I know the name of this diner:
The 5 Second Rule does not Apply.
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We had a carpet of unknown history in our bedrooms when we bought our house. It took awhile, but finally we rented a steam cleaner and washed it. Our house then stunk horribly of cat urine for the next 3 weeks, at which point I ripped it out (awful) and put in some basic laminate.
We got a bath mat from Target a few years ago that I am absolutely in love with. It’s just a braided cotton mat similar to the ones they use in hotels. No rubberized bottom, no pile, just woven cotton. I throw it in the wash every week or so and it’s held its color and shape remarkably well for a couple of years now. I think it was like $15 or so.
Pretty sure this is the one. https://www.target.com/p/performance-cotton-bath-mats-threshold-153/-/A-52346648?preselect=52333716#lnk=sametab
Carpet is disgusting.
My first house had carpet in the bathroom, and apparently a previous occupant, a tenant had a small boy who was being toilet trained … you see where I’m going with this?
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Alright, I’m done with this thread. 
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I did 10 years cleaning carpets and upholstery, it was mostly fun and we got to visit some interesting places but pubs, hospitals and restaurants were always pigs to get clean…
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More of the same subreddits:
/r/powerwashingporn – not really pornographic. Just pictures and videos of powerwashing and powercleaning…
/r/oddlysatisfying – mostly videos of oddly satisfying activities.
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The first time we went apartment hunting, we had to cross off an entire swath of complexes built and run by the same company because they thought it would be a brilliant idea to carpet the kitchen.
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After 3 condos and 1 house with wall to wall carpeting (thank God no one ever tried to carpet the bathrooms or kitchens), we are putting in laminate. I have it in storage, and as soon as the last cat dies of old age, up comes the carpet, scrub the cement slab, and down goes the laminate. If we get a stray, it gets to live outdoors.
Well, they are now.
Just go ahead and do it. Dealing with pet hair and leakages is much easier with laminate.
Pet hair, yes, but I don’t want to find that Junior missed the litterbox after we went to bed last night, and the pee has had overnight to sink into the boards. Liquids in any quantity tend to be bad for most laminates, despite their claims of imperviousness. We’ll wait.
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you people obviously don’t appreciate strong coffee.
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Legit never had a cat that missed litterbox, but dealing with the stray litter on the floor is annoying
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One of the previous homes my parents had bought (they’ve since moved) had carpet in the bathrooms. I cannot tell you how much i hated it, i was so grossed out just looking at it. Even though we were not messy in the bathroom i just knew there had to be some funk on that carpet no matter what you did.
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And mold. Definitely mold.
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My son rented a studio apartment where the whole bathroom was carpeted. Including around the toilet. Apparently it was an cool thing in the 70s. 
When we moved into our house there was a carpet stair runner glued to the main staircase. There was always a lingering smell of cigarettes and dog pee.The cat refused to even walk on the carpet and would scrabble up the stairs on the two inches of exposed wood on the side. We ripped it up and there was at least an inch of dirt underneath the carpet runner and the wooden stairs. So. Gross.
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For businesses, it usually comes down to a matter of occupational safety and liability. Some areas require it, because it’s hard to slip on even soaking wet carpet. Some just think it’s a good idea. Some don’t care but someone told them it was probably a good idea. And some – like this place – probably thought it would hide small stains so no one would notice that they never spend time or money cleaning it.
What is with you Americans and carpet everywhere? It’s grossly unhygienic, horrible for people with allergies, wears out, doesn’t help with any of the workplace injuries/health issues plaguing people who spend their entire workday on their feet - nothing. And it sure doesn’t make the place any more inviting or homely. Heck, I don’t understand carpeting at home either, other than strategically placed rugs. I get that it’s cheap and can be placed directly on a concrete floor, but there are so many types of flooring that are barely more complicated to install while having none of the drawbacks of carpet.
