Mark Mason

The tao of washing up

There’s nothing like the joy of immersing your hands in hot soapy water

issue 15 December 2012

Christmas isn’t about giving. Or receiving. It’s about washing up. And for some of us that’s its greatest joy.

You think men hide from housework? Not when it comes to the soapy science, we don’t. Virtually all my male friends share a love of the bubbles. For us, ‘festive season’ equals ‘even more plates and cups to wash than usual’, and so we’re happy as pigs in Fairy Liquid.

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