Do you have a cup in your bathroom?

(For the purposes of this poll, only cups that are used to transport liquid into a person’s mouth count. They may be made of any material, including disposable cups, and any number of cups greater than zero in at least one bathroom counts.)

Yes
28.7%
No
71.3%
Poll ended at .

Definition of terms for the upcoming poll:

Faucet Slurper: Drinking directly from the bathroom sink faucet.

Hand Cupper: Catching water in one or more cupped hands and then drinking from them.

Cup Importer: Bringing a cup into the bathroom from elsewhere.

Toothbrush Sucker: Wetting a toothbrush one or more times for the purpose of transporting water to your mouth.

Non-Waterer: No transport of water into the mouth in the bathroom (excluding showering).

Other: Please explain in a reply.

@siracusa I didn’t use a cup, but reading this poll made me understand I remain an uncivilized man - and I am committed to the transformation into a better human now
@Migueldeicaza I think non-cup methods are fine—one less thing on the counter and whenever I drink in the bathroom it’s after just having washed my hands

@Migueldeicaza @siracusa
A bathroom cup is uncivilized.

Things for eating shouldn’t be with the toilet.

Get off your lazy ass and get to the kitchen if you need a drink.

@Chuck_ORourke @Migueldeicaza @siracusa
Exactly. Anything kept within 6 feet of a toilet gets coated by aerosolized particles with every flush. My toothbrush stays in a closed medicine cabinet and water cup stays on a nightstand.
@mcpinson @Migueldeicaza @siracusa
A bedroom cup is the right answer if you won’t just walk to the kitchen.
@mcpinson @Chuck_ORourke @siracusa luckily my sink is far away from the toilet - and that one is in its own cubicle :-)

@Chuck_ORourke @Migueldeicaza @siracusa Cups in bathrooms aren't really a thing in the UK, because up until very recently the water in the bathroom sink taps wasn't considered drinking water.

My 1980s built house only lost it's cold water tank in the attic last year, and new plumbing meant mains water everywhere in the house, so after nearly 50 years the house has drinking water in the bathroom. But still, floating poop smells and aerosol pee from flushing, so still no drinking in the bathroom.

So, yeah, bring a glass of water from the kitchen to the bedroom like a civilised person. 😂

@Migueldeicaza @siracusa don’t kowtow to the oppressors! There is no need for a cup!
@caseyliss @Migueldeicaza @siracusa this is correct. Zero need for a cup and also it feels kind of icky to think of a cup just sitting in the bathroom all the time 🤮
@caseyliss @Migueldeicaza @siracusa Cupped hand is probably more sanitary than a cup that stays in the bathroom. Similar to how my daughter's allergy Dr. told her to snort saltwater out of her cupped hand rather than use a neti pot because a hand is cleaner and thus safer.
@bwhiteley @caseyliss @Migueldeicaza @siracusa But would it not be even more clean to engage directly with the water stream with no other vessels?
@Migueldeicaza Don’t break down to unnecessary waste-making!
@Migueldeicaza i don’t use a cup or wash my mouth out after brushing, what does that make me?!
@gavshan @Migueldeicaza Empirically better, but only if you ask dental hygienists 😉