Do the British say "While I was bathing myself"?

> My question is: do the British say "showering myself" and "bathing myself"?

Definitely not!

"while I was showering" / "while I was in the shower"

"while I was in the bath" / "while I was having a bath" ... not "while I was bathing"

Edit: as DR + Mrs Bears face says, the exception is when you're doing it to someone or something else: bathing the baby / the dog / your eyes / feet of the poor / etc. "Bathing" by itself (/ˈbeɪðɪŋ/) is a slightly old-fashioned word for going swimming.

The British would say that 'there was a knock on the door while I was showering' or 'There was a knock on the door while I was in the shower/bath'. I don't know anyone who ever uses the 'showering myself' or 'bathing myself' thing. A few times lately I've seen a few Americans post things like this and I don't know where it has come from and how we are judged to be the ones who say things differently.I know the two have varied over the years but still, I think maybe you need to remember who's using whose language!!!!

Sometimes, although it's usually pronounce "bath-ing" (as opposed to "baything")

I think one of the oddest things Britons say is "give the rug a hoover" (meaning "vacuum the rug"). Even though I knew what it meant by context, I could help but have some fun and say "OK. Rug, here's a Hoover!"

We do not say bathing myself. It is assumed that we are bathing ourselves unless we say otherwise. Ex I was bathing the baby.

No, they say "while I was bathing" instead.

Ditch "myself", it's implied.