Is it possible for an Expat, previously being accustomed to hot showers ever get used to taking a cold shower without absolutely dreading it?
I have hot water in my house in Santo Domingo, but sometimes I face this cold shower situation when staying a friend?s house, or a cabana, hotel etc.
From observation I see that Dominicans are unfazed by cold showers. Even Dominican toddlers seem to have no problem, which really makes me feel like a wimp.:ermm:
I was present once when a Dominican family from New York tried to bath their American toddler in cold water in Santo Domingo; the toddler screamed and shrieked as though it was being burned alive.
I really don?t understand if this is a learned comfort threshold or not. It is so hard for me to understand how something that is so incredibly unpleasant for me be so tolerable for others. It?s got to be 90% mental.
So, can any Expats or returning Dominicans shed some light on how they deal with this?
I have hot water in my house in Santo Domingo, but sometimes I face this cold shower situation when staying a friend?s house, or a cabana, hotel etc.
From observation I see that Dominicans are unfazed by cold showers. Even Dominican toddlers seem to have no problem, which really makes me feel like a wimp.:ermm:
I was present once when a Dominican family from New York tried to bath their American toddler in cold water in Santo Domingo; the toddler screamed and shrieked as though it was being burned alive.
I really don?t understand if this is a learned comfort threshold or not. It is so hard for me to understand how something that is so incredibly unpleasant for me be so tolerable for others. It?s got to be 90% mental.
So, can any Expats or returning Dominicans shed some light on how they deal with this?