Bathroom Etiquette

In My Humble Opinion
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I have some opinions on this subject and I have always wondered if I’m the only one. I am interested in others’ comments.

This subject can be divided into two categories, “Puplic Restroom Acceptable Behavior” and “Private Bathroom Policies”.

Public Restrooms:

No talking. The bathroom is not a place to hold a conversation. (The only exception being if you slip into a bathroom for the sole purpose of having a private conversation with someone.) A poite nod is the extent of acknowledgement you should extend to another person in a public “facility”.

Learn to aim, men! Why are there always puddles of urine under the urinals? For goodness sakes people. Would you do this at home? (I don’t really want an answer to that.)

On a related note, guys, if you are going to pee standing up, in a toilet, is it really too much trouble to lift the seat?

Any hairs or dribbles on the seat should be removed by the person who left them. It should not be left up to the next poor dope who walks in.

Public restrooms should either be designed without doors or with automatic doors. They have auto-flushing toilets, automatic faucets, automatic hand dryers and towel dispensers, but in order to leave, you still have to grasp the same handle as every other swine that didn’t bother to wash their hands.

Private Bathrooms:

One at a time, please. Am I the only one who gets uncomfortable with more than one person in the bathroom? My ex-girlfriend’s family used to do this. One would be taking a shower and another would go in and use the toilet! I never could get over that.

Again, no talking. A closed bathroom door signifies that I am otherwise occupied. I don’t really want to hold a conversation through it.

Lid should be down when not in use.

A spare roll of toilet paper should always be somewhere within arm’s reach.

A can of air freshener should be left where it is visible for when things get really bad.

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Am I just way too worried about this stuff, or do others share my views. Feel free to add your own.

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Rules for bathrooms?

Please. That’s the one place I don’t need to be on my guard for ediquette lapses.

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I think you are too worried about this stuff.

When my BF is showering and I have to pee, I go in and pee. I’m not going to hold it and wait.

I also hold conversations in public restrooms with my friends, especially if one of us is using the restroom and the other is waiting.

Now leaving hairs and dribbles I do agree with. That is rude, but if someone does I just take a piece of toliet paper and wipe off the seat. No big deal.

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I think you’re being a little anal.

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  1. A penis is not a gun, it doesn’t always shoot in the direction it is pointed (if you saw Me, Myself, and Irene there is a scene that demonstrates this). A man must be ever ready for the quick adjustment.

2)Also, if you dare put your hand on the underside of the urinal. It’ll most likely be wet and I can pretty much assure you that no one is peeing on the bottom of the urinal. Urinals get lots of condensation and that drips on the floor as well. It isn’t all urine.

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I advocate keeping a plunger by every commode. When kids are playing outside they’re too preoccupied to take breaks, so they keep squinching back their feces all day. Finally, after dinner they’ll evacuate a monster stool and stand there helplessly as the bowl overflows. If you’ve effectively made your kids ashamed of their shit during toilet training, and you have more than one, They’ll quietly go back to the TV and blame a sibling after you investigate the source of the spreding stain on you ceiling.

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Wow. Susu, you’ve got some issues, don’t you!

The only rules I ever heard of in public restrooms was that when you’re standing at a urinal, you never look down at the guy next to you. :slight_smile:
Now, if I’m at work, and someone I know is in there, what’s wrong with a conversation?

I’ll admit, some people are friggin’ slobs in a public bathroom, but the mentality is probably that, “Hey, screw it, they’ve got a cleaning crew.” Doesn’t make it right, but I think that’s the reason. If you work someplace with one co-ed bathroom, put a sign on the wall.

You don’t have to touch a door handle, just grab the handle with a paper towel. Use your foot if the door opens out.

As far as the seat goes, it shouldn’t be an issue in a public bathroom. If you’re referring to home, there are many threads about that. To summarize: Why should men put the seat down when we’re done? Well, why don’t women put the seat up when they’re done? It’s a two way street, you know? How about everyone uses the lid, that way we all have something to pick up and put down, plus nothing can fall in the bowl. Yeesh.

I have no problem with my bathroom at home being multi-tasking. Just don’t flush if I’m in the shower.

Slithy Tove, you bastard! You cracked me up.

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Might I suggest you take a gander at this other thread in MPSIMS, titled “Male Public Toilet Ettiquette”?

While you’re at it, go play the Urinal Game.

Enjoy!

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I think I’ve given myself a bad reputation. I’m not really that anal about this stuff. (Except I really don’t like finding little presents on the seat.) I really just wanted to see what the general consensis was about this subject. I’ll just shut up now before I dig myself any deeper.

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I have four brothers. When I was young, getting ready for school pretty much guaranteed that there were two or three people in the bathroom at any given moment. Why the hell wouldn’t you hold a conversation with all those people in the room? It’d be inhospitable otherwise.

Susu, I’ll bet you’re from a small family. Once the tribe reaches a certain size, privacy and prissiness are not permitted. I have carried those sensibilities into adulthood. (BTW, just to give you a sense of how far our unabashed interaction went, when we were VERY young, after my dad woke us all up for school, we’d all of us–as many as could fit–stand around the toilet and pee at the same time. Don’t talk to you when you’re in the can? Sheesh, I was happy if the shouting was kept to a minimum and nobody threw anything at me while I was in the shower.)