That must be the masterbatory bathroom.

If you work there you'll get married

Or Rings in general. Theres a reason it's called the Ring finger, most people put their rings first on that finger wedding bands or otherwise.

Is that a tungsten ring? That's what I have.

Typically the left hand "ring finger" is reserved for a wedding band. People who wear rings for fun usually put them on other fngers

Hm. Maybe this is a Christian thing? Wedding bands arent really a thing with other religions or even non religious from other cultures. Also, most cultures use the right hand for ceremonial/inportang rings and left hand for other fancy stuff.

So is the handle inside my driver's side door. I bought a scratchy ring without thinking about it prior

Why would you touch the handle with your bare hands

germs man. germs.

It's more a "western culture thing" which is heavily influenced by Christian traditions thanks to Anglicans, Calvinists, Lutherans and Catholics who emigrated from Europe in the 18th and 19th century's.

We get the same on car gear knobs/sticks here in the UK.

That's from my Prince Albert...

Agreed, way more efficient to use your teeth

The wedding ring at work matches the door handle

That is mildly interesting. Well done.

Am I the only one who strategically grabs every handle by the point I think is least touched? Yeah maybe I’m weird.. and also I imagine it’s not even effective, but I like to try.

Place is full of suckers

Yup. Pinky finger at the very end and perpendicular facet of the cylinder. Or, I just grab the top of the door closer; it's a little dusty. Or if the door droops, the top edge has a sharp lip that drops downward. Even a short nail can pull the door. And finally....

These gents go home to their wife and kids...nah. Don't touch surfaces...and teach your kids.

(Yesterday, someone spilled sugar candy on the stairs of a friend's building. Elevator is out, so everyone uses the stairs. Some visiting kids saw me [cleaning] it, and I spent ten minutes explaining why someone did it, did not clean it, and why I did. Fuck, if kids don't ask millions of questions. Pass on good habits.)

I was taught to open with my right hand to encourage looking behind and avoid altering cyclist’s life.

I guess I could post the bathroom door at my work which has the standard metal plate to push it open but the paint on the door just above the plate is worn down to the wood from everyone avoiding touching the intended push spot.
And I agree, the very idea of fully grabbing the whole handle, palm included is mildly gross to me.

Nah I do it too, or I use the end of my sleeve. I did that before the pandemic though. It was a habit I picked up after working in an office where the warehouse was also our break room, and the location of the bathrooms, which did not hide sound. Not a single person besides me washed their hands in all the time I worked there.

Clearly a lot of married guys headed to the shitter to tug one out on company time

Not sure why you're being downvoted. I don't think most people quibble over which finger to put a ring on, usually it seems to depend on which hand they're most comfortable bearing the minor changes in comfort, movement, and gestures that come along with it (things most people aren't even conscious of). Maybe older generations, but younger people seem to just throw rings on whatever finger fits or feels most comfortable. I've seen hundreds of ring-finger rings that weren't related to marital status.

Speaking from the experience of over a decade working in a jewelry store, anyway.

That’s my other thought “how many people have avoided the main touch point and touched the same less touched point as me” 😂.

I have the same ring. Tungsten

I always figured it was like a watch and went on your non-dominant hand so it won't be damaged by wear and tear doing daily tasks. Ring finger is because it was thought the vein there was directly connected to the heart or some jazz.

Well that's the lore, but like a lot of traditions these things come and go, or they change over time. People forget them, or they have their own meanings. I mean diamonds aren't The Marriage Stone because of some deep connection we've had to them throughout human history, for instance. It was just marketing that shifted cultural perception. Things like colored stones and synthetic stones are also very popular now that in the past would have been seen as cheap (and for some people still are), even if the stone itself is actually more rare than a diamond. And then it's going to vary by where you live or what your specific cultural background is, or the way you were raised.

I'm not saying plenty of people don't still reserve the ring finger for marriage, of course. It's just that plenty of them will happily wear a ring there in lieu of an engagement or wedding ring if it fits and is comfortable. I myself can ONLY wear rings on that finger, any other finger gets in the way or is uncomfortable, and it's been that way since I was a kid. Typically it seems like most people won't assume a ring on that finger is an engagement or wedding ring unless it looks very obviously like something intended for that purpose. That's been my experience, anyway.

Though you never know. Sometimes the person who rocks up to the counter with a giant silver owl on that finger IS in fact using it to indicate they're taken.

Anyway I am definitely not arguing one side or the other here, I just think both sides are equally valid because it's such a personal preference thing these days.

edit: Also if this sounds really rushed or some part of it doesn't make sense, about halfway through it became much more important to keep a cat off a roast chicken.

You've probably been warned before, but if you like the finger that's on I would consider a different material. Being able to cut a ring off quickly can be the difference between losing the digit if there is edema at play.

Lol I use elbow on handles like these

You can shatter them in seconds with vice grips

The previous owner of my car (only one previous owner) must have had a ring because there’s a worn spot on the inner edge steering wheel exactly where my own ring sits. It’s a weird connection to someone I’ve never met.

This is a good idea, but I'm not doing that while closing the door.

Oh right… i guess I don’t do that either, haha

I remember seeing a foot handle in one of the public washrooms in Torontos distillery district and remember it being ingenious and amazed it’s the only place I ever recall seeing one.

Sure some doors might be too heavy, but usually not the case.

Diverse office?

This office was occupied by Salesforce before we moved in early 2022, so might not have been then, but it is now.

Seriously, who are all these people full-palming public door handles? Gross.

It's like everyone using the 3rd stall in a big bathroom.

I always try to open these with my elbow. They're so unbelieveably filthy

This is on the way in, I always grab a paper towel for the handle on the way out.

Just makes me think how badly you probably need sanitizer after touching that.

Smart. Gives me hope for humanity

I hit one of the 20 some odd sanitizer bottles between the bathroom and my desk.

if I recall correctly, even if it were less used it still wouldn't be as good, since the metal is more germophobic than painted wood

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> and avoid altering cyclist’s life.

If they are cycling close enough and fast enough to hit your door when you're opening it that's most likely their fault, you wouldn't be changing their life it would be their own doing.

I stopped using my teeth when I realized the paper towel dispenser was roughly 12 inches from the door

This is such a bad take. If the bike lane is 4 feet wide and there is a ton of cars driving by right next to the bike lane on one side and there are parked cars on the other side of the bike lane. There isn’t really any other place for a cyclist to be.

Just be kind and cautious.

Might as well pull down your sleeve and then grab the handle through that.

> Just be kind and cautious

That's what I'd say to the cyclist who hit my door and nearly took me out by travelling at a reckless speed, responsibility for safety goes both ways, the driver should make accomodations for careless cyclists and look for them, and cyclists need to make accomodations for careless drivers and cycle cautiously. Also in the cities I've been in the very rarely if ever put a cycle lane between parked cars and moving traffic, do they actually do that where you are. Anyway at the end of the day if you understand that infrastructure is unsafe but continue to use it you're a stubborn moron, leopards ate my face type stuff.

The finger or the ring, or both?

You marrying motherfuckers

Yeesh, that’s a basic right of way situation that you are failing to grasp. Like suggesting that someone who gets T-boned by a driver burning a red is at fault somehow. I assume you don’t live in an metropolitan area.

Yeah and every time I think hopefully the other people who do this are clean

I think you're failing to grasp the cyclist responsibility for their own safety. I live in a city centre when at home and quiet commuter town when at work. I'm going to guess you're a cyclist who likes to blame other people whenever they hurt themselves, I'm also going to assume you don't live in either of the countries I live in so probably have different rules and different infrastructure.

I regularly use all modes of transportation. I ride and drive pretty defensively and have no issue placing blame on a cyclist when they are in violation of the traffic codes. I personally have never gotten hurt riding so no, I don’t blame others.
There are inherent risks to all forms of travel. You may not be comfortable with city cycling but many are and I don’t see how you can put blame on them when they are following the rules of the road anymore than a car suffering a similar collision.