I saw a Black commedian a year or so ago who said, “White people don’t use washcloths. How bad is that? They use the soap to wash their butts, then they use that same soap to wash their faces!” He got some laughs at that.
But I wondered: Does he wash his butt with a washcloth, then wash his face with it? Or does he wash it with the soap and then use the soap on the wash cloth? Seems to me that the former would be worse than his original observation, and that the latter would be the same. Seemed good for a laugh, though.
I don’t know if I really want to know how other people use their wash cloths; but what do you think of the gag?
Much less chance of any… shall we say… “particulate matter” clinging to the surface of the bar than the ridges in the washcloth, yes?
Add in the noticeability factor of umm… matter… on soap as opposed to a washcloth, add in the fact that the washcloth sits, warm and damp and germ-filled for 24 hours before its next use, not to mention the ease of lathering up to lose the top layer of soap and anything… umm… clinging… thereto, and I think Whitey walks away from this battle with the advantage.
But you can run a bar of soap under water and lather it up a bit and voila! clean bar of soap, but a washcloth is still going to have butt germs on it. Personally, I use a shower gel.
Oh, and if white people don’t use washcloths then why was my mother always rubbing that cold damp smelly washcloth on my face when I was a kid?
Huh? Okay, I’m confused. You mean that people actually just scrub with a bar of soap outside of soap commercials? You’re supposed to soap the cloth, wash your face, then soap again and wash the rest of your body. Private areas are supposed to be done last. After you’re clean, the wash cloth doesn’t hang over the tub to dry. It goes in the hamper, and isn’t used again until it gets washed. If you stray too far from this procedure, then you’re just plain wrong and you need to start doing it right ASAP :).
and yes, soap is definitely clean because of the micelles, so you could just rub yourself with it, but I wouldn’t.
I heard all black people wet their toothrbrush before putting the toothpaste on it but white people wet it after. Can anyone confirm?
I think this comedian with the washcloth routine must have seen that episode of friends where Joey and Chandler Bing talk about the soap and that one of them washes his butt last and the other washes his face first. Or else he this comedian is from the 50s before they invented the loofah.
Well personally I use various methods to shower or bathe. In the shower there’s no need for a washcloth. Just work up a lather and use your hands to get clean. I’ve got various scrubbing tools to work with if I’m just dirty as hell but no washcloth is really necessary. I like a large sponge with the scrubbing pad on the back, like you’d wash dishes with. I’ve also got a plastic “brillo pad” on a long handle for my back. I keep a bar of Lava soap to wash with if it’s a tough job. Nothing like pumice to scrub your ass squeaky clean.
Besides I turn the cold off after the couple of minutes anyway…I like HOT water at full blast… Washcloths go by the sink in case I need to wash my face.
In the tub…well I’ve got a big damned hot/jacuzzi. So it’s really not for getting clean anyway. I mean you could but I’ll hop in the shower for a sec and then get the tub bubblin. I’ve got a couple of other baths with regular sized tubs. I usually just use the shower. Sittin in a tub O’ mud just doesn’t appeal to me. I like a couple of towels also. One for the head another for the rest.
We all use luffas these days. Or at least, that’s where I thought the joke was going. Still not exactly funny. And for the record, I used a washcloth in the shower when I was a kid. I still use one when I go to hotels (well, I use a hand towel for washcloth purposes).
Or you could do as some of us do and use Dr. Bronner’s Liquid Soap, which you pour directly onto your loofah and scrub your skin, then dab a little on your hands for some personal cleaning. No comtamination of the soap or washcloth.
I’m not white or black and I don’t use a washcloth, in or out of the shower. I never got the point. Why, when I can wash whatever it is directly with the soap? I am *not * going to use a scummy washcloth that’s had time to collect all kinds of bacteria. I realize the towel is the same, but at least I’m using that when I’m already clean!
I’ll use a pouf, but you know, I still wash with soap first and then use the bodywash. I realize it’s excessive but I just don’t feel clean unless I use some nice lather-filled soap.
I was an adult before I realized some people actually re-use the same washcloth. That’s just so…icky…to me. I’ve never hung a washcloth up to be re-used. One use then it goes in the hamper.
I use my washcloth at night to wash my face (only). I use the same one for 2-3 days. In the shower, I almost never use a washcloth. I’ll use a fluffy scrubby thing for my body if I’m using body wash. I usually just use my hands and soap. The Girly Bits are washed thusly: lather up both hands really really well. Use one for the “front” and the other for the “back.” Voila! All clean, and no nasties being put back on the bar.
man y’all beat all…you’re worrying that MAYBE you’ll get a germ of your own off a bar of soap that you’re gonna rinse it and you off before you’re done. :smack:
but you’ll practically let somebody else sit on your face and then stick your tongue down each other’s throats. sheesh
don’t even get me started on the shit you eat from the fast food joints ya love so much…damn, get real
