Survey unmasks Thais’ viral hygiene habits

By THE NATION

 

 

An online survey of hygiene habits has revealed how national habits have changed as Thais seek to protect themselves and others from the raging Covid-19 contagion.

 

The survey, unveiled by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Thursday (April 2), found that 94.03 per cent of people wore medical or cloth masks when they ventured out of their homes. Meanwhile 90.47 per cent cleansed their hands with water and soap, and 85.33 per cent with alcohol-based sanitisers.

 

The study of 146,372 persons nationwide was conducted on March 24 -25 by the Department of Disease Control, Asean Institute for Health, and Big Data Experience Centre.

 

Among other findings were that 64.31 per cent of participants practised social distancing by keeping 1-2 metres away from others, and 57.98 per cent were consciously avoiding touching their face.

 

Meanwhile 53.25 per cent were consuming nutritious food such as vegetables and fruits, 46.23 per cent cleansed their phones with steriliser, and 45.78 per cent covered their mouths or noses while sneezing or coughing.

 

In addition, 39.91 per cent of people were taking vitamin supplements and 29.05 per cent checked their temperature every day. Only 0.52 per cent said they were doing nothing in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30385289

 

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That is what the people said when they were asked. I wonder how close that is to what they actually do. 

Thais have been spitting coughing for years never attempting to cover their mouths.

the same Thais that spit and throw everything out of the window ro while riding their motorbikes without looking if anybody is next to or passing by them...

25 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

found that 94.03 per cent of people wore medical or cloth masks when they ventured out of their homes.

As confinement is not compulsory, I can see during my MTBike rides that indeed many Thai people wear a mask; but not 94 % ..

The figure which seems to me the closest to reality would be around 75%
on the other hand the helmet which is much more useful continues to be ignored by an immense majority of Thai and also unfortunately too many farang.

It's their life, not mine ..

 

 

25 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Meanwhile 90.47 per cent cleansed their hands with water and soap, and 85.33 per cent with alcohol-based sanitisers.

Here, it's very big anything.
Thais never wash their hands, neither before nor after poo, nor after having worked anything ...
If 5% of Thai people wash their hands with water AND soap or gel, it's really a big maximum

16 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said:

Here, it's very big anything.
Thais never wash their hands, neither before nor after poo, nor after having worked anything ...
If 5% of Thai people wash their hands with water AND soap or gel, it's really a big maximum

The punani is normally kept clean and fresh though ????

Only two decimal places - must be inaccurate!

 

*Laugh emoji"

27 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said:

 

 

Here, it's very big anything.
Thais never wash their hands, neither before nor after poo, nor after having worked anything ...
If 5% of Thai people wash their hands with water AND soap or gel, it's really a big maximum

Not true . Most people in rural Thailand have got French style toilet , and a bucket with water . Toilet paper is vary rare , and so is the bum spray . So the toilet is finished with hand + water and soap . 

Edited April 2, 20206 yr by sezze

2 minutes ago, sezze said:

Not true . Most people in rural Thailand have got French style toilet , and a bucket with water . Toilet paper is vary rare , and so is the bum spray . So the toilet is finished with hand + water and soap . 

I must not live in the same rural Thailand as you ..
I live year-round in a very small village in Isaan since 14 years ;

I can tell you that French-style toilets are in your dreams ...
and when you go to the local restaurant, you can look for the sink ..
and when you have the chance to find one, the tap turns on itself, the soap is absent as well as the towel.

1 hour ago, Thongkorn said:

Thais have been spitting coughing for years never attempting to cover their mouths.

I've seen thai waiters or sales sneezing in their hands and wiping it off on their pants, just in public without any shame.

1 hour ago, Toany said:

That is what the people said when they were asked. I wonder how close that is to what they actually do. 

survey size ...................................200 mostly from Bangkok 

Was at hardwarehouse today, many pulling their mask down to go knuckle deep up a nostril looking for their next meal.

Just now, Youlike said:

I've seen thai waiters or sales sneezing in their hands and wiping it off on their pants, just in public without any shame.

picking their noses before serving me a drink - I make them go wash their hands lol

 

and those disgusting beer coolers they put on a bottle of beer - have a sniff at one of them, the bacteria on those things must be enormous and some even stuff a straw down the inside between the bottle and the "condom"

 

but its the dirty farangs according to the now absent Health Minister 

So, converting the survey results directly from the OP we have:

 

35.69% do not practice any social distancing.

 

42.02% touch their face.

 

54.22% do not cover their mouths or noses while sneezing or coughing.

 

These stats are more meaningful I think. Now there's something to ponder.

 

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

90.47 per cent cleansed their hands with water and soap

Yippieeeh! Let's hope that newly acquired habit sticks once the contagion is over. But i have my doubts.

 

But then again...

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

45.78 per cent covered their mouths or noses while sneezing or coughing

...which means that well over half still don't.

1 hour ago, Youlike said:

I've seen thai waiters or sales sneezing in their hands and wiping it off on their pants, just in public without any shame.

That's nothing compared to the well-rehearsed artistry of using the deliberately long-grown nail on your pinkie to skillfully dig deep and, with a quick twist of the wrist, extract... well, you get the picture. It's a sight to be believed. I also wonder if the respondents considered that astonishing action as "touching your face" because, technically speaking, you don't.   

3 hours ago, Mavideol said:

the same Thais that spit and throw everything out of the window ro while riding their motorbikes without looking if anybody is next to or passing by them...

Just this evening walking out of Tesco car park, a Thai guy passing on a motorcycle opens his mouth mask coughing vigorously about 2m from the people waiting to cross the road, just disgusting and wonder if he did it intentionally.

Edited April 2, 20206 yr by userabcd

......and  10% believe the results. 

Edited April 2, 20206 yr by Kadilo

9 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

That's nothing compared to the well-rehearsed artistry of using the deliberately long-grown nail on your pinkie to skillfully dig deep and, with a quick twist of the wrist, extract... well, you get the picture. It's a sight to be believed. I also wonder if the respondents considered that astonishing action as "touching your face" because, technically speaking, you don't.   

When I 1st moved to Thailand I was impressed by the amount of locals that have a coke nail.... Mucho disspoint when I was told coke is a no no  and those nails are actually used as shovels to dig out dinner.

I have seen people lift their masks to pick their nose. Nothing has changed!

I have noticed, in BKK anyways, more people washing their hands, but, will things go back to normal after covid19 passes? Probably yes. 

Short term good, but in the long term it shows they haven't learnt anything from this. 

Edited April 3, 20206 yr by djayz

12 hours ago, sezze said:

Not true . Most people in rural Thailand have got French style toilet , and a bucket with water . Toilet paper is vary rare , and so is the bum spray . So the toilet is finished with hand + water and soap . 

Not true!   

In 15 years, I have never seen soap in a rural, town or city environment where 'French' style or 'squat' holes style toilets are used.

I rarely see any Thais washing their hands properly, or covering their mouth/noses when sneezing/coughing all over the place - including, as I have personally seenม countless times - sneezing over uncovered food.

At least now, some are doing that into their masks.

So a win-win there for the immediate future.

Its just a fact of life, here in Thailand. Just like nose picking! (or, as we used to say in the RN - give us a wave when you get to the bridge)!

From what I have seen over the years most  Thais lack decent hygiene habits. Sure they may shower 12 times a day but i bet most dont wash their hands after using the toilet before serving food. And the spitting is awful, everyone from young kids to grannies and grandpas honking their lungs up every morning and spitting on the floor. They can be heard for miles!

 

yeah, they are so hygienic.

Edited April 3, 20206 yr by Liverpoolfan

Did TAT have something to do with these figures coz that would explain the discrepancy with reality?

 

Actually, my Thai family are cleaner than some posters on this forum.

  They have rolls of toilet paper and use it to blow thier noses,  they wash

before each meal, and after their toilet breaks and they even give the children heck if they

forget to wash.  I believe that there are so many BSers on the forum, who think

they are the cleanest people on the planet, but I seen many farang slobs in Hua Hin

who came out of the bathroom areas, walking past the sinks without even

a quick wash of their hands.  Just in case you have not or will not admit

seeing that behavior yourselves.

Geezer

Edited April 3, 20206 yr by Stargrazer9889
error

13 hours ago, smedly said:

and those disgusting beer coolers they put on a bottle of beer - have a sniff at one of them, the bacteria on those things must be enormous and some even stuff a straw down the inside between the bottle and the "condom

They are in that condition due to the filthy falang smoking cigarettes and using their unclean, smelly, stained hands to suck down booze.

Maybe they need adverts on tv to explain the very simple concept that the mask should cover not only your mouth but your nose as well. Another thing that irks me is people pulling their masks down to talk. Saw a woman the other day going into my local convinience store, sneezed into her hands, put her mask on and in she went to put her grubby, poss. infected hands on products. 

Some of my western friends think wearing a mask is worse. Trying to educate them but to no avail.

 

 

Inflammatory posts and the replies have been removed. 

14 hours ago, Assurancetourix said:

As confinement is not compulsory, I can see during my MTBike rides that indeed many Thai people wear a mask; but not 94 % ..

The figure which seems to me the closest to reality would be around 75%
on the other hand the helmet which is much more useful continues to be ignored by an immense majority of Thai and also unfortunately too many farang.

It's their life, not mine ..

 

 

Here, it's very big anything.
Thais never wash their hands, neither before nor after poo, nor after having worked anything ...
If 5% of Thai people wash their hands with water AND soap or gel, it's really a big maximum

Thais never wash their hands, neither before nor after poo, nor after having worked anything ...
If 5% of Thai people wash their hands with water AND soap or gel, it's really a big maximum

 

Which part of Thailand/Thai population are you relating to?

Some don't wash their bum after poo, is another matter.

 

15 hours ago, Thongkorn said:

Thais have been spitting coughing for years never attempting to cover their mouths.

Watched a lady from my apartment this morning, she walks around early every morning waving her arms [Thai style exercising] coughing hers lungs up and spitting out on the ground.

So lovely to hear her in the morning quiet!