# Gentlemen: How do you wee?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-do-you-wee/613708>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 23, 2012, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-do-you-wee/613708 "2012-02-23T06:01:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-do-you-wee/613708/21 "2012-02-24T02:30:30Z")

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At home I kneel in front of the bowl to pee. It’s easier to avoid splashing than when standing, and it’s more comfortable than sitting and “tucking”.

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-do-you-wee/613708/22 "2012-02-24T02:59:14Z")

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How do I wee? Well, its a little TMI but…

…every morning I drink a few cups of coffee. Hey, its gotta go Somewhere…  
What, you were expecting trick-shots into the bowl for a cigar?

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**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-do-you-wee/613708/23 "2012-02-24T19:24:37Z")

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All but the first and last item at one time or another, depending on the circumstances.

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**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-do-you-wee/613708/24 "2012-02-27T11:26:43Z")

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i’m surprised at the number of sitters and at the majority who navigates their junk through the zippers. skin must not get caught by the zippers like cloth do…

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-do-you-wee/613708/25 "2012-02-27T12:10:28Z")

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A friend of mine was brought up by his young sister (mother died when he was a baby, father was ‘traditional’ and also worked long hours). So he was taught to wee sitting down. He only learned that boys are meant to stand up when he went to school, but by then it was imprinted, so he still sits.

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**Author:** ![Teufelblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@Teufelblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teufelblitz)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-do-you-wee/613708/26 "2012-02-27T12:15:55Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> A friend of mine was brought up by his young sister (mother died when he was a baby, father was ‘traditional’ and also worked long hours). So he was taught to wee sitting down. He only learned that boys are meant to stand up when he went to school, but by then it was imprinted, so he still sits.

Apparently, some countries are trying to encourage that men sit down too since they feel that all the potential splashing and dribbling is unsanitary. So it may not be “meant” for us to wee standing up for much longer. :rolleyes:

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