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This page was listed on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion in May, 2004. The result of that discussion was to replace the article with a rewritten version. For an archive of the discussion, see Talk:Washing dishes/Delete.

This page was listed on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion in November, 2004. The result of that discussion was to keep the article. For an archive of the discussion, see Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Dishwashing.

Now here's a cautious statement: "If one does not use a dishwashing machine to wash dishes, then one will usually wash dishes by hand." And then again, what about Homer Simpson and Santa's Little Helper? Wetman 01:35, 13 Sep 2004 (UTC)

I think there's a lot that could be said about the science of washing up liquid - but sadly it's been too long since I did GCSE chemistry... :( Martin 15:46, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)

That's an article in itself. I'm going to start an article at washing-up liquid soon. Proto t c 14:04, 10 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone else find it mildly amusing that the article on Dishwashing has a {{cleanup}} tag on it? :) GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 10:05, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a bit of a noob to wikipedia but not to washing dishes. If someone wishes to assist me in the writing or rewriting of this article I'm all ears. -Pherring 07:47, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think that the person who was written this article, or edited large sections of it, is most likely British. I think that is the case because it generalizes British habits (such as not rinsing, which I find disgusting, and washing in a sinkfull of water) as being general Western washing methods. At the same time it generalizes healthier and safer methods (such as washing and rinsing under running water without using the same water used for other dishes) as being Asian methods. Americans tend to wash and rinse (if they don't own a dishwasher) under hot running water, as do Romanians, Jordanians, Bulgarians, Turks, Syrians and many other nations in the world. The reason behind a double sink is merely practicality. You put the dishes in one sink and wash&rinse in the other. This is a very poorly written article about an unrelevant topic with a clear British bias and weasel words. PS: I agree with one of the posters above "If one does not use a dishwashing machine to wash dishes, then one will usually wash dishes by hand." I think that that is highly indicative of a moron, someone trying to use wording they perceive as being upper-class in the UK. Absolutely useless. Sufitul (talk) 00:26, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the lack of rinsing being a very peculiarly British trait, and I have edited the article to reflect this. I have asked people of all provenance about this non-rinsing and everybody, including Australian, New Zealanders, Americans and other people from the Commonwealth, have been surprised at the British usage, which they mostly hadn't noticed. (And yes, I must admit that as well as baffling me, it disgusts me a little). I don't know if Asians really use cold water (damned difficult to wash dishes with cold water, I speak from experience!), but it's very interesting. I do find the article useful, by the way, and applaud the original author for writing it. I'd be really interested in knowing when, how and why this non-rinsing thing started, and why only in Britain, and why only in dishwashing, since clothes, floors, and bodies are all rinsed. Annafdd (talk) 06:15, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What is meant by Asians here? Are we talking about Asian in the British sense of south-Asian or Asian in the American sense of east-Asian or Asian in the technical sense to include Uzbeks, Yemenis, etc? My instinct is that less-developed places in warmer climates might have both less access to hot water and warmer cold water. Living through the summer in Egypt I often felt the cold water wasn't cold enough to be comfortable to bathe in. That sort of warm cold water would be much more effective for washing dishes than the nearly frozen water that comes from cold pipes in cold climates. So perhaps we should change Asian to less-developed tropical places? Also, did someone above here really say that running water is more hygienic for washing than standing water, even if rinsed in running hot? That seems both wasteful and ignorant. --Zachbe (talk) 09:46, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How to Wash Up in the Wilderness

Harder, Ben (2006-08-21). "How to Wash Up in the Wilderness". Science News. Retrieved 2008-09-29.

Redirect phail

....why does washing up redirect here? "washing up" means to clean your body, particularaly the upper-half. Can someone at least make a disaumbigation page?