Is is germier to wash your hands or not wash your hands?
It is most definitely ‘germier’ to Not wash your hands versus washing them. Our hands touch many, many things that can make us and others sick. Always wash your hands as often as you get the chance, preferably with soap and warm water. If you are in a circumstance where the only public restroom is very dirty, sometimes it may not make your hands cleaner to wash them in there unless you touch nothing after washing and drying your hands, even the faucet to turn the water off or the door knob on the way out (use a paper towel to turn off the faucet and to open the door). Carry hand sanitizer with you and even after washing your hands in the restroom and doing what you can to protect your clean hands from new contamination, use the sanitizer once you leave the dirty area and before you touch yourself, others, or objects.