‘Folklore’? More like bs, I’m English and I have never seen nor heard of   
   anyone leaving washed dishes un-rinsed. Typically, we use dish washers but if   
   we need to wash by hand we most certainly rinse them. As for those ‘British   
   food’ cracks,    
   people are confusing post-war rationing where we had to make do with basics   
   than British food before or since. In fact, I believe the U.K. has the highest   
   number of 5 star restaurants after France.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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