This super politically incorrect, and would probably be robo-deleted on Reddit, but that's why I'm on Voat, LOL.
Most Americans and Europeans are not aware that in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangaledaesh, etc., people don't use toilet paper. They use their left hand, and a bucket and a mug of water to wash off their bottoms after doing the doo doo.
Unfortunately, western privies aren't set up for this, and certain slobs don't even bother to do it properly when they do have the Indian style of items. What this means is that inspectors routinely find fecal contamination in food and drinks in restaurants with South Asian workers.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-34337626
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
https://conservativedailypost.com/starbucks-crumbles-as-investigator-finds-30-of-coffee-tests-positive/?utm_source=Push&utm_medium=OneSignal&utm_campaign=29_June-2
BTW, the last article is misleading in that the contamination is not only a muslim thing. It has to do with people of all religions from countries where the mug and bucket technique is common.
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bfriend13 ago
Gross. Don't eat very much food from restaurants staffed with south asians but I will avoid them all from now on.
ReddittRefugee ago
While the purpose of the post was to provide a warning about unhygenic places where people do the finger buttwipe improperly, please don't extend the problem to all south Asians.
Washing out your butt with water actually works very well if it is done right. So if you're visiting some people from India, or Pakistan, or wherever, and the bathroom is set up with a little hose & spray nozzle next to the toilet, and the mug & bucket are kept clean, and people are obviously using soap, you're good to go.
Some South Asian people get a bidet too.
The biggest problem with the left hand assist is fecal matter under the fingernails. (I know, I know . . . TMI, LOL) so it's always good if you see a fingernail brush in the bathroom too.
If you do end up in an Indian restaurant, it doesn't hurt to check the bathroom out before you order.
FWIW, I've been to South Asia for extended times, have never gotten Montezuma's revenge, and probably have a very robust immune system from all the practice it gets fighting off those coloforms.