Curry house chef prepared food after wiping his bottom with his bare hands

Its probably true but because more there is likely a far higher proportion of these demographics owning low cost cheap food restaurants in low economic areas.

Maybe if we insist hard enough that culture has nothing to do with it it will become true.

I don't think you are familiar with me or my postings on culture

Well clearly my unfamiliarity with your doubtless highly interesting thoughts, dear random internet poster, is a sign of failure on my part entirely meriting your eye roll.

"because he doesn't use toilet paper for 'cultural reasons"


I can't even believe I read that.

I know there's something like this in the Islamic Hadiths about not using toilet paper but Jesus Christ, this is disgusting.

Maybe if we insist hard enough that culture has nothing to do with it it will become true.

Maybe it is culture. I don't really GAF. Culture or no culture, nobody should be preparing food in a kitchen that contains fecal matter. That's how people get seriously ill.

Maybe it is culture. I don't really GAF. Culture or no culture, nobody should be preparing food in a kitchen that contains fecal matter. That's how people get seriously ill.

Well indeed. I wasn't suggesting that culture is a justification, just a possible link to the higher proportion of Indian food establishments that get in trouble for poor hygiene.

I don't know if that's true. I'd lean towards it not being a particularly significant factor if it is one. But I'm tired of people insisting, e.g., that 'it is restaurants in general!' and 'you should be just as worried about eating in an Italian restaurant!' when the fact is they don't know any better than I do.

"because he doesn't use toilet paper for 'cultural reasons"


I can't even believe I read that.

I know there's something like this in the Islamic Hadiths about not using toilet paper but Jesus Christ, this is disgusting.

I think the chances of getting sick after eating Indian or Chinese are way higher than after eating Italian. Assuming the statistics posted earlier by AngryRedHead are true and there's an obvious link between failing to meet minimum hygiene standards and people getting sick, then it stands to reason that eating at an Indian or Chinese is a lot riskier than eating Fish and Chips or Italian.

Theres a reason water is used, what the guy did is revolting and no way should he have done that, but most islamic households will either have a hose or a mini sink type thing called a bidet

If you think using water is disgusting next time you shower use toilet paper instead

Chinese culture isn't exactly renowned for its hygiene.
Public nose picking, mucus blowing, ear picking and spitting are common.

A lot of kitchen staff employed in Chinese restaurants are immigrants.

Cooking your own meals is the best way to avoid stuff like this.

because he doesn't use toilet paper for 'cultural reasons'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3537652/Swindon-takeaway-chef-prepared-food-wiping-bottom-bare-hands-doesn-t-use-toilet-paper-cultural-reasons.html#ixzz45lB3VWrq

So you base your argument off Indian restaurants being less hygienic, which is why you don't want to eat it. Fair enough

And yet in your first post you said you'll "stick to chinese" even though those restaurants are even less hygienic?. http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=64147503#post64147503

lol wtf

I agree, but have a look at some of the posts on the first few pages ITT, before that had been demonstrated. There are a couple of posters getting really mad at that suggestion because it's 'racist' to be more suspicious of particular kinds of establishment.

The question now is why those numbers are as they are. My suggestion was that it can't necessarily all be chalked up to the fact that Indian and Chinese establishments are more likely to be budget options.