NPR who (mis)pronounced it that way. I thought it was ironic that a scholar supposedly knowledgeable about poetry couldn’t say the word “poem” properly. I always changed stations whenever she came on because I couldn’t stand to hear her say that word.
Apparently I wasn’t alone because NPR got a lot of complaints and after a while dropped her segments from the shows.
It drives me crazy when people call the room you eat in the “kinchen,” and when people say “I seen it.”
My husband and I had an argument for quite a long time about which was healthier, over cooked broccoli (which is the way my kids would eat it) or gushers, which he fed his daughter like a fruit 
I still believe I’m correct, but if someone here knows something I don’t, do tell.
My late dad and FIL always said kindiegarden.
I don’t think I’ve heard poem as ‘poyme’ but sometimes I’ve heard ‘pome’ which is also odd.
My kids like to annoy me by mispronouncing nuclear.
My youngest kid (almost 14) started the dishwasher last night and used the Dawn dishwashing detergent rather than the stuff that goes in the dishwasher. We had suds everywhere.