Beyond disgusting

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We are luckily enough to be in Paris watching some of the Olympics - it has been fantastic - bit hot and steamy, poor air con but waiters actually trying to understand my poor french rather than the usual dismissive look!

Staying in an average 4star hotel, air con average but it has been vv hot and humid. Old converted office type building, narrow corridors and 4 small rooms on our floor.

We came back last night to a stench - only way to describe it. Then realised what it was, the American family in the room opposite had left their childs diaper folded up on the floor outside their room - not bagged. Their door is opposite ours about 1.5 metres away.

Went into our room, aircon had not been on all day and it honked. Opened windows sprayed deodorant no luck.

At 2330 - had had enough, knocked gently on their door, baby crying so not asleep. Mum opens it with a second diaper in her hand, bent down and put it on the floor by the other one and then said can I help you?

Now fairly obvious at this point one of her DCs has the trots - but who in their right mind thinks it is ok, to wrap up your childs diaper and leave it on the corridor for other guests to smell.

I politely asked her to put them in the bin
REsponse : I can't they smell so bad.
ME: Why do you think it is OK to share your childs stinking shits with other guests by leaving them in the corridor - my room stinks
REsponse: this is normal in the USA
ME: Well normal in Europe is to bag them and put them in the garbage, can I suggest you do that and take them outside to a bin on the street.
REsponse: No way, it is too late and started to close the door
ME: You really are disgusting - and promptly kicked the diapers into their room before she shut the door
REsponse : you can't do that
Me: watch me, either you bin them or I will bang on your door every 5 minutes, wake up your kids until you do

Two other doors opened to see what was going on - both American families who defended their friends actions.

So I offered to bang on all their doors until someone put them in a bin.
Stand off - I raised my hand to bang on the door and one of the men picked them up and legged it down the stairs.

I have not smelt anything quite that bad for a long long time.

They called me all sorts of names but seriously this can not be normal American behaviour?

You rock op...
I hope you spoke to reception about them. Feral fuckers..

I don't know if it's normal American behaviour OP, but well done for what you did! If I'd been there I'd have given you a round of applause! How can people be so (to use an American word) gross??

The hotel need to be told, that's disgusting, they need extra bins, bags and told it's totally unacceptable.

It was stomach turning.
Cleaned my teeth and could almost taste it - it was soooo bad

Agree it's disgusting. I do feel for the woman trying to care for an ill baby in a foreign hotel room with people banging repeatedly on the door as well though. Could no one have called down to Reception and asked staff to sort it?

gross but there are gross people
ever not just Americans

Why on earth would staff be expected to deal with stinky nappies when the parents could have bagged them up and put them in a bin?

Well done!!

why should they have to clear up her baby’s stinking nappy?

Op that was really brave of you!

Asking hotel staff is disrespectful and disgusting.

Why should the reception staff have to clean up their childs diarrhoea?

We all get it is hard when our child is ill, especially when over seas but basic hygiene and respect for fellow guests and staff is not difficult.

I knocked once gently - could hear voices and a crying baby - so not banging, threatened to but did not do it.

Seriously gettingannoyed

Vile
Them, not you

Why would staff have to deal with someone else’s shit????

They are the guest’s children, it’s up to them to sort it. Do you ask a waitress to wipe your bum when you’ve been to the loo in a restaurant?

Fuck that, her baby her problem. No sympathy whatsoever-apart from for the poor baby being ill who probably feels terrible. But who cares about that when we've got a poor tired mother to gush over.

That is so grim...! Well done you for tackling it head on.
My toddler has a bad tummy a lot and the smell is something else. Even in our own house we bag them in nappy sacks and straight out into the wheelie! I just can't imagine thinking what they did was OK.
Hope you don't suffer any more. Keep us posted!!

That would be totally unfair on the staff, it's not their job!

Wish more people would be so assertive.

No doubt someone will be along in a minute lecture you about how you were so uncaring and how being kind would mean you scoop up the shit with your bare hands and move it to your room to spare the dirty feral woman.

I agree it's disgusting, but I would not have reduced myself to squabbling in the corridor. Phone reception, let them take it up with mannerless guests.

I stay in US hotels often and have never seen this. Regardless, you were in France, not the US.

Reminds me of the quick meal I had in a french supermarket cafe - the woman at the next table pulled out a potty and her toddler pooped in it. About a foot away from me. None of the french families seemed to see anything strange in this. They must have been able to smell it.

Why should staff deal with stinking nappies?

No.

Stupid comment.

That is disgusting however booting shitty nappies into someone’s room is a bit much. U should have contacted hotel staff. Was she on her own with a poorly child ? Maybe she couldn’t leave to go to the bin ? However if there was more than one adult then it’s just laziness ! X

I’ve seen a baby having a nappy change on a table in a restaurant (U.K.)
I spoke to the waitress, who didn’t seem concerned!