On the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast show, a Scottish listener called Gavin has called in to ask the nation whether it’s normal that he uses the same bath towel to dry the dishes, then himself, and then to wipe down the kitchen. Without washing it in between. “How many washing machine cycles are saved in my house by this process?” he asks host Greg James.
To Gavin’s surprised disappointment, the UK is uniformly disgusted at him drying his bits then using the same towel on food preparation areas. “Grim”, “absolutely minging” and “this is why I don’t like eating at other people’s houses” are among the responses. James is
