I sometimes catch people at work brushing their teeth only to leave their gunk in the sink. It’s nasty. However, I commend them and envy them for committing to their dental hygiene.

How about you guys? Dig it? Not so much?

  • th3dogcow@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Do it every day. It is expected behavior in Japan. Before moving here I thought it was weird, though. Seems a reasonable idea both from an oral hygiene perspective and not wanting to have bad breath around co-workers and customers. Win, win.

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      8 days ago

      Yeah, but people here don’t floss. The main concern from most Japanese I’ve seen is having “white teeth” is more important than healthy gums/teeth. The amount of bad breath I’ve encountered is astonishing and it seems to be due to lack of flossing.