Do you wash your bowl right after eating cereal?

[Winged Dancer]

Here at home, as is common in many families in my country, we have a maid. So, eh, I pretty much don't do anything.

When I was living with roommates and with my Japanese family, though, I usually washed everything I could and didn't take much work. With the Japanese it was out of pure goodwill, I just wanted to help.

With my roommates, it was because we shared stuff - just like BoC, they wouldn't really do their share, and truthfully I'd rather do a little work after I'm done eating instead of having to wash when I'd rather just eat.

'Sides, I wouldn't want that crazy Russian girl anywhere near my mugs. She was just.... weird. Oh, and Miss French-Accented-English once bought me dinner as thanks for doing her dishes, so it was cool.

[DB_Hunter]

Rinse everything I use and then stick it in the dishwasher. Dishwasher runs everyday. As I live with my family, it gets other dishes to wash apart from mine.

[gr3atfull]

I rarely eat cereals. When I do, it depends if I have time or not. If I don't, I just leave it in the sink. If I do, I just rinse it. But, most of the time, I don't have time.

[dark maginn]

i eat cereal and put it in the sink or wash it when i am in the mood

[UChessmaster]

1) ask my mom to bring me the cereal in my room

2) eat it

3) leave it there until she comes and takes it

[Board of Command]

But, most of the time, I don't have time.

This is the problem. How long does it take to wash a cereal bowl? 10 seconds? 15 seconds?

[gr3atfull]

This is the problem. How long does it take to wash a cereal bowl? 10 seconds? 15 seconds?

To wash a cereal bowl would take about 15 seconds just to rinse it properly. But, if I start washing my bowl, I would need to wash my brother and my mom's dish too. Then that would take like a minute when I am in the rush to catch my bus. So it would all depend at what time I would wake up...

[6Zabuza9]

i leave mine on the counter where i eat it and just wait till a family member cleans it up :P

[Sasori]

Order of the morning:

1. Mom wakes me up
2. I get up, read the newspaper
3. Eat my Mom's homemade cereal
(This cereal contains yogourt, nuts, granola, banana slices, and some raisens for flavor. It's surprisingly good)
4. Take cereal bowl to kitchen
5. Place cereal bowl on kitchen counter
6. Proceed with all other school readying activities

In a nutshell, my family washes the dishes for me in the morning, sadly this is not the same at dinner T_T

[Board of Command]

7-17

Cmon guys, wash your cereal bowls...

[Ryllharu]

7-17

Cmon guys, wash your cereal bowls...

You may have an axe to grind about this issue, but apparently we're only more than happy to give you more heads to cut off.

May I suggest investing in more bowls? Or using casserole dishes (or other unconventional bowl-like dish, Pyrex measuring cups, etc) until your roommates have no choice but to wash dishes.

[Assertn]

Just keep your bowl in your room so your roommates can't use it.

[Board of Command]

You may have an axe to grind about this issue, but apparently we're only more than happy to give you more heads to cut off.

May I suggest investing in more bowls? Or using casserole dishes (or other unconventional bowl-like dish, Pyrex measuring cups, etc) until your roommates have no choice but to wash dishes.

But again, I'm not in the wrong for wanting to wash my bowls right after. It's called being considerate of others.

And it's not just bowls. There are always 3 or 4 plates and cups just sitting in the sink at any given moment. It's fine and dandy if you're living with your family or living alone, but when you're living with a bunch of other people who share the same kitchenware, you should make an effort to adapt accordingly. I don't wash my plates at home either, but when I moved out to live with these guys I realized we're sharing and that I need to wash all my dishes promptly so the next person can use them. Apparently my roommates aren't on the same page about this.

If you're living at home or alone there is no "next person" so I can see where you guys are coming from, but you're living in different circumstances. Let's say you're in my position; would you be frustrated if all your roommates do is pile dishes in the sink and never wash them?