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When to wash the dishes

I don't do the washing up immediately because I want to eat my food hot, so I will eat, relax for a bit and then I will clean the kitchen. Do you have, like, a rule in your hous...

Course: Health and daily habitsSection: Cleaning and household habitsSubtitles: en-gb

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but you know how sometimes you cook dinner, for example, and then

1:24

I don't do the washing up immediately because I want to eat my food hot,

1:30

so I will eat, relax for a bit and then I will clean the kitchen.

1:36

Do you have, like, a rule in your house for the length of time

1:41

you can leave the washing up?

1:42

Like, does it have to be that evening or can it be the next day?

1:48

I like it to be that evening,

1:50

but it's not always that evening, which I don't like.

1:54

What about you in your house?

1:57

Is it tidy?

1:58

Is it messy?

2:00

It's usually quite tidy because I live with two other people.

2:04

So, we all try to be considerate with the shared spaces.

2:11

So, yeah.

2:12

And my room, I try to tidy every few days.

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So, yeah.

2:17

That sounds quite tidy.

2:19

Beth, do you have a favourite job to do around the house?

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Or a least favourite job?

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I have a least favourite job and that is washing up.

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I hate washing the dishes, but we have a dishwasher so I use the dishwasher.

2:35

But there are some things, like some pans, that I should wash up.

2:41

So, I sometimes do them, but my husband does them quite a lot.

2:48

Is there any way that you make washing up a more enjoyable activity?

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