To Lift the Seat or Not!?
Sorry, I know, the title doesn’t actually address specifically what this article is about, but it is catchy!
I wanted to put this out there to get others’ opinions on this extremely important issue.
When is it permissible for a man to use the woman’s rest room?
I know I’ve been to bars and parties and concerts, etc where the women’s room line is ridiculous (these places must be designed by men, huh?!) and the men’s room line is virtually non-existent and women are more than eager to step inside and relieve themselves. BUT, with all the concerns women have about men’s rest room habits; e.g. leaving the seat up, urinating on the seat or floor, etc; when is it truly okay for a man to step into the ladies room to utilize the facilities?
I was just at Starbucks and the line for coffee was long (imagine that!?) and so I figured I would go and answer nature’s call while I waited. I got to the men’s room and turned the handle and noticed it was locked, so I stepped back to wait my turn. From within the men’s room I could hear the toilet flushing, the sink turning on and off, then lather-rinse-repeat…SEVERAL times! What could this guy be doing? THEN I heard the familiar chirp of a Nextel from within the nether land of potty-dom! What the heck? Another guy came around the corner and was frustrated to see me waiting so he turned and walked away, only to return moments later to tell me (why I’m not sure) that he just needed to wash his hands and so he entered the lady’s room. Mind you not one woman had come near the lady’s room the whole time I was standing there waiting my turn for the men’s room so I couldn’t exactly fault the guy. It did, however, make me think about when it would be allowable and/or permissible for me to actually enter the woman’s room and do my business. Then I thought, the ‘vine (for those of you who dont know me, I am also an avid contributor to Newsvine as vicaxp-check it out at http://www.newsvine.com), what better place to get feedback on this important topic.
So there you have it, my reasoning for posing the question to all of you.
BTW-The gentleman did finally come out about 20 minutes after I had begun waiting with a cell phone, brown paper towels, and an empty coffee cup in his hands. I didn’t ask, but I had, indeed, waited my turn and used the appropriate, gender-specific facility.
I wanted to put this out there to get others’ opinions on this extremely important issue.
When is it permissible for a man to use the woman’s rest room?
I know I’ve been to bars and parties and concerts, etc where the women’s room line is ridiculous (these places must be designed by men, huh?!) and the men’s room line is virtually non-existent and women are more than eager to step inside and relieve themselves. BUT, with all the concerns women have about men’s rest room habits; e.g. leaving the seat up, urinating on the seat or floor, etc; when is it truly okay for a man to step into the ladies room to utilize the facilities?
I was just at Starbucks and the line for coffee was long (imagine that!?) and so I figured I would go and answer nature’s call while I waited. I got to the men’s room and turned the handle and noticed it was locked, so I stepped back to wait my turn. From within the men’s room I could hear the toilet flushing, the sink turning on and off, then lather-rinse-repeat…SEVERAL times! What could this guy be doing? THEN I heard the familiar chirp of a Nextel from within the nether land of potty-dom! What the heck? Another guy came around the corner and was frustrated to see me waiting so he turned and walked away, only to return moments later to tell me (why I’m not sure) that he just needed to wash his hands and so he entered the lady’s room. Mind you not one woman had come near the lady’s room the whole time I was standing there waiting my turn for the men’s room so I couldn’t exactly fault the guy. It did, however, make me think about when it would be allowable and/or permissible for me to actually enter the woman’s room and do my business. Then I thought, the ‘vine (for those of you who dont know me, I am also an avid contributor to Newsvine as vicaxp-check it out at http://www.newsvine.com), what better place to get feedback on this important topic.
So there you have it, my reasoning for posing the question to all of you.
BTW-The gentleman did finally come out about 20 minutes after I had begun waiting with a cell phone, brown paper towels, and an empty coffee cup in his hands. I didn’t ask, but I had, indeed, waited my turn and used the appropriate, gender-specific facility.
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