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« Reply #30 on: July 01, 2009, 05:37:17 AM » |
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The problem, of course, being that, while the water was clean when you put your hands into it, by the time you go to take them out of it the water is no longer as clean as it was. Hence you have removed your hands from slightly soapy/not-so-clean water.
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« Reply #31 on: July 01, 2009, 07:27:11 AM » |
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BritMom, thanks. Now I do at least understand how it works. How often do you fill the sink? Once with water you use the soap in, but then how often with clear water to 'rinse off' or dilute the residue of the soapy water that is on your hands? (I am curious and not snarky.)
Fill sink to level you feel appropriate. Wet hands in sink. Use wet hands to lather up soap. Place soap back. Rinse hands in your sink of clean water. The problem, of course, being that, while the water was clean when you put your hands into it, by the time you go to take them out of it the water is no longer as clean as it was. Hence you have removed your hands from slightly soapy/not-so-clean water. And that is why God created paper towels ;-) You will never find paper towels in a public loo in the UK... it's hygienic hot air dryers... which of course you don't use as you dry your hands on your jeans. |
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« Reply #32 on: July 01, 2009, 10:42:42 AM » |
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One of my most formative UK memories (from the mid-90s) is of visiting a friend in Cambridge and trying to wash my hair while bathing in a dorm room bathtub. It was December, and freezing. I have very thick hair and at the time it went down to my waist. There was no mixer tap, but there was a very small rubber hose connecting the two taps. Only it was too short to be much use and every time I got the water pressure strong enough to do any good on my hair, it pushed the hose off the taps. And there was no shower curtain. I was miserable. Now, of course, I'm moving there. But I'm only planning on taking showers if I can help it.
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« Reply #33 on: July 01, 2009, 10:55:28 AM » |
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One of my most formative UK memories (from the mid-90s) is of visiting a friend in Cambridge and trying to wash my hair while bathing in a dorm room bathtub. It was December, and freezing. I have very thick hair and at the time it went down to my waist. There was no mixer tap, but there was a very small rubber hose connecting the two taps. Only it was too short to be much use and every time I got the water pressure strong enough to do any good on my hair, it pushed the hose off the taps. And there was no shower curtain. I was miserable. Now, of course, I'm moving there. But I'm only planning on taking showers if I can help it.
Britain has a very civilized division of labor: go to a salon to wash your hair; go swimming and then shower.... use public facilities and support local businesses. Unlike Americans who want to own everything and be able to recreate a whole town of industries inside their homes. |
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« Reply #34 on: July 01, 2009, 11:22:32 AM » |
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One of my most formative UK memories (from the mid-90s) is of visiting a friend in Cambridge and trying to wash my hair while bathing in a dorm room bathtub. It was December, and freezing. I have very thick hair and at the time it went down to my waist. There was no mixer tap, but there was a very small rubber hose connecting the two taps. Only it was too short to be much use and every time I got the water pressure strong enough to do any good on my hair, it pushed the hose off the taps. And there was no shower curtain. I was miserable. Now, of course, I'm moving there. But I'm only planning on taking showers if I can help it.
Britain has a very civilized division of labor: go to a salon to wash your hair; go swimming and then shower.... use public facilities and support local businesses. Unlike Americans who want to own everything and be able to recreate a whole town of industries inside their homes. Or just take a pot into the bath to rinse your hair. |
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« Reply #35 on: July 01, 2009, 11:29:07 AM » |
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Or I could just shave my head...
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« Reply #36 on: July 01, 2009, 11:32:41 AM » |
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Or I could just shave my head...
Do you know how cold it gets in Cambridge in February? |
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« Reply #37 on: July 01, 2009, 12:50:58 PM » |
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Or I could just shave my head...
Do you know how cold it gets in Cambridge in February? Nowhere near as cold as northern Ontario. Fact. Wet and with skies the colour of dishwater, but not really very cold. But I really don't get this issue with the presence or absence of mixer taps. I grew up in several different countries and it was not something I had really noticed (let alone cared about) until I heard people complaining about it. It is also possible to rinse waist length hair in the bath, I've done it. Arch your back to put your scalp under water. |
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« Reply #38 on: July 01, 2009, 02:16:44 PM » |
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the icy water or the scalding water?
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« Reply #39 on: July 01, 2009, 02:30:37 PM » |
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Just to add perspective, I work in the US and our office bathroom sink does not have a mixer tap. I'm in an old building in an old city and the bathroom hasn't been updated since, well, at least since the early 1900s.
It's usually OK - just enough time to get your hands washed and rinsed before it gets really hot. But if someone was in there just before you, forget it. Scalding or icy, those are the choices.
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« Reply #40 on: July 01, 2009, 03:07:34 PM » |
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There are a number of public buildings in the UK (e.g. RCUK) with signs warning that the water is VERY HOT.
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« Reply #41 on: July 01, 2009, 05:12:58 PM » |
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They still install these things new! That's the part that gets me. We have a brand new library -- no mixer taps!
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« Reply #42 on: July 01, 2009, 06:16:06 PM » |
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the icy water or the scalding water?
If it is icy or scalding you are doing it wrong. You should run both taps to fill the bath so it is WARM. Get in. When you need to rinse your hair, lean backwards so your scalp is in the water in which you are sitting. This is not rocket science. |
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« Reply #43 on: July 01, 2009, 06:46:04 PM » |
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the icy water or the scalding water?
If it is icy or scalding you are doing it wrong. You should run both taps to fill the bath so it is WARM. Get in. When you need to rinse your hair, lean backwards so your scalp is in the water in which you are sitting. This is not rocket science. Well, except for when you have a ricked neck . . . been there, done that, decided to go with the greasy hair ;-) |
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« Reply #44 on: July 02, 2009, 02:21:31 AM » |
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the icy water or the scalding water?
If it is icy or scalding you are doing it wrong. You should run both taps to fill the bath so it is WARM. Get in. When you need to rinse your hair, lean backwards so your scalp is in the water in which you are sitting. This is not rocket science. erm... if I've been sitting in the water... bathing... isn't it then dirty? Why in the world would I want to rinse my hair in dirty water? That's not rocket science! |
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