Bathroom Talk

According to xatal.com, it’s a really bad idea to shower in bare feet at the college showers.

The reasons are obvious. The shower is a moist, warm environment—perfect for growing molds and fungus.  And if just one person has a case of toe fungus or athlete’s foot, it can easily be passed from person to person in the bathroom.

But that’s not all—your college shower is public, and you never know what gross things people do in showers. It’s not like your shower at home, where only you and your family are using the facilities. People urinate in showers, throw up in showers, and more—and you don’t want to be walking around in that mess in your bare feet.

So when you go to university, buy a pair of flip-flops for shower use and never enter the showers or bathrooms without them. When you’re not using them, keep them in a dry place.  If you let your flip flops stay wet, mold and fungus could grow on them.  Flip flops are a cheap and easy way of preventing skin diseases—and if you buy a pair, your feet will thank you.

At the University of Vermont , the college administration has added gender-neutral bathrooms. While administration does give some lip service to improving handicapped access, the purpose of these bathrooms is mostly to limit discrimination against transgendered students, who might ordinarily feel uncomfortable at being forced to choose between male and female bathrooms. 

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