Topic: UKEnglish, is this true??? (not a "washing up liquid" post per se)

Apocalypse Indy™ !bYobIzYIFE started this discussion 5 years ago #101,184

Please tell me this is a silly rumor that is not true. I have heard that, when you wash dishes (yes, with washing up liquid), you wet them, then scrub them with soap, then just put then to dry without rinsing the soap off of them! That cannot be true, can it?

Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #1,142,415

British English schtick.

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 3 seconds later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,416

@OP

> rinsing the soap off of them!

Why do Americans say "off of" when "off" is all that's needed?

Apocalypse Indy™ !bYobIzYIFE (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 8 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,418

@previous (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
Linguistic quirk. Could someone please answer?
@1,142,415 (Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE)
Actually, I heard that years ago, and always wondered if it were true. I have always wanted to know.

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U replied with this 5 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,421

@previous (Apocalypse Indy™ !bYobIzYIFE)
It's not true. There's your answer. End of thread.

Apocalypse Indy™ !bYobIzYIFE (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 17 minutes later, 29 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,425

@previous (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
You are Polish, I thought. I would like an answer from an English person. Thanks.

Gaz from Lewisham joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 31 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,426

@previous (Apocalypse Indy™ !bYobIzYIFE)
It's not true mate. You've got your answer. Mods can lock this thread now.

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 56 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,462

No. That's ridiculous.

@1,142,418 (Apocalypse Indy™ !bYobIzYIFE)
How can you make such a big deal about British linguistic quirks while so blithely dismissing American linguistic quirks?

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,465

@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)

Shtick is why.

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,467

@previous (F)
Shh. We all know that. I was wondering what absurd justification he would come up with (although he would probably just ignore the question, as always).
It's especially bizarre coming from a self-proclaimed linguistics expert.

(Edited 25 seconds later.)

Anonymous F replied with this 5 years ago, 21 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,479

@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)

Indeed, perhaps he really should get a refund for that online degree.

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 32 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,488

https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/3158/do-the-british-not-rinse-dishes-after-washing-them/

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,494

@previous (G)
Clearly you're the expert, not any of our many British posters.

(Edited 10 seconds later.)

Gaz from Lewisham joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,497

Only nigger Pakis rinse their dishes

Anonymous G replied with this 5 years ago, 12 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,504

@1,142,494 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Wait, are you saying that people living in a location know more than people googling that location?

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,506

@previous (G)
In this case, certainly ;)

Anonymous G replied with this 5 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,510

@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
And does that principle also apply to, say, China?

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 12 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,514

@previous (G)
No.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,526

@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
And why not?

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 12 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,527

@previous (A)
Why does it matter?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 47 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,534

@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Because I believe you are a bit inconsistent.

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 13 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,537

@previous (A)
You're no paragon of consistency yourself so frankly I don't give a fuck.

Anonymous G replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,538

@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
lol nice deflection

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 12 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,539

@previous (G)
Not deflection, it's just the truth.

blom joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,556

You put them in the sudsy water, clean the food off them and put them in the rack to air dry. Some people wipe them with tea towels to dry them.

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 3 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,559

@previous (blom)
Is Gaz right about the Pakis?

Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,561

tired shtick

Green !StaYqkzUPc joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 3 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,594

I rinse them off.

Green !StaYqkzUPc double-posted this 5 years ago, 26 seconds later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,595

@1,142,556 (blom)
You don't rinse?

blom replied with this 5 years ago, 4 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,596

@previous (Green !StaYqkzUPc)

Why the fuck would I

Anonymous F replied with this 5 years ago, 48 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,598

@1,142,537 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)

He has consistently repeated the same shticks over and over for the last 10 years.

(Edited 19 seconds later.)

Green !StaYqkzUPc replied with this 5 years ago, 17 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,599

@1,142,596 (blom)
Rinse off the grimy dish water and food?

blom replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,607

@previous (Green !StaYqkzUPc)

Why are you washing dishes in dirty water? You probably have it too cold.

(Edited 3 minutes later.)

Green !StaYqkzUPc replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,611

@previous (blom)
Even if the water is clean, surely you want to wash the soap off?

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 39 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,617

@1,142,598 (F)
I suppose that could be considered a form of consistency, but I was referring to his expressed beliefs.

blom replied with this 5 years ago, 13 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,624

@1,142,611 (Green !StaYqkzUPc)

If you've got washing up liquid or grease on your plates after washing them, either

A) youre using too much washing up liquid
B) your water is too cold
C) both of above

(Edited 30 seconds later.)

Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 2 hours later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,652

Not rinsing the dishes is like taking a bath instead of a shower.
Eww.

dw joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 10 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,906

@1,142,607 (blom)
If you have washed one dish in it it is dirty water

blom replied with this 5 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,908

@previous (dw)

Lol

jodie !foster2PAQ joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,142,924

@1,142,652 (M)
it's like taking a bath and not rinsing yes

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