People Are Gross

I just watched a perfectly normal looking woman, well-dressed and attractive, with a beautiful toddler in a Burberry pram, do The. Grossest. Thing. Ever. They were in the deli and the little toddler, a boy, told his mother that he was hungry. In her lovely English accent she asked him if he'd like a nice big green apple. He clapped his hands enthusiastically. She chose a round, shiny green apple from the apple bin and then said, "But wait, darling, Mummy has to wash the apple first," Then she proceeded to lick her palm and smear her saliva-coated palm all over the apple, then wipe the apple on the seat of her pants. Then she licked her palm again and repeated the whole procedure seven more times. Then she handed the apple to her baby and cheerfully said, "All clean now!" and she watched, smiling, as he took a nice big bite.

*gag*