Do women clean better than men?

[davidpizzica]

well, I used to be the typical "not-so-neat bachelor" when I was trying to maintain the house, but for some strange reason when I came to Concordia, I became Mr. neatness! I guess my roommate was pretty neat and it rubbed off on me, and a part of it is that there are aides to help us to like make beds and the like. However these girls do a lot of work by doing this and by the time they get to our room they're tired and I like to help the girls out since me and my roomie are still capable of straightening in our room.

[moosmom]

No WONDER the girls from Concordia love you so much!

[Karen]

Oxymoron: Men & Clean in the same sentence.

I had a roommate a while back. When I first moved in, I offered to clean the entire apartment that he had NEVER cleaned. Never wiped up a spill, moldy food in the fridge. Sickening. Had nightmares for years.

You should revise your poll to read "Men don't clean"

You've met Paul, but you have not seen him clean. He does a fabulous job, and trust me, is as male as they get!

[luckies4me]

Alex loves cleaning. He can clean the whole house in an hour if you let him, however, it wil never be as clean as I could get it. Course, it woud take me three hours to get where he got in one.

[kuhio98]

...I can say this, though: when I was cleaning houses for a living, men's bathrooms were always cleaner than women's. Always. I was shocked at the condition of women's bathrooms but the men seemed to really try to keep the bathrooms as clean as possible.

Really? I find that very interesting. Bobcat was raised by a single mother with 4 boys. She made sure those boys knew how to clean and cook and sew (they even made quilts together) But, that boy won't touch the bathroom. It's always a disaster when I get home from Prudhoe. The rest of the house is clean. But, the bathroom? shudder

[Bonny]

I know there are SOME men that make messes & I have to pick up after them. Maybe that is a womens job? If so I sure don't always like it. But on the other hand can't live without him.

[sparks19]

I voted men just because Brian is MUCH MUCH better about keeping things clean. I am terrible for it.

He definitely does a better job than I do

[DJFyrewolf36]

Johns mom worked as a professional housekeeper and it rubbed off on him. He does the majority of the cleaning and gets after me for half-arseing my chores lol. He is waaaaay better at cleaning than I am!!

I have to agree with you Medusa. When I worked janitorial for a large event center I noticed that the mens bathrooms tended to be cleaner than the womens bathrooms. Some of the stuff I saw in the ladies room after a concert made me cringe.

[cassiesmom]

We were just talking about this at work yesterday. I have a co-worker whose husband was in the U.S. Army ... she admits that her husband is a better housekeeper. Beyond that I can't say.

Elyse in Illinois

[finn's mom]

I don't think it's 50/50, and I've known way messier women than men...but, i don't think one gender is better at housework than another. I think it just has to do with how much practice you have doing it. And, I'd agree that women have traditionally had more practice at it. So...I didn't vote!

[RICHARD]

Men's bathrooms?

A woman I worked with told us that her sons left palm prints above the toilet, on the wall.

I laughed and explained it to her.

Men's b-rooms are not all that.

[moosmom]

Speaking of men's bathrooms...when I worked in retail, we were assigned to clean the bathrooms. The one question I always get is..."Which restroom is cleaner? Mens or womens???

My vote is neither, really. I've seen both. While men STILL haven't mastered the art of AIM, women are far more sloppier than men in that department. The woman's bathroom at the end of the night has paper towels strewn everywhere, liquid soap all over the sink, they don't flush properly (leaving solid waste to sit) and rather than put the toilet paper in the toilet, will leave it on the floor for us to pick up!! The men's room is SO much neater!! THAT alone has me baffled!!

I'm SO glad I don't have to do that anymore.

[davidpizzica]

Speaking of men's bathrooms...when I worked in retail, we were assigned to clean the bathrooms. The one question I always get is..."Which restroom is cleaner? Mens or womens???

My vote is neither, really. I've seen both. While men STILL haven't mastered the art of AIM, women are far more sloppier than men in that department. The woman's bathroom at the end of the night has paper towels strewn everywhere, liquid soap all over the sink, they don't flush properly (leaving solid waste to sit) and rather than put the toilet paper in the toilet, will leave it on the floor for us to pick up!! The men's room is SO much neater!! THAT alone has me baffled!!

I'm SO glad I don't have to do that anymore.

Hey, sweetheart! One of these days you should OUR bathroom! It's always neat for two guys.

[Bonny]

Speaking of men's bathrooms...when I worked in retail, we were assigned to clean the bathrooms. The one question I always get is..."Which restroom is cleaner? Mens or womens???

My vote is neither, really. I've seen both. While men STILL haven't mastered the art of AIM, women are far more sloppier than men in that department. The woman's bathroom at the end of the night has paper towels strewn everywhere, liquid soap all over the sink, they don't flush properly (leaving solid waste to sit) and rather than put the toilet paper in the toilet, will leave it on the floor for us to pick up!! The men's room is SO much neater!! THAT alone has me baffled!!

I'm SO glad I don't have to do that anymore.

I noticed one thing where I work. I fill the soap containers. The mens soap container is hardly used. I don't think the guys are always washing their hands like their moms told them to do when growing up?

[wombat2u2004]

I noticed one thing where I work. I fill the soap containers. The mens soap container is hardly used. I don't think the guys are always washing their hands like their moms told them to do when growing up?

YES WE DO !!!!! I wash my hands at LEAST once a week.