Why is it annoying to 'draw a bath' but not to to 'draw the curtains'

[TheDevilWearsPrimark]

I have friends who say they are off to 'draw a bath' and it sets my teeth on edge,

because drawing curtains is easy, it's just a load of straight lines.

Drawing a bath, waaaay more complicated, there are taps to draw, plugholes, chains, and if there are claw feet... tres difficult.

i had the same sort of thing in mind as squonk. I am so bad at drawing

I have never heard anyone say "draw a bath" - it must be regional.

but drawing the curtains is normal, and presumably therefore not annoying.

I see your point (s)

So to run a bath is far easier?

again, it depends, if it has claw feet, yes, you could probably outrun it.

If it is one of those modern ones with a built in motor, I'd just let it go. You;ll never catch up with it.

ir really does depend how fast and how far it can run

I just did a very disgraceful cough/splutter/laugh that left me with a fistful of biley red wine.

There's a nice image for you.

well, at least you had the bath to spit it into

(unless it ran away)

Because it's poncey and fay posh - somewhat like "an hotel"
IMO

That's just it Squonk me dear, the bath is off doing the marathon. I tried to tell it it was last weekend but it just insisted.

Dh asks me to "pour" him a bath

Draw the bath sounds so Upstairs Downstairs. I can just here the butler saying, 'I've drawn a bath for you sir'

pmsl @ wallace
does he mean he'd like a glass of bathwater?hot or cold, sir?

Does he think it's 1908?

isn't drawing a bath an americanism?

Becausing "drawing a bath" came from Victorian times, when you literally had to draw the water out of the tap. So unless your friends still have Victorian plumbing, it sounds a bit old-fashioned. And stupid.

Because

perhaps you should just have a shower instead?

Yes but are we drawing a bath (northern twang) or a barth (southern twang)

Cos I'd get indigestion, Squonk

Solitaire - bath here. No R in it!

bath

not barth