Just been told plants are unhygienic!

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Bit odd... someone's just visited and upon seeing plants on the kitchen window sill said I should take them away because they're "unhygienic in a kitchen environment". They've raised this several times before but I thought they were joking since I didn't realise it was possible for someone to be so thick.

This time it was fairly obvious it was not a joke.

Is this person deluded or just misinformed? :rotfl:

I don't believe there is an issue since all my life there have been plants around the house (and kitchen/dining room) and I never knowingly suffered ill-health due to it.

Any useful info to throw back at the nitwit would be nice!

jiblets1

ha ha ha. probably they might attract the odd little fly thing, but whatever - so does fruit!
Not got any science on it I'm afraid, but it surely can't be any different to fruit?

Mojisola

If the person has had to do courses on hygiene for commercial premises, this is what will have been taught. Home kitchens don't have to meet the same standards. I would counter with the problems so many younger people have these days because their immune systems haven't been exposed to enough challenges while they were growing up.

Busybody

Mojisola wrote: »

If the person has had to do courses on hygiene for commercial premises, this is what will have been taught. Home kitchens don't have to meet the same standards. I would counter with the problems so many younger people have these days because their immune systems haven't been exposed to enough challenges while they were growing up.

Quite right,:T When I was growing up we got filthy every day in the summer:rotfl: and we only had a tin bath!:eek: I can't ever remember washing my hands during the day!! did'nt do me any harm!!;)

alanobrien

Tell them that plants clean the air and help us all breathe which is a fact that outweighs any negatives imho :rolleyes:

Lotus-eater

alanobrien wrote: »

Tell them that plants clean the air and help us all breathe which is a fact that outweighs any negatives imho :rolleyes:

Ahh but what happens if that pot of chives falls over onto your take away chinese Mmmm? Compost everywhere. We need to consider all the risks

Mojisola

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Ahh but what happens if that pot of chives falls over onto your take away chinese Mmmm? Compost everywhere. We need to consider all the risks

Voice of experience?:D

Lotus-eater

Mojisola wrote: »

Voice of experience?:D

Oh yes, but I've never had chives fall into a takeaway

olly300

urbankoala wrote: »

Bit odd... someone's just visited and upon seeing plants on the kitchen window sill said I should take them away because they're "unhygienic in a kitchen environment". They've raised this several times before but I thought they were joking since I didn't realise it was possible for someone to be so thick.

This time it was fairly obvious it was not a joke.

Is this person deluded or just misinformed? :rotfl:

I don't believe there is an issue since all my life there have been plants around the house (and kitchen/dining room) and I never knowingly suffered ill-health due to it.

Any useful info to throw back at the nitwit would be nice!

Either tell them where to go or suggest they get counselling for their OCD/phobias.

Lots of things that we do at home wouldn't be allowed in a commercial kitchen for example using the same sink to wash your hands in as to prepare food, having a washing machine in the kitchen, eating in the kitchen.

amcluesent

Venus fly-trap, with part-digested flies can't be good.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

No venus fly trap, with live flies wandering round kitchen has to be worse!