Changing a nappy in the lounge
Apr 14, 2018, 4:20 am
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Changing a nappy in the lounge
Am I being out of order in thinking this is disgusting?
Whitnessed at Heathrow Business BA Lounge today. Lady with a baby had baby out on one of the longer soft seating chairs changing the nappy, in middle of lounge people all around.
I really wanted to advise her of available baby changing facilities just a 15 second walk away, but next thing I thought I’d be in Daily Mail branded a women/baby hater!
Just can’t understand this myself when facilities are available.
Whitnessed at Heathrow Business BA Lounge today. Lady with a baby had baby out on one of the longer soft seating chairs changing the nappy, in middle of lounge people all around.
I really wanted to advise her of available baby changing facilities just a 15 second walk away, but next thing I thought I’d be in Daily Mail branded a women/baby hater!
Just can’t understand this myself when facilities are available.
Apr 14, 2018, 4:27 am
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Wouldn't bother me to be honest. Travelling with a baby isn't easy, and carting paraphernalia around to changing facilities which may be occupied is often quite difficult, where a quick change is often the easier and quicker option. Unless there's been an explosion the contents aren't going to be spread around.
But I'm guessing the popcorn will be out for this one.
But I'm guessing the popcorn will be out for this one.
Apr 14, 2018, 4:34 am
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Apr 14, 2018, 4:34 am
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I would never have done this. Always use the baby change facilities. It’s not fair on others and I’m wondering what sort of personal hygiene the mother has and whether she’s washed her hands afterwards. 🤢
Apr 14, 2018, 4:45 am
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Wouldn't bother me to be honest. Travelling with a baby isn't easy, and carting paraphernalia around to changing facilities which may be occupied is often quite difficult, where a quick change is often the easier and quicker option. Unless there's been an explosion the contents aren't going to be spread around.
But I'm guessing the popcorn will be out for this one.
But I'm guessing the popcorn will be out for this one.
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Apr 14, 2018, 5:10 am
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Or we could call this what it is Laziness. If facilities are there you should use the. Whilst my four are all grown up I regularly travel with my grandchildren and would not change their nappies on public seating risking spillage when sterile changing facilities were available.
As I say, it wouldn't bother me much, but it would depend on what was in the nappy and how it was changed. You're way more likely to be made ill by someone inconsiderately travelling with a virus than from a quick nappy change, and there are way more disgusting results left in toilets on flights or in the lounges. Nappy changing - which to be perfectly honest I've never seen in a lounge anyway, nor in public anywhere I can remember - is way down my own list of inconsiderate toilet related behaviour.
Anyway if it offends you, the solution is to point that out to the offender rather than random fellow travellers on a bulletin board. Is this really BA related?
Apr 14, 2018, 5:34 am
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I'm with the majority here - this was disgusting, inconsiderate behaviour and should have been reported immediately.
Apr 14, 2018, 5:35 am
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There's very little that can come out of a nappy that's worse that's what's already on public seating .
As I say, it wouldn't bother me much, but it would depend on what was in the nappy and how it was changed. You're way more likely to be made ill by someone inconsiderately travelling with a virus than from a quick nappy change, and there are way more disgusting results left in toilets on flights or in the lounges. Nappy changing - which to be perfectly honest I've never seen in a lounge anyway, nor in public anywhere I can remember - is way down my own list of inconsiderate toilet related behaviour.
Anyway if it offends you, the solution is to point that out to the offender rather than random fellow travellers on a bulletin board. Is this really BA related?
As I say, it wouldn't bother me much, but it would depend on what was in the nappy and how it was changed. You're way more likely to be made ill by someone inconsiderately travelling with a virus than from a quick nappy change, and there are way more disgusting results left in toilets on flights or in the lounges. Nappy changing - which to be perfectly honest I've never seen in a lounge anyway, nor in public anywhere I can remember - is way down my own list of inconsiderate toilet related behaviour.
Anyway if it offends you, the solution is to point that out to the offender rather than random fellow travellers on a bulletin board. Is this really BA related?
Apr 14, 2018, 5:54 am
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I’d say there’s a good reason why you / we have never witnessed this in a lounge before : almost everyone knows it to be very offensive.