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Dirty dishes in the sink? Almost a quarter of Gen Z say they let their plates and cutlery marinate for THREE DAYS before cleaning them
It will do nothing for their reputation as the most entitled, coddled and lazy age group – but a survey now suggests Generation Z are the worst for leaving dirty dishes festering in the sink.
Almost a quarter (22 per cent) of those aged 16 to 26 said they leave the washing-up piling up for three nights before taking action.
That compares with just 13 per cent of millennials aged 27 to 42 who said they leave dirty dishes that long, 9 per cent of Generation X (43 to 58) and just 3 per cent of Baby Boomers, aged 59 and over.
Men are twice as likely to let the dishes fester, with 13 per cent leaving them for three nights compared with just 7 per cent of women.
Across the board, 40 per cent of people do the dishes straight away, whereas a squalid one in 100 will leave them for a week or more.
Geographically, Sheffield residents are the worst at washing-up, with 43 per cent saying they leave dishes overnight, followed by Plymouth (41 per cent), Cardiff, (37 per cent) and Leeds and Birmingham (36 per cent each).
Cleaning brand Astonish surveyed 2,001 adults for the poll.
Spokesman Nick Moss said: 'Leaving dirty dishes in the sink overnight isn't ideal – it can be unhygienic.
'But a third of people don't seem to have any qualms about it.
'Less than half do them straight away, which is surprisingly low.'
The poll also found that a third of people cleaned under the sofa just once a month or less.
