> for buying a bottle of water but not for buying a mobile phone... I didn't say I wouldn't say that. If somebody buys a new smartphone several times a year th

> for buying a bottle of water but not for buying a mobile phone... I didn't say I wouldn't say that. If somebody buys a new smartphone several times a year then this would also apply. and germs and their relevance is not a subjective subject. the objective criteria is whether they have a negative impact or not. just b/c there are germs that doesn't mean something is bad. germs are everywhere. but obsessing over artificial cleanliness is also a neurotic feature of many people from industrial cultures.