This assumes that men ever lift the seat. I’d prefer it be left up so that there is at least a chance I can sit on a dry, piss-free seat. Lowering a seat is preferable to the alternative.
This issue always baffles me.
The amazing thing about owning a penis is that I can still pee sitting down and there’s never any drama. Have to poop? Don’t even have to move! Have to fart? Go for it! Not farting in your underwear makes them smell fresher for longer, anyway.
Not farting in your underwear makes them smell fresher for longer, anyway.
Bro wtf? I know that was a casual one liner… but it leaves sooo many unanswered questions!
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Sit to pee for all. Solves all problems.
Men that pee standing up (except urinals, or bushes) just like to make their life a tiny bit worse for no reason at all.
At home, yes. Out in the wild? Hell nah. That shi nasty (usually)
Your butt skin is far more robust than you give it credit for.
nooooope not putting my cheeks on that unless necessary
seat up, squat a bit, and aim to reduce splash. wipe when done no matter what it looks like
I’ve been to men’s restroom before. I wouldn’t sit on that unless extremely necessary. Even then, I’d wipe that ship clean and cover it in toilet paper first
I do wonder if they all sat whether that’d solve it, though. That is, if it’d be cleaner. Or maybe they don’t need to sit to keep it clean. Idk
I’ve worked maintenance for many years and I can assure there is no difference between men’s and women’s rest rooms other than there being urinals, they’re all disgusting, we’re all disgusting, all bathrooms are just wild animal shit houses.
From my experience, it depends on where. Malls and things like that where there are many people of all different demographics absolutely are equally disgusting. Semi-private washrooms tend to be less disgusting overall, but women’s are usually at least a little cleaner. Standing to pee causes splashes. Enough human traffic and and the whole place smells like a hamster cage that doesn’t go away unless the whole damn bathroom is flooded in sanitiser.
Women piss all over toilet seats and floors all the time, even in fancy places, don’t kid yourself. Any bathroom in any location is only as clean as the staff makes it, if left alone every public or semi-private bathroom would be covered in shit and piss within a day and there are no gender lines. I’ve worked at classy joints and dives and if not tended to by staff every toilet will be covered in piss and shit in ways that I personally cannot comprehend. Women’s only toilets get covered in just as much piss and shit as men’s toilets. Most people don’t ever see both restrooms and assume theirs is either cleaner or dirtier than the opposite gender, but as someone who deals with both on a general basis, animal shit houses the lot of them.
Really? I’d expected cleaner. I mean, they sit. I don’t know how women pee, honestly. Like, how the flow goes. But I can say from experience peeing into a toilet while standing up can be difficult. Pee, y u no single stream straight into toilet?
I can assure you, sitting down to use the bathroom does not stop people from pissing and shitting all over the place. We’re gross animals.
Does it work the other way around? Does “pissing and shitting all over the place” “stop people from” “sitting down to use the bathroom”?
From my understanding there is a technique called “hover squatting.”
I had a cat that trained me to sit down to pee.
The only time I could ever get her to purr was when when I was sat on the toilet. So, of course, I began sitting down to pee in order to maximise her purring and fusses. And it kinda stuck.
Soft close toilet seats should be standard equipment.
Then putting the lid down is a matter of a single light push.
Leave the seat down so when you flush you won’t inhale your poop and pee.
Cmon it’s not hard.
I think just being an organism with an anus leads to higher levels of poop exposure than whatever minuscule amount of particulate matter that manages to aerosolize from an unlided flush
Yes, but I already have all the diseases that I have. I don’t need to add all the diseases everyone else has too, or vice versa.
Also, no way, leave the seat as is, it is the responsibility of every user to adjust the seat to their current need.
You mean the lid infested of the seat?
Did you know this isn’t a discussion at all in most of the world? People do whatever and no one is bothered by it. I only ever see this in American media.
It’s not a discussion I’ve ever seen Americans have IRL, only in sitcoms.
Biased how. Do the math. Half of us sit down to pee, all of us sit down to shit.
Also, as someone with male plumbing, we can also sit down to pee. So everyone can sit to pee, and half of us can’t.
not to well actually, but once you figure out a female urinal they are kinda nice. according to my mother who spent all last week texting me every time she used one on her hiking trip
That’s a thing?
anyone can pee standing up it’s the 21st century
I’m not sure I wanna see that proliferate. My trans ass could never
The little sleeve thingy? My wife tried to use one but didn’t try it at home first. There was no bathroom/pit toilet out there either. They tried but couldn’t do it. It took me a bit to realize but once you make the connection that literally their entire life they have never had to pee standing up it makes sense that their body is just like nope can’t do it. They ended up holding onto a tree and squatting while I kept watching for critters/moral support. It was dark out and spooky.
That night I think a raccoon sniffed around our tent which was cool.
Especially with the men that complain about how hard it is to control the stream, might as well sit down.
But then they won’t get to complain about how hard it is to lift the seat
*most of us sit to shit. Given a large enough population I won’t rule out the possibility.
thank you for your consideration. i shit everywhere
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no but a good guess
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Biased meaning only men have to do any work, women never have to (if it’s left down always)
True neutral would be last used position.
It’s also easier to slam it down, than bend and lift it up.
And peeing is more frequent when there aren’t urinals.
So everytime a pissstander arrives to a raised seat, it’s a saving of efforts
But of course, this avoid the worst problem of all.
Having to remember to do one extra thing after you’re done and ready to leave
That last one is probably THE biggest asshle of the entire discussion.
Is peeing standing up something I’m just too intersex to understand? Like even before bottom surgery it was just more easy and convenient to sit down for it
You’re not using the equipment to its full potential!
How is having to pull your pants and underwear down and sit down easier and more convenient than just unzipping your fly and peeing standing up?
I mean if you’re at a urinal that’s one thing but if you’re going into a stall you’re already wasting time might as well sit down and take a break, maybe take a smoke while you’re at it
If you feel like sitting down, that makes sense, but it’s not easier and more convenient.
Number 1 Number 2 ♂ up down ♀ down down 3/4 of these are down, so it seems to me like the etiquette should be to leave it down.
(Conflict of interest disclaimer: am a woman.)
Toilet seats are fully operational by anyone, (it’s true I checked). How about instead of trying to police everyone you just put it up or down yourself and stfu?
Seeing this sign would ensure I go out of my way to leave it up.
Thats a spicy take. You know the seat being down is more than convenience, right? It’s extremely unhygienic to flush an open toilet let alone the dangers of small children falling in. I recognize a public space is less likely to have a child small enough and unattended to worry significantly about.
We live in a society and all that. Personal responsibility only works if you err on the side of caution. If there is a default setting to a toilet seat and cover it would be down and closed. Otherwise, why put one on at all.
The seat is not what closes a toilet. That’s the lid and it’s not even mentioned on the sign.
Manchild take
I’m a gentleman and so I lowered the seat as my hosts requested. But I also took a picture because it’s funny and weirdly presumptuous.
So, like, peeing into a toilet with the seat down, 100% keeps those tiny little splashes from hitting the tops my bare feet at home. So, when I pee in public toilets, I keep the seat down, to keep the urine off my shoes. I do wipe the seat if I miss, and I also spray if there is disinfectant. But I hear the smart girls squat atop the seat anyway.
Really, places where you don’t have a urinal are sub optimal.
What kind of PSI are you working with?
No idea. I suppose you could estimate with a water hose outlet of similar diameter, put a psi gauge on it, and adjust pressure until the stream travels an appropriate distance, but who cares.
Sounds like factory default to me.
Pooping is what unites us
Peeing while seated unites us
Pooping with the seat up unites us
Ever tried pooping while standing? All I’m saying is don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it.
Pooping in the shower unites us
The squat toilet is for pooping what the urinal is for wee. If you have really baggy trousers and are freeballing you don’t even need to undo your belt.
While standing?
Not from a janitor
The life aquatic leads to many powers trousered society would deem unnatural
It seems like at least half of men can’t aim anyway, so it’s better to just sit down.
Even when aim is there, splashing occurs. It really shows that some men never had to clean their own bathrooms.
Also fuck you if you piss standing up in a stall when there’s pissoirs outside.
You want privacy for your little weenie, sit your ass down and scroll on your phone like normal people do.
Especially the ones who don’t have to clean the bathroom
I only piss in sinks and showers. It’s the gentlemanly thing to do.
and drawers
The gentlemanly thing would be to keep it in your pants, like I do.
you piss in your pants?
that’s gotta get gross quickly
Because it’s so much better to just leave the piss lying about elsewhere? Just pull on your big boy panties and piss yourself. It’s fine.
ok ok shit… being responsible for my mess is the upright thing to do. time for depends.
My brother used to say, if i have to lift it up why shouldn’t my wife have to put it down?
I see his point but, i close the lid to flush so i don’t have to brush my teeth with a pissy shit particle covered toothbrush.
I dunno if you’d want to know (or maybe you know, already) but it only helps some with bacteria, not viruses: https://www.everydayhealth.com/health-home/should-you-flush-with-the-toilet-seat-up-or-down.
I put the lid down, don’t want toilet water splashing all over the place when you flush.
I put the lid up, so I don’t have to raise the lid next time I’m there to piss, which is what I do the most often there.
I put the lid down, too. But only so that the cat doesn’t drink from it.
