So I don’t think I’ve actually posted about this, at least not with pictures, and a post on another blog inspired me to do so. While my shower isn’t quite as small, it is just as crazy.
Here we go
As you can, see there is no tub or shower stall. Instead, the entire bathroom is used as the shower stall. At least you can tell there was some forethought on this decision, what with the cover on the toilet paper and the huge drain in the floor.
I took the shot of the shower in the mirror as the angle was a bit much given the small amount of space I have to work with, but you can see that the shower heard connects directly to the sink faucet. There’s a button that you have to push in to turn on the shower. I’m always careful to make sure I pull it out when I the turn the shower off so I don’t get an unexpected shower later on. That’s happened to a coworker…
Korean culture dictates that you also have one pair of sandals to wear when you go into the shower, and that everyone who uses your bathroom share these sandals. I don’t really feel like buying these sandals. I do have some nice slippers with a plastic/rubber bottom that are sufficient but I’ve found that the main reason for these sandals is not just to keep your feet from getting wet after you’re done in the shower. Because my floor is the source of my heating (there are pipes with hot water beneath the floor) the bathroom is not heated at all and the floor is made of stone. When you’re naked and step onto a bare floor, it is COLD. My compromise to this situation is to reach in and grab the shower head, turn on the hot water, and spray the hot water onto the floor before stepping in. It works well so far, I’ll see how it goes when it gets even colder.
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