# Do You Courtesy Flush?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-courtesy-flush/543146>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 14, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-courtesy-flush/543146 "2010-06-14T15:37:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-courtesy-flush/543146/41 "2010-06-24T11:58:19Z")

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No. I don’t care if people hear or smell me pooping. Also, getting toilet water splashed on my privates makes me want to die, and flushing more than you need to wastes a lot of water.

I’m a very quick and usually soundless pooper anyway (consistent Bristol Stool Scale type 4s! I have a achieved poop perfection).

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**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-courtesy-flush/543146/42 "2010-06-24T12:14:23Z")

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> [@Anaamika](#):
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> I courtesy flush but more because I am embarrassed/ashamed of what I am doing. Yes, I know everyone poops. Yes, some of them even poop in public/at work. Yes, I know my friends & coworkers will never mention it. This is my hangup and I’m OK with it.

I always thought it was a cultural thing. Korea has little things attached to the inside of each stall - you press a button and it makes a flushing sound for you.

Ah, I see someone has mentioned something similar.

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