I have to admit that I am very easily irritated, and especially when it comes to matters of hygiene.
As the weather has been mostly very good for some weeks, we have been out and about a lot, walking, visiting nature reserves and gardens and walking the coast path. It seems therefore a good idea in these circumstances to enjoy an ice cream whilst enjoying the view.
It appears that only about 1 in 5 sellers put gloves on to pick up the cone and put the ice cream in it. It turns my bloody stomach as for all I know, they might have been scratching their arse or picking their nose before we came in. I have taken to having it in one of those cardboard tubs instead, which is then waste and has to go in the bin.
It seems a bit cretinous to not realise that people would find this off-putting, and it’s not much to ask really is it? When I see this going on , I really feel the old red mist coming down.
The link below is about a Victorian type of early ice cream called a Penny Lick, and how it led to the spread of tuberculosis. Possibly a bit dramatic for the subject matter!. Admin may have a better example…
Nominated by Mary Hinge.