Hand-sanitizer

So I realized that people here are not as concerned with the daily germs we face through out the day as people are back in the United States. A good example I have is that I do not see a single person with the mini hand-sanitizers on their purses or book bags. That is something that is so common to see when you are out and about in the city, at least in my city of Boston. I was sitting at a bar with my sister and I had my hand-sanitizer hanging from my book bag. I went to use the bathroom and there was no soap for me to wash my hands so I went to my seat and used it right away. And to my surprise the man sitting next to me actually asked me what it was. He was very surprised when I told him what it was and he thought I had a phobia of germs because I carried it with me. But in reality I do not carry it because I have a phobia but because it is just common to have one back home. That little encounter made me think twice about owning it afterwards to be honest. If a whole other group of people can live with out it then I should be able to too I guess.