Polo9n,
I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not....
I am no expert (as can be seen by my use of the word "guess" twice in my post).
We have a dishwasher, as I believe it is more efficient and uses less water. I do know that when I hand washed dishes, I didn't rinse them under clean water before putting them on the draining board, hence my comment about them not normally being rinsed. I was not casting aspersions on anyone else.
I did suggest that the use of a tea towel in the process should be considered when comparing the two methods.
After all, your original post asked for comments, which is what I gave.
If you were not being sarcastic, then please do not infer any on my part.
Quick google of Tea towels bacteria
Tea towels - UK research - use when wet
According to Bloomfield and Scott (1997), wet cleaning cloths can harbour potentially harmful organisms and become breeding grounds for bacteria and the need for disinfection before and during use is critical.
Scott and Bloomfield (1990) found that when contaminated cloths are applied to surfaces such as those in the kitchen, organisms can be transferred to the hands in numbers high enough to cause infection.
Harmful organisms can not only survive, but continue to grow in contaminated cloths, which remain damp. Bloomfield and Scott (1997).