There are some things that I really miss about home. Sometimes I miss cooking food, and my dog, and my mom. But beyond all of that, I miss one important thing: privacy in the bathroom.
When filling out the housing application, my older sister warned me against CPH. She said I wouldn’t want my own bathroom because I’d have to clean it. “Believe me,” she said, “The other girls I lived with never cleaned the bathroom and they were so gross.” So I believed her! And I requested Davis so I wouldn’t have to worry about scrubbing a toilet and cleaning a shower myself. Now, I wish I had my own bathroom!!
To all of you freshmen living in CPH, let me tell you how the other half lives. The reason I’d love to have my own bathroom is that other people here seem to have no regard for bathroom etiquette. Communal bathroom etiquette is a phrase I use to describe the lack of common sense people use when they enter the bathroom.
First of all, there are six stalls but only some of them are “good” stalls. A few of the seats aren’t properly secured and that’s weird to use. So there are only certain stalls that you know are the better ones already. Now, if I take the first stall, why in the world would another person come strolling into the bathroom to take the stall right next to mine when there are four other ones NOT next to me? It’s not really like guys with urinals (because that’s super awkward) but it’s more like I don’t want to be bothered when I’m doing my business in the bathroom. I just want to be alone.
The next weird thing about people is choosing a sink. Now, there is a grand total of seven sinks. And they all work fine! So if I’m by the first two sinks brushing my teeth with my items on the ledges in the middle of two sinks, why would you come wash your hands in the second sink? There are five other open sinks. Go choose one away from me and my stuff. That’s not cute. Please, go wash your hands and stay away from me.
Then, one of my favorite areas is the showers. There are six showers. The first and last ones are pretty sketchy, I’ll admit, because the lights are darker and they’re typically more gross. So that still leaves four. When I choose the second shower and hang my stuff over on the wall shared with the third shower, why the duck would someone come in and use the third shower? The fourth and fifth stalls are perfect (well decently usable!) Not only is that weird because you’re showering with my stuff on the wall of your stall and you know you’re going to get it wet, but also when I shut my shower off, your shower water is going to still splash over onto my feet. Yuck. I do not want your shower water splashing on me so please go one stall over next time.
That’s about it for my bathroom rant. I honestly can’t believe how other people don’t care about being so private in the bathroom. Because at home, you get to lock the door and have your own toilet, sink, and shower. That’s what everyone is used to so I don’t get why some people just infringe on the space being used by others in the communal bathroom when they are in fact big enough for people to spread out and use distant areas at the same time. So, CPHers, consider yourselves lucky next time you’re cleaning hair or waiting to use your own bathroom, because it’s worth it when you can just lock the door and have a bathroom to yourself.
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