and you are having a shower and they come in and leave a towel on the lid of the toilet, because it was in arm's reach of the shower, would you use it or would you ask for another one? Even tho the place looked spotless, I think it is unsavory to leave a towel on the toilet lid. I think if you invite someone to have a shower, you should give them a towel before they actually start taking off their clothes. But friends always say YOU HOP IN THE SHOWER AND I'LL GO AND GET YOU A TOWEL and they disappear and answer the phone or the door and take so long that you just get in the shower and then you hear them say HERE'S A TOWEL FOR YOU and when you get out......UGH!!! I just used my clothes to dry myself and wore a sarong they provided, to sleep in.. I wet the towel a bit to make them think I used it. Should I say something to them to help their next guest or am I being picky?
2007-11-29 23:47:15 · 10 answers · asked by wemblania 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I did turn my skirt inside out to dry myself so any air pollution wouldn't get on me and I didn't use any part near the hem. Even tho I know the toilet lid was clean, it is just the thought of it. If you saw Martha Stewart sterilising the floor, would you eat your food off it? I do carry around overnight gear in the car now, including towel and sarong.
2007-11-30 00:38:37 · update #1
To Cookiesm....put a Kleenex tissue between the flush button and your finger and by the time the germs have figured how to get up your arm, you will have thrown the Kleenex in the bin and be down the street. The towel I wrote about could have been left on the basin surround or on top of the lid of the laundry basket. Regardless of germs, I just thought it was a tacky gesture to leave it on the loo lid. It made me wonder what their attitude was to other household things. I stayed at a house once, where they let the dog eat out of the frypan and when I objected, they said their dog was clean. I ate out for the rest of my stay there.
2007-11-30 00:47:34 · update #2
im with you on this one.....the toilet is nasty - i dont care how "clean" it is...there are towel bars for this and i NEVER NEVER EVER touch the toilet or set anything on it for use (my clothes or otherwise) other than my hiney......thats just tacky....i dont care who you are or where you are you just dont do it....i feel so creepy about it that i actually stop to think about the germs running up my arm when i flush.....do you know how fast those little suckers spread? (fingertip to shoulder in mach 2) ugh!
2007-11-30 00:33:50 · answer #1 · answered by cookiesmom 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Your friends were just being *casual* with you. What matters is they weren't doing it "intentionally". You found it unsavory because of the way you look at things. Perhaps something that you do casually and unintentionally might make "them" feel sensitive. To each their own. I would surely say, let it go. You don't need to talk to them about it. It's not that major an issue and they will more likely feel a bit offended for what they thought was a good gesture on their part. Plus they had invited you to stay. And now if you become picky like this, they wont appreciate it.
When you invite them over some day, then you can set an example. But let this go for sure. There are so many such things in life, and in situations when we are with other people, that we have to just adjust and let go.
2007-11-30 02:52:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh give me a break. If you are that weirded out by germs you shouldn't be staying at anyone's house - or using them bathroom for anything. The most germs in a bathroom are found on the handles of the sinks--do you touch those?
Touching things with germs is inevitable - which is why we have immune systems. Unless the towel was wet or warm from the dryer it isn't going to be a very good receptor for germs anyway.
Anyone ever call you paranoid?
2007-11-30 01:25:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You aren't being picky. Your host should probably have been more sensitive than to put your towel on the toilet seat no matter how clean the house is. Does she know you have a major fear of toilet germs?
It's ridiculous of you to not use the towel and use your dirty clothes to dry yourself, since they're probably filled with more bacteria and dirt particles than a clean fresh towel.
If you are seriously considering suggesting to your gracious hosts that they don't leave a fresh towel on a perfectly clean toilet seat for their next guest, then don't expect to be invited back. I can't believe that you're whining about a towel left on the toilet seat.
Do you ever use public toilets? My bet is that you don't.
2007-11-30 00:22:02 · answer #4 · answered by Miss Sally Anne 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, but in this case, I think you were being WAAAAY too fastidious. There was nothing wrong with laying the towel on the toilet seat. Where else? The sink where everyone has been spitting? The floor? On the towl rack with other dirty towels?
I can't believe that someone as picky as you actually set foot in someone else's shower. If you're this nervous about dirt and germs, you really shouldn't be going to other people's houses.
2007-11-29 23:56:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
You are being way too picky! Why didn't you just ask for a towel before going into the shower? I would not say anything to them about this at all; you are making a big deal out of nothing.
2007-11-30 00:11:08 · answer #6 · answered by Bears Mom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are more harmful germs on the average kitchen cutting board than there are on a toilet SEAT... let alone a toilet LID.
I'd say you're over-reacting quite heavily.
Perhaps do a little reading if the topic concerns you. I think you'll find that the facts are nowhere near as bad as you think they are.
Good luck.
2007-11-29 23:52:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I definitely wouldnt say anything, you will be viewed as being overbearing and picky.... They will think that you have not appreciated their hospitality and you think that they dont keep a clean house... Appreciate the fact that they were kind enough to offer you to stay the night, and offered you a clean bed abd a shower and leave it at that. From now on, leave an overnight bag in your trunk at all times for such unexpected occasions.
2007-11-30 00:31:01 · answer #8 · answered by Miss Rhonda 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get Over It, There is not a thing wrong with leaving it on the toilet seat.You may want to see a doctor for your hang-ups.
2007-11-30 00:02:28 · answer #9 · answered by The Budster 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think you're way over reacting. it's the LID of the toilet, it's not like they dipped it in the loo or something.
and you used your clothes that were out on the street all days and absorbed the filth and microbs of the world... like that's clean.
2007-11-29 23:56:59 · answer #10 · answered by joe the man 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋