to think friends staying shouldn't have two twenty min showers a day

[suziepra]

If got some friends staying and they keep having 40 wish mins of showering a day. A part from anything this can't be great for their skin but this is costing 1.60 a day in water with the meter and 1.40 in electric per person. Should I say something? Staying with for a week

Are you standing outside with a stop watch?

I think you just have to suck it up. It is strange though.

Unless they are female and washing their hair, then 20 mins in very excessive!

I dont know whether i would say anything tbh.

Good grief no. Surely you want guests to feel comfortable in your home, not that you are timing them with showers and begrudge them a bit of water/electricity for a week.

If you are very poor, and the visitors know this then YANBU
If you can afford it, then YABU and an ungracious host.

Look on the bright side - I assume they smell nice :-)

Seems totally normal to me. If you told me as a guest that I couldn't have 2 showers a day I would do as you asked (of course) but would think you were bonkers and wouldn't visit again.

It wouldn't occur to me to notice how long people take in the shower. Not guests, for a week.

20mins quite reasonable in our house :/

I imagine you're not standing outside with a stop watch

Are each of the friends having 2x20 minute showers?

Are they in there together shagging?

Maybe you shouldn't have guests.

I think it is unreasonably excessive.

The question is though, is making your friends feel awkward and embarrassed worth a tenner?

Are you on a very tight budget? If so, I think it is reasonable to mention. As a friend, I would be mortified if I was costing you money you could not afford.

Having guests is expensive. It's a luxury. If the OP can't afford it then she needs not to allow people to stay for a week.

Well I think it's a much actually. One twenty minute shower is fine if the person has long hair. Then if they want a second one later they could have a short three minute one.

Are they from another country maybe and don't realise that water and electricity are so expensive?

I probably won't say anything. I'm not short of money just tight and hate waste. One of them keeps the tap running as she cleans her teeth. That really annoys me but don't want to say something.

Seriously two showers a day is normal?

Yabu, that's very rude if you expect this of your guests. I shower twice a day, about 10 - 15 mins.

How do you know she runs the tap?

No, 2 showers a day is not normal, unless you've been to the gym, or it's incredibly hot, or you're going out at night. Sounds like they just do things differently at home and haven't thought about whether it's imposing on their hosts. I think, given that, you just have to grin and bear it.

Is the water running for that time, or is it the total amount of time spent in the bathroom?

Perhaps you should draw up a bathroom timetable

What do you all do in the shower for 20mins? Even with long hair it only takes about 10 and surely your not washing your hair twice a day?