Would you ever share a toothbrush?

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Rose65

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It's news to me they anyone ever would! I certainly wouldn't. Yet I came across this subject and was amazed to find people, entire families, did and do. They just don't worry about it.

Even when I was a child I am sure we each had our own. All different colours. Certainly all my life I have been very aware of hygiene.

Now my husband has an electric toothbrush and I have my manual one. It helps we have separate bathrooms of course but no way would we ever use each others.
 

Rose65 said:
It's news to me they anyone ever would! I certainly wouldn't. Yet I came across this subject and was amazed to find people, entire families, did and do. They just don't worry about it.
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😲 :sick:😝 Nope, sure wouldn't. And I can't say I've ever heard of anyone choosing to do it either. What reason was given, Rose? Surely not to save money because there are some (even brand name) brushes that are under $2.
 
Never. We have separate sinks now and I like that. Also he uses an electric toothbrush and I use one of two regular brushes, one soft and one hard for those times when you feel like you need a sand blaster.

I get a new soft one every six months when I go to the dentist.

I get a new one for my son about once a month because he presses too hard and splays out the bristles.

TMI?
 
I might share one with my husband in an emergency rinsing it out under hot water in between.

Eg If we were staying overnight somewhere and one of us forgot to pack a toothbrush

At home, no - nothing to do with separate bathroom's or separate sinks ( which we do not have) I always have a pink tooth brush and he has any other colour.
 
NO! But, after retirement & our move 2 states away we had frequent drop-in family visits. Found that some forget the minor need. Went to Walmart & purchased several packages of 6. Cheap enough but keep a supply in the drawer. Hand them out as needed. The members all know, that I have extras. Throw any used away after the visits.
 
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Not surprising given how ignorant significant numbers of Western civilization people are with even basic medical and biological science. Many younger children certainly won't. That became obvious after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Suppose that is more likely with families using shared motorized tooth brushes than simple brushes.

That noted, in the third world, some remote families obvious don't brush their teeth nor have toothpaste just like our remote human ancestors and other mammals haha. After a man ate a chunk of fish in the cooking pot, to clean his mouth, before kissing his wife, he gargled with water from the lake.
 
David777 said:
Not surprising given how ignorant significant numbers of Western civilization people are with even basic medical and biological science. Many younger children certainly won't. That became obvious after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Suppose that is more likely with families using shared motorized tooth brushes than simple brushes.

That noted, in the third world, some remote families obvious don't brush their teeth nor have toothpaste just like our remote human ancestors and other mammals haha. After a man ate a chunk of fish in the cooking pot, to clean his mouth, before kissing his wife, he gargled with water from the lake.
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Electric brushes come with charging stations with holders for several brush heads.
I had to borrow SO's for several days and my brush had a big streak of bright pink nail polish on it. Two sinks, two electric brushes, new heads every 30 days.
 
My father told me a funny story once. He had to stay in Japan for a while after WWII ended and had made friends with a Japanese gentleman who often invited him home to stay for a day or two. My father always took something along for the family, food, toiletries, candy, anything that the family would have trouble finding.

One time, he discovered that someone had been using his toothbrush, so the next time he visited, he brought toothbrushes for everyone. The family was astounded that he had brought a toothbrush for each member, protesting that he was too generous and that there was no need for more than one toothbrush per family (apparently including guests).
 
Sorry, I won't share a toothbrush, fork, cookie, or anything else, and even though I live alone, I don't dip into an ice cream carton, etc. with a spoon I've used.
 

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