Custom

Custom! A specific practice of long standing. I once had a Kenyan flatmate that believed it was wrong to dry your towel after you shower in the bathroom.

I mean, the first time she said it I smiled because I thought she was joking. After she said it repeatedly over the course of my stay there, I soon realized she meant every word of it. I finally asked on a particular day where she deemed fit to dry my towel. And she said in the room, shock of life.

Growing up in a typical Nigerian home, you would probably be spanked for drying your towel in the room instead of the bathroom. I guess from the image above we all know how the story ended. I learnt her rules but broke them. I could not dry my towel in the room, I was not accustomed to that. It seemed strange and quite gross to me. But soon I understood it was her way of life. This was not a habit I was willing to learn. 

Hey Readers, please where is the appropriate place to dry a towel at home? Kindly drop your comments.