I tell you, I often feel like the "stupid American" that I secretly think everyone calls us behind our backs! Even in my own home!
For Example: I had to ask the landlord how to use the plug in the downstairs bathtub, because I couldn't figure out how to get it to plug/unplug to fill up Corn Niblet's bath! He was hysterical (who says Germans aren't comedians?!?) I told him I couldn't figure out how to use it, and he says [as he reaches down and twist the big silver dial on the inside of the tub] you only do this. I was so grateful, and was embarrassed by how simple it was and how I couldn't figure that out on my own, I said thank you about 20 times. In an obviously joking tone he asked what else he could "fix" around the house! Like he was some miracle worker...we all laughed (although I'm sure he might have been half laughing AT me and not WITH me like all you out there claim to be doing!).
And now this: I can't figure out how to shower without having to complete wipe down the entire bathroom when I'm done. I took these pictures so you might understand my dilemma. The shower is only about 2/3rd enclosed. You know that irritating spray of mist that bounces off your body in the shower? Well that goes all over the floor, garbage can, toilet, wall, etc. (Can you see the sparkling pools of water that has gathered in the pictures above?) I realize that with the walls tiled that everything that gets wet is waterproof and it won't harm the bathroom. I'm just basically a lazy person and don't feel like cleaning down the entire bathroom after every single shower! I already do the European conservation thing (dad u'd be so proud!) by turning the water off while soaping up, shaving, etc..then turning it back on to rinse off. It sounds like someone's in there playing with the water, on off on off on off on off on off (does this really conserve water?)
I need answers people. Do I just not know how to shower? Is my body so immense that it displaces an above average amount of water? Should I revert to an extra shower curtain and duck tape? Answers, I need them!
P.S.: Did you notice the "whiteness" of it all??
Hey, ask your landlord if he will install another shower bar or a hook to hang the hand shower thingy on. That way, you could hang the shower head from the wall at the end and the water shouldn't reach as far. My landlord did it for us...he just had to buy a longer hose. Our shower curtain only reaches down one side with the end totally open, and it doesn't seem to be a problem anymore. Of course, the girls are the only ones who shower down there and they are smaller...but maybe that will help?
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