When it comes to bathroom etiquette, the sins of men extend far beyond leaving the toilet seat up. Men really are less likely than women to wash their hands after using the bathroom, research suggests, and may put other people at risk from the germs they leave behind. A snapshot study swabbed the door handles of a large office building in London, discovering the men’s bathroom door contained almost six times more bacteria than the ladies’. The latest study found the door of the sampled men’s bathroom contained four times the amount of bacteria on an average toilet seat, being likely to be cleaned less often. The same method shows the average toilet seat has a microbial reading of 220.

Source: Daily Mail July 20, 2019 01:07 UTC