We never wash our belts, although they are the first thing we touch when leaving the toilet, even before we wash our hands

Came into this thread wondering "who the hell wears belts?". Then saw everyone in here was taking belt wearage as a given. Then looked over at my husband and saw he's wearing a belt.

TIL, all men apparently wear belts and I just never noticed before.

I hate that I know this now.

You never wash your belt? I bet you never wash the poop-knife either.

Sheesh.

If you wash your belt you lose all your jiu-jitsu knowledge and have to start from white again. Everyone knows this.

Wash your hands in the bathroom, nobody bats an eye.

Scrub down your belt buckle in the sink and people lose their minds!

Here's me running ass naked after pooping to wash my hands before pulling up my pants

Jokes on you, I wash my belt all the time!

...which is definitely not because I leave it on my pants and forget to take it off before I throw them in the laundry.

Leather and steel are anti-microbial. If something does get on it, it won't survive for very long.

You guys aren't washing your belts?

Alright.

You guys wear belts?

You don't clean your belts? 🤢

You don't need to throw it in the washing machine to clean it. That's not the only way to wash clothing, guys. At least hit that shit with a spray on sanitizer like Lysol or something once in a while.

Here is another shower thought. You touch things other ppl who don't wash their hands touch all the time... That is worse in my opinion. Because you can wash your hands before touching anything else (belt included) it isn't as easy to wash your hands everytime on the go. Corona made me very aware of this

And we wash our hands after touching our belts. Still, point taken.

Maybe I'm a weirdo, but my belts are leather and I wipe them down with sanitizing wipes when I get home and take them off, for this exact reason.

I would like to travel about a minute back in time so I could undo reading this!

I wash my belts

Well, as far as I know it hasn't gotten me sick yet.

Thanks for the new fear, though 🙃

Urine makes the leather soft.

You gotta keep your belt clean.

You never know when it's going to be used for a naughty time

The people that don’t wash their belts are probably also the people that never wash their winter coat regularly.

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Last time I wore a belt was for a costume party like 10 years ago. Dresses and sweatpants don't thankfully need belts.

I solved this problem by not wearing a belt!

(I dress like a slob.)

Every time I forgot to wash my hands my dad would hit me with his sticky belt. I miss them old days ...

Can't cover everything. Gotta leave some things up to your immune system.

Joke's on you, i never leave the toilet.

Wow you don't wash your belt, eeew

That's why I wear suspenders

Gross but true.

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Okay but how often are you touching your belt after you’re done in the bathroom and have washed your hands?

Give the belt a good ol' wet wipe swipe

I bet you think of this during shower.

You guys don't take off your pants, even at home?

How about the phone? No body washes their phone after pooping.

god damn... now I am acutely aware about how much I should wash my belt...

Interesting point. I have started not wearing belts, I just choose pants that fit and the shirt is big enough to cover the belt area so nobody notices. And then the belt doesn't get caught on the shirt... and it doesn't get icky. Win win!

Because I wear suspenders...

wish I could unknow this now

Great shower thought 🚿

I always thought about this and sometimes I’m like… wait this belt is actually gross…?

Just don't use it for anything else other than keeping your pants up. Definitely no kinky stuff with the everyday belt.

Just wash your buckle at home.

Who even wears belts?

are you pooping on your hands? Why would you be worried about "touching" anything after pooping unless you're getting poop all over your hands.