Food Hygene ( Or Lack Of It )

[Mike S]

Filipinas find many kanos smell bad,

Thomas .... Filipinas aren't the only ones .... a lot of foreigners I have been near enough to get a whiff of need to use a bit of deodorant ..... it ain't that expensive .... Axe is only about p72 and lasts a few weeks ..... but will make those around you enjoy breathing a whole lot more ..... so come on guys give up a red horse or two and help prevent air pollution ...... :thumbsup: ...... :cheersty:

[Dave Hounddriver]

we would go for days at a time with out washing our hands ... or taking a shower

a lot of foreigners I have been near enough to get a whiff of need to use a bit of deodorant

Ahhhh! It all starts to make sense now.

:hystery:

[Mike S]

Ahhhhhhh yes Dave ....... the man smell after a 3 day forced march .... when we got back the damn fatigues would literately stand up by themselves ..... I have had so much dried salt sweat between my back-pack and shirt it was actually white instead of green ....... and they forced us to take salt tablets and drink canteens of water (no bottled water bottles like they have now) ...... ahhhhhhhhh ..... whose were the days ...... :hystery: :hystery:

[brock]

The one thing I dont get is when men go for a pee, They wash their hands afterwards...To me that is wrong.

You have a pee, Turn on the tap, You wash your hands then turn off the tap that you just touched before you washed ?, Then you open the door touching the handle that someone else has touched who hasnt washed their hands....So whats the point ?.

I think much better to wash your hands before you touch your best friend and have a pee :)

[GregZ]

The one thing I dont get is when men go for a pee, They wash their hands afterwards...To me that is wrong.

You have a pee, Turn on the tap, You wash your hands then turn off the tap that you just touched before you washed ?, Then you open the door touching the handle that someone else has touched who hasnt washed their hands....So whats the point ?.

I think much better to wash your hands before you touch your best friend and have a pee :)

:agree: When I wash my hands in the CR (real sink in my NEW one) I use anti-bacterial soap AND wash the faucet handle and door handle while I'm at it!!! :thumbs-up-smile: SHHHHHHHHH, I don't want the natives thinking I'm a germ-a-phobe.

And about washing hands first.... hmmmmmm, I do know where my best friend has been since I last saw him... can't say that for the dog so I may have to modify procedures here. :sign0095:

[nor cal mike]

guess a lot of them never spent to much time in the military (well at least as ground-pounders .... you fly boys and swabbies don't count ... ) ..... we would go for days at a time with out washing our hands ... or taking a shower ... shaving and brushing your teeth was done in your steel pot .... and I don't remember anyone getting sick from it ..... we ate c-rations from WW II and drank water that was stored in tanks that god only knows when they were cleaned last ....

Thanks for the memories Mike, just the other day I made a comment about shaving and cleaning my face out of my steel pot and none of the listeners had a clue as to a steel pot.

[JJReyes]

I returned yesterday to Honolulu after 12 days in the Philippines. Little improvement in basic food hygiene. We wanted to drink coconut water. The farm hand wiped his bolo (machete) on his dirty trousers before cutting the edge of the coconut so I could drink the juice. My estimate is the contamination was minimal at that stage. After finishing the coconut juice, he wiped an instrument made of carabao horn on his dirty trousers to sanitize it before scooping out the soft meat. This was a bit too much. Out came my emergency supply of Oreo cookies. Our host also offered overiped durian, which came with a maid to swat away over aggressive flies. The durian stank. Out came my emergency supply of Reese's peanut butter cups.

[Ashanti]

I returned yesterday to Honolulu after 12 days in the Philippines. Little improvement in basic food hygiene. We wanted to drink coconut water. The farm hand wiped his bolo (machete) on his dirty trousers before cutting the edge of the coconut so I could drink the juice. My estimate is the contamination was minimal at that stage. After finishing the coconut juice, he wiped an instrument made of carabao horn on his dirty trousers to sanitize it before scooping out the soft meat. This was a bit too much. Out came my emergency supply of Oreo cookies. Our host also offered overiped durian, which came with a maid to swat away over aggressive flies. The durian stank. Out came my emergency supply of Reese's peanut butter cups.

:hystery: :hystery: :hystery: ..........

[Mike S]

Geeeeeez you guys ...... you need to learn not to pee on your hands at way there is no need to wash them ...... didn't your mom teach you anything ..... :hystery: :hystery: :hystery: ...... :cheersty:

[Jake]

Geeeeeez you guys ...... you need to learn not to pee on your hands at way there is no need to wash them ...... didn't your mom teach you anything ..... :hystery: :hystery: :hystery: ...... :cheersty:

If I shake mine more than 60 times -- no wait, wrong topic again......he, he. I would assume it took many

generations of digestive systems to fully adapt and overcome the local cuisine of food borne bacteria.

However being Filipino, my California stomach will probably go into a fit of hersey squirts after my first

San Magoo.

The next day, I should be good to go -- pissing against my favorite wall and shaking it vigorously....he, he.