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I recently stayed at a hotel in San Francisco that had no bathroom door. I'd even upgraded to the queen size room specifically because their layout map showed a
by mitthrowaway2 11mo ago
I recently stayed at a hotel in San Francisco that had no bathroom door. I'd even upgraded to the queen size room specifically because their layout map showed a door while the smaller rooms did not. I was pretty annoyed by that. (Edit: Despite being a single traveller. I think doors are important for hygiene).
Happy to see someone is trying to fix this trend.
- eru 11mo agoHow are doors important for hygiene?
- dboreham 11mo agoLittle pieces of shit can fly through the air quite far when the wc is flushed. As a former British person I had no idea about this, but was brought up to speed by US family members.. Update: this is why you should put the lid down to flush. But put it back up again after because <reasons>
- eru 11mo agoThe steady state of my toilet is closed. As my mother used to say: 'This ain't an open plan toilet.' (Of course, she said it in German, so she complained about 'Wohnklo' in analogy with a 'Wohnküche' which is the German word for an open-plan kitchen.)
- prawn 11mo agoSo, would you state that you generally advocate for hinged surfaces in bathrooms, and being able to use them to adequately close/shield a larger space from a smaller space? ;)
- eru 11mo agoDoors are great. I never doubted that. I'd want a proper door on my bathroom. But I'm under no illusion that it would help with health or hygiene. Perhaps with mental health; the door is mostly there for social reasons.
- shmeeed 11mo ago>But put it back up again after because <reasons> What reasons?
- kgeist 11mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_plume https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_plume A door provides at least some kind of physical barrier.
- eru 11mo agoHave you considered closing the toilet lid?
- kgeist 11mo ago>A 2024 study showed evidence that even closing the lid may still lead to small viral particles escaping through gaps under the lid, resulting in viral cross contamination of the air and surfaces in a washroom
- eru 11mo agoViruses don't last long outside the body. So in a hotel bathroom, you'd only be exposed to viruses from people you already share a room (or even bed) with.
- d3Xt3r 11mo ago> Viruses don't last long outside the body. SARS-CoV-2 would like to have a word with you (it can last as long as 28 days on smooth surfaces).
- eru 11mo agoYou can't get covid from contact infection. Or at least it's really, really hard. We could dig up studies for that, but you can also look at how food delivery which exploded in popularity all over the world during the lockdowns apparently did not transmit Covid.
- flowerthoughts 11mo agoYou're moving the goal posts. Your assertion was that viruses don't last long outside the body. GP shot down that argument. You have not refuted their argument. Even without being that strict about the discussion, I think GP was making the point that viruses can survive for many days, so stating that "you'd only be exposed to viruses from people you already share a room (or even bed) with." is an argument that requires some elaboration.
- ssl-3 11mo agoIn my part of the US, a lot of our "old" houses were built before indoor plumbing. So when the plumbing was installed, obviously some went to the kitchen. And the bathroom, which previously didn't exist, was often an addition to (or a division from) the kitchen -- with a doorway [with a door] betwixt the kitchen and the bathroom -- because that made the plumbing easier. IIRC, that particular feature disqualifies the home for financing with both the VA and with HUD for reasons of hygiene. So by extension: According to VA and HUD, hygiene requires at least one door and at least one additional room of separation between the place where you shit and the place where you eat.
- eru 11mo agoIn Singapore (of all places) many apartments have one of their toilets right next to the kitchen. Seems to be fine.
- mitthrowaway2 11mo agoBut they have a door, right?
- eru 11mo agoYes, of course, we are not barbarians. (Just to be clear: I think doors on bathrooms are great. I just don't think they really contribute to hygiene or health--apart from mental health.)
- throwawayffffas 11mo agoFlushing generates aerosols that travel.
- eru 11mo agoHave you considered closing the lid?
- mitthrowaway2 11mo agoYes, but I've also considered the previous guest not closing the lid.
- foobarchu 11mo agoHave you just been trolling this thread for a few hours posting this copypasta to anyone who thinks not having bathroom doors is gross? This is the third or fourth one of these I've seen, and that's a pretty weird battle to fight, is all I'm saying.
- eru 11mo agoOh, I agree that bathroom doors are great. And it's "gross" not to have them. Yes. It's just that I don't believe they contribute to hygiene or health.