Freaking me out

[guanin]

Okay. I live in a dorm, right? A dorm with shared bathrooms on every floor. Every floor is divided by sex. You get women on one floor, men in the next, etc. Since we have single rooms versus the fully equipped flats of my previous dorm (where floors weren't stratified this way, I think), I'm assuming that the reason here might be, oh, I don't know, the shared bathrooms, where at any given moment someone is getting out of the shower draped in a skimpy towel or is washing her face or the other stuff. Otherwise known as the kind of stuff I don't like to do in front of anyone, but I make do as long as at least it's a female someone, but then for some reason that I cannot comprehend, guys (yes, male guys), seem to have no problem in wandering in, going to the bathroom, taking a shower, or just hanging out with their female friend while she slaps some makeup on. Am I the only one who thinks this is not acceptable? actually, I know I'm not. I talked about this with another girl my first week here. She's from Singapore and suggested that maybe it was a cultural thing, but it was freaking her out, too. I can't believe I actually miss my old dorm.

Comments

[tju-tju-tju-tju.livejournal.com]

That would make me extremely uncomfortable too; you're definitely not alone there.

[g0shawk.livejournal.com]

*shudders* I would really not like that. Stupid boys. We have guys on our floor (right next door, actually), but we have suite bathrooms, so it's just us and our female suitemates. Although it does make us nervous when they have guys over.

[drakochi.livejournal.com]

I would be freaked out too. I would refuse to take a shower when I know that any guy might come in too and that I might accedently stumble on them.

If I was in that situation I would try to find any public showers/baths where at least I would know there is a women only section. (Is there public baths in London?) Or I would just subscribe to a swimming pool and take my showers there without actually going to swim. Lol. I would find ways to avoid my dorm showers for sure.

Cultural thing? Hm... I do not know about that.