i Revive
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Germophobes. Assuming a person showers regularly their... nether regions... should be the cleanliest part of their body as it is being shielded by clothes throughout the day. So unless somebody is smearing shit and piss on their hands it's really a nonissue. Regardless I wash my hands always if in public and most of the time at home.
The thing is, you have to assume that people do smear waste on their hands. There are people who are actually like that, and you can't be too careful. I'm not saying bring a ton of spotless heavy duty gloves and change them every time that you touch something, but think about where the person who came before you to pick up that packet of crisps before putting it back. They might have picked up some dog business and hung it somewhere silly (I've seen stuff like that before), neglected to wash their hands afterwards, then went ahead to handle money and add to who knows what else might be on it, including people who smear their own waste everywhere. And all before they picked up and put back that packet of crisps.