pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIt's weird that a room with just a toilet and sink is called a "half bath", when it in fact has zero bathtubs.message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down111
arrow-up1214arrow-down1message-squareIt's weird that a room with just a toilet and sink is called a "half bath", when it in fact has zero bathtubs.pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squarekitnaht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoBath doesn’t refer to the tub, it refers to bathing. You can ‘sink bathe’ with a rag and running sink water. So a half-bath, contains 1/2 of the common furnishings for bathing.
minus-squareTomAwsm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoYeah, a “full” bathroom with just a shower also has zero bathtubs.
Bath doesn’t refer to the tub, it refers to bathing. You can ‘sink bathe’ with a rag and running sink water.
So a half-bath, contains 1/2 of the common furnishings for bathing.
Yeah, a “full” bathroom with just a shower also has zero bathtubs.