Clean AND tidy?

BigBertha1

So no-one is 'bottoming' then?

Bottoming for me is doing something extra thoroughly, e.g. when I do things like emptying the kitchen cupboards and cleaning them out instead of just cleaning the floor, the sink, the cooker and work surfaces as part of a general clean.
What’s your ‘bottoming’ involve, BigBertha1?

So no-one is 'bottoming' then?

"to clean house" is an Americanism to me too. In Scotland we "clean the house", which is a far more thorough business than merely "tidying it up".

But presumably corresponds exactly to what an American who cleans house does.

dragonfly46

I tidy, (usually just before the cleaner comes) and the cleaner cleans!

Works for me too dragonfly.

I think it must be an American thing to 'Clean house'.

I tidy, (usually just before the cleaner comes) and the cleaner cleans!

Kim, me too.....and as no one has been here because of covid... I am ok with it too.

Tidy for me every time. I feel it gives the initial impression of being clean. However.....I do the occasional clean, particularly if I know someone is visiting! Shame on me (but I'm okay with it).

I’m the opposite - more likely to be clean than tidy…

Mine is usually more tidy than clean. Probably because by the time I finish tidying I am too tired to start the cleaning.

I mostly agree with both of you!

But I'd be perfectly happy with a place that was clean, but untidy...

To me too, "clean and tidy" says that you have both cleaned the place and tidied up, although I must say I have always found it advisable to tidy up first and clean second!

Depending on how long it is since I last cleaned and which room of the house we are talking about, cleaning does involve dousting, hoovering and probably washing the floor as well.

A place can certainly be tidy, but not be clean. The opposite may be true too, but to me it would not look clean if it was untidy.