Five Things Not To Do In The Dorm Showers

By Francine Fluetsch on October 7, 2013

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Number 1: Don't Pee If Someone Is Next To You

I know sometimes whilst in the shower, we gotta let the yellow river flow, but please attempt to control yourself when there is someone showering in the stall next to you. This may seem pretty self explanatory, but I have witnessed first hand that some people think they can do their thing without getting noticed. Hate to break it to you, but there are two flaws in that logic: 1) pee smells and 2) the showers share drains so the slightly yellowed water coming from your stall will probably not go unnoticed.

Number 2: Don't Forget Your Shower Shoes

It will definitely be an adjustment from showering at home, where you could be barefoot and it didn't matter, but trust me on this, you ALWAYS want your shower shoes. Let's face the facts, dorm showers are nasty business. You will encounter hair clumps, clogged drains, pubes, soggy hair ties, and many other things you wish you hadn't on your adventure to get clean. With shower shoes, you will feel slightly less disgusted, especially when the drains are clogged and it's a race against the clock to see if you can get all the shampoo out of your hair before your feet are completely submerged in dirty shower water.

Number 3: Don't Leave Hair In The Shower

As mentioned in number 2, you will come across hair clumps, and it's really not fun. If everyone simply gets a towel and cleans their hair from the drain, it won't look like a group of cats stampeded the bathroom and coughed hairballs everywhere. Of course, everyone uses the notion of “it wasn't me, I like don't even shed any hair,” but we all know it's untrue. Sometimes people will take one for the team and grab a huge hairball wad with a napkin and throw it out *claps for them*. A little common courtesy can go a long way, and if everyone works just a little to make that shower experience a little less disgusting, the dorms will be a better place.

Number 4: Don't Take Forever

So basically, the water pressure in the showers usually sucks, and the water is luke warm at best, but attempt to keep your showers from going on endlessly, especailly if your hall doesn't have many stalls. Of course you want to feel clean (well, as clean as the dorms allow you to feel), and you deserve to enjoy your water time, but be mindful of others as well and realize that you are in a public space and need to share.

Number 5: Don't Have Loud Sex 

I mean you gotta do what you gotta do, I get it. It can be hard to get alone time, especially when sharing a room with other people. If you resort to the shower as your place to get it on, be mindful that other people will be walking in and out of the bathroom. I was once brushing my teeth and an RA was standing by the sinks, very engaged in something. I continued brushing, when a very defined groan escaped from the only occupied shower stall. The RA stood up as tall as she could, and in a stern voice stated, “Please don't have sex in my shower, there have been complaints.” There was no respond for a brief second and then the guy replied with a very embarrassed, “Sorry.” Talk about awkward. So if the showers are your forte, by all means go ahead, just remember you aren't alone. It will save humiliation, of both you and your hall.

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