[originally posted: 2/23/2017]
That moment when you walk into a stall, the water is still settling in the toilet and you think about how someone else’s butt was sitting there only a moment before…Most likely the person you passed on their way out…Or worse, the person standing at the sink behind you- don’t look! Is it insulting to turn around and choose a stall that’s not preheated…??
Parcopresis- fear of pooping in public restrooms
I’ve had a few co-workers that refused to go #2 at work and had all sorts of things to say about those that did. Their comments and apprehensive demeanor were always entertaining. One girl went so far as to say she never pooped in her own house if her boyfriend was home.
This is a pretty funny compilation of tweets about people’s anxiety with public restrooms.
Weird bathroom situations are not just with girls either! I’ve heard about guy’s bathroom etiquette regarding urinals- don’t use the one right next to someone else unless you absolutely have to. Or, if only the middle one of 3 is open, they’ll turn right around and leave.
While there has to be some empathy when it comes to the call of nature, I will never understand those that make phone calls in the stall and have full on conversations. I’ve overheard someone re-ordering a prescription that required answering personal questions–that is more odd to me than anything else.