A man asked where guys shower — and started a fight with his wife

He got into an argument with his wife over where to stand while showering.

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Anonymous

Where do guys shower?논란중인 샤워할때 위치.jpg

Where do you shower??남자분들은 샤워할때 어디서 하나요??

Fought with my wife over this..와이프랑 이걸로 좀 다퉜네요....

When you shower, where do you stand??혹시 집에서 저녁에 샤워하실 떼 어느 위치에서 씻으시나요??

I stand in the tub and use it like a shower stall..저는 어차피 샤워를 하니 욕조 안에 들어가서 샤워헤드를 걸어놓고 샤워부스처럼 사용하거든요...

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(욕조 안에서 샤워하는 위치 1번과 욕조 밖 세면대 앞에서 샤워하는 위치 2번이 그려진 다이어그램)

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She stands there spraying the head around..근데 와이프는 내려와서 샤워기를 손에 들고 뿌려가면서 샤워를 하더라구요..

The door gets soaked every time..그래서 와이프가 샤워하고 나면 문에 물이 다 튕겨있더라구요...

Over time, the wood door rotted..첨에는 별거 아닌 걸로 생각했었는데.. 시간이 지나니까 나무로 된 문이 썩더군요..

Forgot to air it out — now it's rotted through..매번 샤워하고 문을 열어놓는데 가끔 깜빡했더니 요즘은 아예 문 아래부분이 다 썩어서 교체해야될 정도더라구요..

I asked why the sink area's always wet그래서 와이프한테 샤워를 하고 나면 물이 세면장 온 동네 다 튀어있냐고 했더니

She sprays the head around at the sink.. ㅠㅠ샤워할때 세면대 앞에서 샤워기 들고 뿌린다네요.. ㅠㅠ

I said just shower in the tub그냥 욕조에서 하면 안 되냐고 햇더니

She was shocked — 'who showers in a tub?' ㅠㅠ어이없어 하네요... 누가 욕조 안에서 샤워하냐고.... ㅠㅠ....

Am I the weird one??저만 그런 건가요??

Isn't the tub normal?? Wait..원래 욕조안에서 샤워하는 거 아닌가요?? 헐...

Which spot do you use, 1 or 2?혹시 다른 분들은 샤워할 때 1 또는 2 어디서 하시나요?

Must be 1 — otherwise it splashes..1아닌가? 안그럼 물 튀는데....

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💡 Why would splashes rot a door?
Korean bathrooms are 'wet rooms' with a floor drain, not a sealed shower stall — so splashes soak everything, including the untreated wood door.vs. the US: a glass door or curtain usually keeps splashes contained inside the shower.Klore note

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  1. 205 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    You can shower outside the tub, but thinking you CAN'T shower inside it is weird to me.

    욕조 밖에서 할 수는 있는데 욕조 안에서 하면 안된다는 생각은 좀 신기한데

  2. 147 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Showering inside the tub is the correct way. If you get used to doing it outside, try that in a dry bathroom and see what happens...

    욕조안이 정배 저거 버릇들어서 건식화장실에서 저짓 했다간...

  3. 76 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Common sense says option 1. Why bother stepping out?

    내 상식으론 1번인데 왜 굳이 나와서 하지?

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  1. 63 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Option 2 is fine too, as long as you clean up after. If not, that's where the fights start.

    2로 해도 뒤처리만 제대로 하면 됨. 그런데 그게 아니면 갈등 여지 생기지.

  2. 57 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Why the hell does a bathroom door rot in just 2-3 years in the first place?!

    애초에 왜 욕실문이 2~3년만에 썩어야 하냐고!!

  3. 42 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    It's her choice I guess, but something's gotta be done about the door rotting.

    자기맘이긴 한데 문이 썩는걸 조치해야겠군

  4. 26 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    That bathroom door is just a regular indoor wood door, no waterproofing at all.

    화장실문은 방수고 뭐고 없는 일반적인 실내용 나무문

  5. 16 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Honestly can't fully recommend option 1 either, it's more dangerous than you'd think. If you must, don't stand — tub floors aren't always flat, makes balancing hard.

    환경적으로 1, 도 추천 못하겠음 1이 생각보다 진짜 위험함, 굳이 하겠다면 서서 안하는게 좋음 특히 물 적게 들어가는 욕조들은 바닥이 평평하기보단 굴곡이 있는 경우가 있는데 안정적으로 서있기 더 힘듬

  6. 12 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Option 1 is right, Westerners even use shower curtains for the tub. Once the door's already rotted, it's just fucked lol.

    1이 맞음 서양애들은 아예 욕조 샤워용 커튼까지 달고쓰잖아 애초에 문이 썪어버린 시점에서 걍 ㅆㅂㅋㅋ임

  7. 12 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    I'm curious what happened to the wife growing up that made her shower like that.

    와이프 쪽은 어릴 때 대체 무슨 일이 있었길래 저렇게 샤워를 하게 된건지가 궁금함

  8. 9 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    If she wanted to shower like option 2, they should've installed a shower booth instead lol. Why do that with a tub right there?

    2번처럼 할거면 욕조가 아니라 부스를 설치했어야 ㅋㅋ 욕조가 있는데 왜 2번으로

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