Half of the Dutch do not take a shower every day. This and more is apparent from the 'Palmolive Showering in the Netherlands in 2009' survey.
Despite the fact that a small majority of Dutch people don't feel comfortable all day long – and even a little dirty – if they can't shower in the morning, almost half still do. not to be done every day †
The Dutch are rather practical while showering. For example, the time during a shower is usefully used for brushing your teeth (31 percent) or cleaning the shower (23 percent). Other 'occupations' in the shower are singing, listening to the radio or CD or conversing with family members present.
annoyances
In the morning, the shower turns out to be indispensable to start the day. For almost three quarters of the respondents, a feeling clean and refreshed essential to the morning shower, 23 percent shower mainly to wake up. In the evening, a shower should bring peace and relaxation.
Yet the invigorating and soothing shower also turns out to be a source of annoyance. Dutch people are annoyed in the shower most like:
– a slack beam (52 percent);
– sudden cold water (51 percent);
– a jet too cold (41 percent);
– a jet too hot that cannot be adjusted (14 percent);
– dirt on the floor and wall tiles (49 percent);
– a clogged shower drain (38 percent).
Women are significantly more annoyed to dirt, clogged drains and the lack of clean and dry towels than men.
