# Do you enjoy taking a shower? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 22, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659 "2013-06-22T21:58:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/61 "2013-06-24T01:12:03Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > Preach it! The person who had my house before me knew what she was doing when it came to bathing, IMHO. > > In the master bath there is a huge spa-type bathtub for when I feel like a soak and the guest bathroom has three shower heads. There’s one on each end of the shower and then a [rainshower](http://ab.pbimgs.com/pbimgs/ab/images/dp/wcm/201319/0147/img68o.jpg) shower head above. Heavenly. I failed to mention we also have a frequently used hot tub on the deck, only accessible from the MB.🆒 Someone mentioned above about being a fish. I think I should have been a dolphin in a prior life. ---
**Author:** ![geneb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e4f/32.png) [@geneb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geneb)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/62 "2013-06-24T15:04:36Z")
I love showering to the point that I get up long before I need to leave for work just so I can take a nice long shower. I’d like bathing too if I wasn’t 6’ 3". I can’t fit more than half by body in the tub at any given time and my knees are never covered, so it is a pretty unpleasant experience for me (except in hot tubs which, unfortunately, I only get to use maybe once a year if I am lucky). I hated showering in my very first apartment, though, as the shower head was around chest height on me. I had long hair at the time too, so I would need to turn around and bend over backwards to wash it. As to people feeling unsafe in the shower because they don’t have their glasses on, I am really surprised to find out that anyone feels that way. I can’t see more than about 6 inches away without my glasses (worse in the shower) but I have never felt unsafe in any shower. I just can’t understand that particular reaction at all. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/63 "2013-06-24T15:14:15Z")
Meh. If I’m home alone for the day and not going anywhere I definitely will not take a shower. Therefore, I concluded that I don’t like them, but I don’t hate them either. A shower id just a necessary preparation before socializing. ---
**Author:** ![Krouget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@Krouget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krouget)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/64 "2013-06-24T16:15:47Z")
It really depends on why I’m taking the shower. If I’m coming from the gym or camping, for example, I love it. If it’s just my routine shower for the day, then it’s like anything else. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/65 "2013-06-24T17:18:57Z")
I love taking a shower, and having a bath, and swimming. I have a tat of a tropical fish on my shoulder and I’m a pisces. I was definitely a Parrot cichlid in a past life. I used to wear glasses but got laser surgery, now being able to see which bottle I’m groping for makes showering even more enjoyable. The best shower I had was in a hotel; it was spacious, had a rainshower shower head, three body jets, a radio and flashing LED lights 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/66 "2013-06-24T18:00:17Z")
I have really bad vision as well and I also have no issues navigating in a shower. The only difference for me between showering without my glasses and showering with my contacts is that in the latter case, I grab the appropriate bottles immediately. I love showers and I love baths. I start off each morning with a good 15-20 minute shower and in the evening, I’ll take a shower if I got sweaty, otherwise I usually end the night with a book, a cup of tea and a bubblebath. If I’m bored, I will take a shower. If it weren’t for the fact that they dry my skin out, I’d shower 3 or 4 times a day. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/67 "2013-06-24T18:15:33Z")
> [@geneb](#): > > As to people feeling unsafe in the shower because they don’t have their glasses on, I am really surprised to find out that anyone feels that way. I can’t see more than about 6 inches away without my glasses (worse in the shower) but I have never felt unsafe in any shower. I just can’t understand that particular reaction at all. If you can see six inches without your glasses that about 5 and 3/4 inches further than I can see. While my vision is correctable to 20/20 without my glasses it is truly horrible, much more so than most other people. I can’t see my hands reaching for things, I can’t see my feet, the taps, the edge of the tub (showers that are walk-ins are much safer for me), nothing really. I really do have to memorize where everything is spatially before I ever get in. As I said, familiar shower stalls aren’t too bad, but unfamiliar ones are a nightmare. Maybe it’s just me, but there it is. That’s why I hate showers. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/68 "2013-06-24T18:41:55Z")
Huh, so I imagine you’re not a fan of the blindfolded walk trust exercise? Because I am all over shit like that. Tonight, I’m going to tie a bandana around my head and take a blind shower to see how different it is from my usual experience. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/69 "2013-06-24T20:30:23Z")
> [@nion](#): > > I cannot comprehend having difficulty navigating a shower with bad vision. I have bad vision and have never felt insecure in _any_ shower, let alone my own. I can and do shut my eyes for a good portion of the shower with no worries. Perhaps my situational awareness is better than some? > . Perhaps. Our roomie drives me nuts, she automatically turns on the light in the bathroom in broad daylight when she goes in to pee [yes I know, in the grand scheme of thing it shouldn’t bother me, but it is _my_ peeve, so suck it up.] It isn’t like we have one of those apartment bathrooms with no windows, it has a lovely big window with great light [southern exposure] hell, I rarely bother to turn on the light at night and have no issues managing to sit down and pee, and even wash my hands afterwards in more or less dark [with a tiny nightlight] and I will even shower in the dark - mainly because I am too lazy to bother turning on a light. The clothes hamper is on the back of the door, right next to where I stand my crutches and the grab bar, I have a comfortable shower chair, and I use a bathrobe that hangs next to the shower, so I could be blind and manage to get clean. I love a good hot shower [or a cool one in the really hot days of summer] and we have one of those corner shower shelf unit things that holds all the bathing goodies [working on a bottle of nag champa scented liquid body soap now, I may have a new favorite to replace my Dr Bronners!] We always shower before using the hot tub, so we don’t have to worry about floating around in dirty water 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/70 "2013-06-24T20:58:32Z")
For Ben Gunn, it’s cheese, but for me, it’s hot showers that I’d pine for, lost on a deserted island. (Well, that, and other people, and music, and … ah well, showers!) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/71 "2013-06-24T21:51:32Z")
I voted for “no feelings about it.” I suppose that, when I’m extremely grungy, I feel better after having showered… but otherwise, it’s neither a burden nor a pleasure. You might as well ask me if I “enjoy” brushing my teeth! Again, I suppose it feels good to brush when my mouth tastes awful in the morning… but I certainly don’t get a thrill out of it, nor do I wish I could do it more often. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/72 "2013-06-24T21:57:50Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > The presence of this thread right next to The Golden Rule is making me think of a particular type of shower that I wouldn’t want to take. What would that be? ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/73 "2013-06-24T22:08:32Z")
Dislike, because my hair is long, fine and incredibly thick (meaning I have tons OF it). Proper shampooing and conditioning takes a good amount of time because I need to make sure I actually thoroughly reach all the hairs, _especially_ when rinsing. Ever seen hair that has shampoo/conditioner residue? It looks like it hasn’t been washed. Then my hair will take forever to dry. And if it’s not summertime, I haaaaaaate finishing up and then having to step out into the relative chill. Ugh. Although I admit, showers after getting all sweaty and grimy after working in hot and sticky weather (like last summer when I worked on repairing an old barn’s foundation) are heeeaaavenly. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/74 "2013-06-25T00:01:07Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > What would that be? Cold, of course. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/75 "2013-06-27T00:31:06Z")
This thread has reminded me of my dream bath. I LOVE taking baths but I hate standard American bathtubs. To me, showers are for cleaning but baths are amazingly relaxing. My dream is to SOMEHOW, ONE DAY have a [deep soaking tub](http://img0.signaturehardware.com/images/plumbing/5/7456-l-freestanding-tub.1360779954.jpg) with an integrated seat. You sit upright and can still soak up to your neck. :: dreamy sigh :: It makes way more sense, IMHO, to have a small shower stall and seated deep soak tub in roughly the same space a stupid standard shower/tub combo takes up. ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/76 "2013-06-27T00:41:42Z")
I absolutely love taking showers. I often stay in there much longer than necessary. If I don’t have my shower in the morning, I basically don’t wake up. And I feel much cleaner than in a bath. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/77 "2013-06-27T01:23:38Z")
I feel the same way about showers and sex. The thought of it is meh and exhausting and I tend to put it off longer than I should. The actual experience is really wonderful and leaves me promising myself I’ll do that more often. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mathematics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@Mathematics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mathematics)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/78 "2013-06-27T01:54:39Z")
I dislike showers. I’m still not used to washing my face in the shower even I do it every day. I hate the feeling of the droplets on my face. Even though I don’t like it, though, I tend to shower for 30-45 minutes per day. I guess it’s because I have very long hair. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/79 "2013-06-27T11:28:30Z")
I voted “Like it.” Sometimes it can seem like a bit of a chore—but then it’s an unusually pleasant one, as chores go. Second only to cooking as the most pleasant of chores. I recommend showering as a highly salutary practice to be kept up regularly. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659/80 "2013-06-27T12:03:19Z")
I love showers and would have them twice a day every day if it didn’t dry out my skin so badly. We have a spider shower head so the water falls from above, I’m not a fan of shower heads that come out from the wall. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-taking-a-shower/661659.md?page=5)