# Brits don't rinse soapy dishes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 21, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-dont-rinse-soapy-dishes/635411 "2012-09-21T17:22:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-dont-rinse-soapy-dishes/635411/121 "2012-09-30T18:54:31Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > What illnesses do you think the Brits are getting that you are all narrowly avoiding thanks to your scrupulous rising techniques? I don’t know. I really haven’t given it any thought. I answer your question out of courtesy, but your question is irrelevant to my point. The point is I don’t want to run a microbe farm. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-dont-rinse-soapy-dishes/635411/122 "2012-09-30T19:36:51Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > I don’t know. I really haven’t given it any thought. I answer your question out of courtesy, but your question is irrelevant to my point. The point is I don’t want to run a microbe farm. Probably best if you leave some soap on the dishes then, as its antibacterial properties will deter all those microbes. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-dont-rinse-soapy-dishes/635411/123 "2012-09-30T19:48:45Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Probably best if you leave some soap on the dishes then, as its antibacterial properties will deter all those microbes. Don’t be preposterous. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-dont-rinse-soapy-dishes/635411/124 "2012-09-30T19:53:54Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > What illnesses do you think the Brits are getting that you are all narrowly avoiding thanks to your scrupulous rising techniques? Without rinsing you could end up foaming at the mouth like a mad-dog Englishman. It can wash out the r’s in words like “governor.” Heavily soaped dishes might even cause a slip of the tongue. ---
**Author:** ![rogerbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-dont-rinse-soapy-dishes/635411/125 "2012-09-30T21:46:50Z")
One does not have to justify not eating extra microbes from filthy dishtowels. It’s self evident. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-dont-rinse-soapy-dishes/635411/126 "2012-10-01T05:02:25Z")
> [@rogerbox](#): > > One does not have to justify not eating extra microbes from filthy dishtowels. It’s self evident. Yes, let’s pretend the word ‘filthy’ is in some way relevant. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-dont-rinse-soapy-dishes/635411/127 "2012-10-01T18:12:53Z")
> [@Aquadementia](#): > > Without rinsing you could end up foaming at the mouth like a mad-dog Englishman. > > It can wash out the r’s in words like “governor.” > > Heavily soaped dishes might even cause a slip of the tongue. The soap residue will also kill oral bacteria, which is why all English people have perfect teeth -\> 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-dont-rinse-soapy-dishes/635411.md?page=6)