Archive: Dutch graduates are pigs in the kitchen

The higher a Dutchman's educational attainments, the more likely s/he is to use a dish-towel to wipe the kitchen floor, according to research from the Dutch Food Centre, a government-sponsored agency. More than 35% of Dutch people having studied to higher-education levels made such disgusting use of the dish-towel, the survey showed, compared with only 17% of people with only a secondary education.

The research came as part of a new campaign designed to teach people of the dangers of filthy dish-cloths, which are a breeding-ground for bacteria. Only 40% of Dutch people change their dish-towels daily.