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joarky123 Posts: 44	Aug 28, 2008 8:26 PM GMT Quote So a few coworkers and I were discussing this over lunch, and I thought it'd be fun to post this topic and see what your thoughts are on the topic. (I apologize if there is already a post for this topic). in lunch we were discussing proper mens restroom etiquette, and that how many of the rules for the mens restroom are generally known, but unspoken. (the crowd was mixed hetero/bi). a few that we came up with: 1. Avoid using the urinal right next to someone if at all possible 2. While using said urinal, gaze should remain either straight forward to the wall, or down at your junk, but eyes should never wander from infront of you. 3. Never talk while doing said business at the urinal (debatable). ....and a few others. What are your guys thoughts as to the unspoken rules of using the men's restroom? (be they appropriate to straight, bi, or gay men)

Sedative Posts: 5407	Aug 28, 2008 9:43 PM GMT Quote Number 3 is indeed debatable. You can talk as long as your keep your gaze only to the face of the guy you are talking to.
GuiltyGear Posts: 2812	Aug 28, 2008 9:53 PM GMT Quote joarky123 said 1. Avoid using the urinal right next to someone if at all possible 2. While using said urinal, gaze should remain either straight forward to the wall, or down at your junk, but eyes should never wander from infront of you. 3. Never talk while doing said business at the urinal (debatable). These are rubbish. How old were these friends of yours: this is Boy's Room etiquette. You wanna get close to someone in a situation that is not only exclusive, but hard to readily escape: stand next to them at the urinal. Don't scoff, many a worthwhile union has been born this way. I am friends with a couple guys who stood by me at the urinal in the past. I did recognize their gusto and their angle. I read absolutely nothing sexual into it, but I was a bit flattered by it: here it is a huge bathroom and this person wants to stand by me, there must be an angle to that! One in particular, I saw him again and the incident having happened is what made me approach him. I think a person who does this is certainly sending a message. "If anything "I'm here." It may be an odd way to send you a message, but sounds like rational activity for someone who is shy. The only other explanation is they want to look at your junk. That can't be the case with me: I wear my jeans so tight everyone can readily see my junk anyway. Bottomline, a person does this, they like you, maybe sexual, maybe for a friend. I'd consider it and strike up a conversation then or later. I figure, If they've got the guts to stand by me at such a time, surely they'll stand by me as a good friend. You can't beat origins like that anyway! 2. this rule is really massaging someone's ego. If my gaze does wonder from the wall or my own junk. Who's to say I'm looking at anyone. maybe I just don't like to stare at bathroom walls. They can be a bit dingy. Barring that you don't look directly at your neighbors junk, I think this rule is a bit constricting. 3. I 've talked before and whatever...I mean, what is this, time out? Life goes on whether or not I'm taking a piss. I like to think that social homeoestasis is in order when people communicate what they want to communicate when they perceive it's a good time. Saying hello, for example, should be perfectly applicable in a bathroom. There are people in there. Like I mentioned, a guy stands right next to you at the urinals for no reason, strike up a convo. It'll either deter him in the future or you might make a friend. ....I think your friends are illustrating something that is a social problem: stigma and generalization. Every situation is different so these rules, they are useless. Besides that, why do they exist? Is it because if a guy stands next to you at a urinal, he's a fag or if he doesn't look straight ahead, he's a fag? Me thinks it is. I expect this sorta talk from bi's, they are a bit confused. And straights, well they are taught to be hung up about sex, but a gay man. You are the thing these stigmas are made to taunt. I'd have told them not to talk to me at the urinal or ever. LOL, ofcourse, people from my last job don't speak to me if they spot me in public, fuck em.
CarlosGringo Posts: 528	Aug 29, 2008 12:46 AM GMT Quote It depends. Shit, I had one of my most enjoyable encounters in my college career at a notorious 'tearoom' on my campus (Georgetown), and I believe several of your rules were violated.
Pattison Posts: 1984	Aug 29, 2008 1:24 AM GMT Quote Sedative saidNumber 3 is indeed debatable. You can talk as long as your keep your gaze only to the face of the guy you are talking to. Agreed, and the above too. Nor do you ever tell a guy he has not done up his zip, fly whatever, as a real man would never notice.
Pattison Posts: 1984	Aug 29, 2008 1:30 AM GMT Quote GuiltyGear said joarky123 said 1. Avoid using the urinal right next to someone if at all possible 2. While using said urinal, gaze should remain either straight forward to the wall, or down at your junk, but eyes should never wander from in front of you. 3. Never talk while doing said business at the urinal (debatable). These are rubbish. How old were these friends of yours: this is Boy's Room etiquette. You wanna get close to someone in a situation that is not only exclusive, but hard to readily escape: stand next to them at the urinal. Don't scoff, many a worthwhile union has been born this way. I am friends with a couple guys who stood by me at the urinal in the past. I did recognize their gusto and their angle. I read absolutely nothing sexual into it, but I was a bit flattered by it: here it is a huge bathroom and this person wants to stand by me, there must be an angle to that! One in particular, I saw him again and the incident having happened is what made me approach him. I think a person who does this is certainly sending a message. "If anything "I'm here." It may be an odd way to send you a message, but sounds like rational activity for someone who is shy. The only other explanation is they want to look at your junk. That can't be the case with me: I wear my jeans so tight everyone can readily see my junk anyway. Bottomline, a person does this, they like you, maybe sexual, maybe for a friend. I'd consider it and strike up a conversation then or later. I figure, If they've got the guts to stand by me at such a time, surely they'll stand by me as a good friend. You can't beat origins like that anyway! 2. this rule is really massaging someone's ego. If my gaze does wonder from the wall or my own junk. Who's to say I'm looking at anyone. maybe I just don't like to stare at bathroom walls. They can be a bit dingy. Barring that you don't look directly at your neighbors junk, I think this rule is a bit constricting. 3. I 've talked before and whatever...I mean, what is this, time out? Life goes on whether or not I'm taking a piss. I like to think that social homeoestasis is in order when people communicate what they want to communicate when they perceive it's a good time. Saying hello, for example, should be perfectly applicable in a bathroom. There are people in there. Like I mentioned, a guy stands right next to you at the urinals for no reason, strike up a convo. It'll either deter him in the future or you might make a friend. ....I think your friends are illustrating something that is a social problem: stigma and generalization. Every situation is different so these rules, they are useless. Besides that, why do they exist? Is it because if a guy stands next to you at a urinal, he's a fag or if he doesn't look straight ahead, he's a fag? Me thinks it is. I expect this sorta talk from bi's, they are a bit confused. And straights, well they are taught to be hung up about sex, but a gay man. You are the thing these stigmas are made to taunt. I'd have told them not to talk to me at the urinal or ever. LOL, ofcourse, people from my last job don't speak to me if they spot me in public, fuck em. not being One to disagree, your points are yours to have, and you know what. Thats OK. But you just can not, lay down in the piss troth for a shower, this must stop! If you do it again. I'll be forced to send you to your room, without any of you rubber toys too.
JuhJuhJEFF Posts: 159	Aug 29, 2008 1:40 AM GMT Quote Is it ok to tap some other guy's foot with my own? I hear that it's the universal greeting for "hello!" and I have yet to do it...how rude of me, I know. I will be using the public restroom in 20 mins.
bigbluefanind... Posts: 47	Aug 29, 2008 1:44 AM GMT Quote I don't care what you do at the urinal as long as you wash your damn hands!!!! Too many men in my office either simply run them under water real fast or don't even bother! You can look at my junk all you want, just wash your hands! And use soap!
dowal Posts: 362	Aug 29, 2008 2:10 AM GMT Quote Pattison said Nor do you ever tell a guy he has not done up his zip, fly whatever, as a real man would never notice. How is it that a real man would never notice? That doesn't even make any sense. You don't have to walk around looking at people's crotches to notice an open fly. If they are good friends of mine, I will tell them, even if it embarrases them a little because real friends lookout for each other. If I don't know them very well, then I won't say anything. Sometimes people don't appreciate that you're doing them a favor
SockMonkey Posts: 295	Aug 29, 2008 2:23 AM GMT Quote JuhJuhJEFF saidIs it ok to tap some other guy's foot with my own? I hear that it's the universal greeting for "hello!" and I have yet to do it...how rude of me, I know. I will be using the public restroom in 20 mins. "Hello," or, in some communities, "I'll see you at the tea dance." These rules are right. Although I think you can get a dispensation on #3 if your inhibitions are lowered and you've got a bit of a buzz on.
private41005 Posts: 18	Aug 29, 2008 2:25 AM GMT Quote Am I the only guy who can't piss if the urinal next to me is occupied? Anybody have any thoughts on this? I agree about washing hands. I work with too many guys who piss and walk right out the door. WTF?
jaydub Posts: 578	Aug 29, 2008 2:28 AM GMT Quote This thread reminded me of a video I saw on YouTube... I found it! Male Restroom Etiquette
Caslon7000 Posts: 7934	Aug 29, 2008 2:31 AM GMT Quote private41005 saidAm I the only guy who can't piss if the urinal next to me is occupied? Anybody have any thoughts on this? It's called "shy kidneys." It is due to the "fight or flight" syndrome. Your body doesnt want you to be pissing in your shoe, if you have to fight or flee.
dowal Posts: 362	Aug 29, 2008 2:32 AM GMT Quote private41005 saidAm I the only guy who can't piss if the urinal next to me is occupied? Anybody have any thoughts on this? No you're not the only one. It's not that I feel like the person will be watching, but I grew up being uncomfortable being close to someone else while using the urinal. It still feels a little awkward, and I can't go. private41005 saidI agree about washing hands. I work with too many guys who piss and walk right out the door. WTF? I actually had this discussion with guys who use the urinal and don't wash their hands, and the reason is that they don't feel like their junk is dirty so washing their hands is pointless. They figure that they shower everyday, their underwear is clean, so what's so disgusting about touching your own junk? I agree with them in that sense, but I wash my hands anyway. I see it as an opporutnity to clean my hands of whatever crap I've come in contact with in the past couple of hours or so.
Gigadu Posts: 1134	Aug 29, 2008 2:37 AM GMT Quote JuhJuhJEFF saidIs it ok to tap some other guy's foot with my own? I hear that it's the universal greeting for "hello!" and I have yet to do it...how rude of me, I know. I will be using the public restroom in 20 mins. I thought it meant, "I hope I can count on your vote!"
tommysguns200... Posts: 908	Aug 29, 2008 2:43 AM GMT Quote bigbluefanindc saidI don't care what you do at the urinal as long as you wash your damn hands!!!! Too many men in my office either simply run them under water real fast or don't even bother! You can look at my junk all you want, just wash your hands! And use soap! Not if you're a super villain! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyYOuuRmQp0
jaydub Posts: 578	Aug 29, 2008 2:44 AM GMT Quote and EVIL!
tommysguns200... Posts: 908	Aug 29, 2008 2:48 AM GMT Quote btw...just cause guiltygear uses the restroom urinals to make friends doesn't mean anyone else considers is appropriate. I gotta agree with joarky on most of his rules... unless you are trying to pick the guy up, anyway...in which case there are no rules.
Pattison Posts: 1984	Aug 29, 2008 2:55 AM GMT Quote bigbluefanindc saidI don't care what you do at the urinal as long as you wash your damn hands!!!! Too many men in my office either simply run them under water real fast or don't even bother! You can look at my junk all you want, just wash your hands! And use soap! surly, it should only mater, if he washes his hands, if you are at a bar nibbling the nuts, ant his hands may of been on?
Pattison Posts: 1984	Aug 29, 2008 2:59 AM GMT Quote Now I think of it. Not sure if I've seen a piss trough in the USA? Its a long wall covered in stainless Steel, with a trough, do you guys have them in the toilets in the US of A. i don't recall seeing any there, only your porcelain bowls. Some with dividers, and others without.
tommysguns200... Posts: 908	Aug 29, 2008 3:04 AM GMT Quote the bar down the street from me has a trough... I'm not sure how I feel about it..
GuiltyGear Posts: 2812	Aug 29, 2008 3:09 AM GMT Quote Urinal .................................... Urinal Trough .......................................
jaydub Posts: 578	Aug 29, 2008 3:10 AM GMT Quote i've seen/used troughs (usually at ball parks) and i've seen all kinds of urinal type constructions in bars - from troughs to holes in the floor, from waterfalls to windows and see-through mirrors. to each their own i suppose
tommysguns200... Posts: 908	Aug 29, 2008 3:14 AM GMT Quote LOL, guilty...I've never seen a trough that clean!!
GuiltyGear Posts: 2812	Aug 29, 2008 3:16 AM GMT Quote me either, that one has to be new.
dowal Posts: 362	Aug 29, 2008 3:17 AM GMT Quote jaydub saidi've seen/used troughs (usually at ball parks) and i've seen all kinds of urinal type constructions in bars - from troughs to holes in the floor, from waterfalls to windows and see-through mirrors. to each their own i suppose wait... so they have you pee on a window? how does that work?
GuiltyGear Posts: 2812	Aug 29, 2008 3:18 AM GMT Quote Sedative saidNumber 3 is indeed debatable. You can talk as long as your keep your gaze only to the face of the guy you are talking to. And exactly how am I supposed to get an eye full of dick that way?
jaydub Posts: 578	Aug 29, 2008 3:21 AM GMT Quote you pee on a glass window - with ambient lighting I might add, and there is a bench on the other side so others can comfortably watch something along the lines as this
jaydub Posts: 578	Aug 29, 2008 3:25 AM GMT Quote i have no words for this...
dowal Posts: 362	Aug 29, 2008 3:26 AM GMT Quote Next time I feel too uncomfortable too pee because someone is watching, I'll try putting up some mirrors, a spot light and a bench for others to watch and see if that helps a bit.
dowal Posts: 362	Aug 29, 2008 3:29 AM GMT Quote jaydub saidi have no words for this... The makers of this urinal were sensible enough to have the guy's eyes closed. Otherwise, people might feel a little inhibited.
dcarm Posts: 291	Aug 29, 2008 3:46 AM GMT Quote you really wouldn't want one of the pipes to break... people might understand a little dribble from that guy's arse, but a torrent might be a bit much...
Caslon7000 Posts: 7934	Aug 29, 2008 3:46 AM GMT Quote I thought the most important rule in the mens room was to just be sure he isnt an undercover cop. ...
everhorn Posts: 6	Aug 29, 2008 3:55 AM GMT Quote [quote][cite]private41005 said[/cite]Am I the only guy who can't piss if the urinal next to me is occupied? Anybody have any thoughts on this? I have had that problem since I was in high school. I tried to find some information on it many, many years ago; what I remember is that it is called "parauresis." I don't know if my memory is accurate about that. I decided that I would put myself into the situation and just piss -- attempting to overcome the problem by confronting it. Now, in these my latter years, I seem to do better.
dowal Posts: 362	Aug 29, 2008 4:01 AM GMT Quote everhorn said[quote][cite]private41005 said[/cite]Am I the only guy who can't piss if the urinal next to me is occupied? Anybody have any thoughts on this? I have had that problem since I was in high school. I tried to find some information on it many, many years ago; what I remember is that it is called "parauresis." I don't know if my memory is accurate about that. I decided that I would put myself into the situation and just piss -- attempting to overcome the problem by confronting it. Now, in these my latter years, I seem to do better. I have also heard that age helps with difficulty in urinating. In fact, some older men get well enough to do it multiple times per night
Trocks797 Posts: 214	Aug 29, 2008 4:20 AM GMT Quote Not to sound like a big queer here, but I really cant pee when talking to someone or having someone else RIGHT THERE next to me. Anyone else notice this? I guess I just like my privacy. The other day I had to take a drug test for my job and they gave me the cup and said "I need at least 30ml". I really had to pee, so no biggie right? Wrong. I got in there and I couldn't pee because all I could hear was her tapping her fingernails on the counter outside the door waiting on me. It took at least 10 minutes before I could pee. Weird. Right? Funny sidenote: when I did pee, i peed out all the Animal Stak vitamins I had taken that morning, so my pee was NEON yellow! She was like...oookkkk. Haha
Caslon7000 Posts: 7934	Aug 29, 2008 4:36 AM GMT Quote Trocks797 saidIt took at least 10 minutes before I could pee. Weird. Right? I just gently "tickle" yourself just above your ass crack...it will relax the sphincters.
GuiltyGear Posts: 2812	Aug 29, 2008 4:45 AM GMT Quote ................................................... Am I the only one whom this subject is making feel just a tad fetishy.
Nvmnd Posts: 20	Aug 29, 2008 4:57 AM GMT Quote dowal said jaydub saidi have no words for this... The makers of this urinal were sensible enough to have the guy's eyes closed. Otherwise, people might feel a little inhibited. Am i suppose to use it... or is it suppose to use me lol
muchmorethanm... Posts: 2759	Aug 29, 2008 5:06 AM GMT Quote That urinal video was too long.... Yawn....
SciFi_TriGuy Posts: 62	Aug 29, 2008 5:12 AM GMT Quote In a bathroom full of urinals, it's inconsiderate to invade someone's space by pissing next to them, regardless of your motivation. Find a little decorum and say hello in a less intrusive manner. I suggest at the sink when you're both washing your hands, the same hands that have touched a very filthy door covered in bacteria because other slobs don't want to wash their hands. If the guy doesn't make a trip to the sink, then you're definitely better off not connecting. His hands have accumulated all kinds of microscopic crap during the day from touching various items (not just his 'junk', which is an awful metaphor for penis). Do you really want those hands touching you or preparing a home cooked meal? If he isn't washing at work, do you think he's washing his hands at home? Do you need more people in your life with filthy fingers? Then again, maybe it's a match made in heaven: two boys averse to cleanliness and consideration.
muchmorethanm... Posts: 2759	Aug 29, 2008 5:22 AM GMT Quote I'd like them to do a study as to how many germs are on someone's crotch as opposed to the door handles at say a public place of business. Since I shower more than once a day to keep squeaky clean I can't imagine that holding my dick while urinating has more germs than say a door nob in a public setting. But for the record I do wash my hands but not because I handled my own crotch but because of all the other germs that I'm coming into contact with.
Pattison Posts: 1984	Aug 29, 2008 3:36 PM GMT Quote GuiltyGear said me either, that one has to be new. or some-one, just had a shower in it?
HighVoltageGu... Posts: 1242	Aug 29, 2008 4:02 PM GMT Quote JuhJuhJEFF saidIs it ok to tap some other guy's foot with my own? I hear that it's the universal greeting for "hello!" and I have yet to do it...how rude of me, I know. I will be using the public restroom in 20 mins. And here I thought you were squishing the cockroach scurrying between us. Wanna hit the restroom again in lets say....15 minutes? LOL!
Koaa2 Posts: 475	Aug 29, 2008 7:52 PM GMT Quote JuhJuhJEFF saidIs it ok to tap some other guy's foot with my own? I hear that it's the universal greeting for "hello!" and I have yet to do it...how rude of me, I know. I will be using the public restroom in 20 mins. You can also rub your finger around the hole in the partition!
SAHEM62896 Posts: 1220	Aug 29, 2008 7:54 PM GMT Quote jaydub saidi have no words for this... I have three: "HOW FUCKED UP!" I think the unspoken rule in THAT particular restroom is get ready to be shocked a bit by the shape of the toilet.
lilmaninsc Posts: 460	Aug 29, 2008 7:57 PM GMT Quote muchmorethanmuscle saidI'd like them to do a study as to how many germs are on someone's crotch as opposed to the door handles at say a public place of business. Since I shower more than once a day to keep squeaky clean I can't imagine that holding my dick while urinating has more germs than say a door nob in a public setting. But for the record I do wash my hands but not because I handled my own crotch but because of all the other germs that I'm coming into contact with. Yea, I hate using public restrooms. I don't touch anything after I wash my hands in there.. not even the door handle, I use the paper towel I used to dry my hands.
ActiveAndFit Posts: 2801	Aug 29, 2008 8:26 PM GMT Quote My rule at the urinal/trough if you are next to me is simple .. "Don't sprinkle when you tinkle"
a1972guy Posts: 1936	Aug 29, 2008 8:45 PM GMT Quote joarky123 said 1. Avoid using the urinal right next to someone if at all possible VERY true! 2. While using said urinal, gaze should remain either straight forward to the wall, or down at your junk, but eyes should never wander from infront of you. True! 3. Never talk while doing said business at the urinal (debatable). MOST of the time! Now all of these pretty much get thrown out at Gay bars
jaydub Posts: 578	Aug 29, 2008 8:49 PM GMT Quote muchmorethanmuscle saidThat urinal video was too long.... Yawn.... Sorry!
KissingPro Posts: 353	Aug 30, 2008 4:41 PM GMT Quote Germs.....think about it.........I'm clean, so is my underwear. It's funny, some guys here talk about germs on a guys dick, but wouldn't hesitate to go down on it..........Anyway..... I never wash my hands in a public restroom and I never touch the flush handle. All the germs are on the toilet handle, the sink knobs, the lever for that paper dispenser, and the door handle. Even if you wash your hands you are getting re-germed when you close the faucets or touch the door handle to leave. I always carry a handkercheif, and put it between my hands and the door knob when I leave.
KissingPro Posts: 353	Aug 30, 2008 4:42 PM GMT Quote Pattison said Sedative saidNumber 3 is indeed debatable. You can talk as long as your keep your gaze only to the face of the guy you are talking to. Agreed, and the above too. Nor do you ever tell a guy he has not done up his zip, fly whatever, as a real man would never notice. FUNNY.....when you refer to a "real man".....as opposed to what or who?
joarky123 Posts: 44	Aug 30, 2008 5:15 PM GMT Quote haha. love the thread posts guys!! keep 'em coming. a few more for your consideration: 4. Never, under any circumstances, do you acknowledge the fact that the guy two urinals over to your left just let one rip while peeing (aka farted). even if its the loudest, stinkest, wettest, etc. fart you ever heard, you should pretend it never happened. (be honest, most of us let a few go while peeing eh?) haha. 5. Never, under any circumstances, should you ever initiate or carry on any type of communication while you, or the other person, is taking a crap. (I have a few more that i'll ad later). p.s. out of all the posts I've read. DITTO on the washing the hands after using the bathroom. a lot of my coworkers just run it under water and leave. GROSSE! They may claim to be clean, but they don't fuckin' know!! wash your damn hands beetchez!
timidpup Posts: 137	Aug 30, 2008 5:49 PM GMT Quote Weirdest convo i have ever had with anyone at a urinal was with my store's general manager... something about shaking it more than twice and its playing with it... but seriously, most people don't give a shit about rule three anymore... but a lot of restrooms are built with odd numbers now because they know it's damn stupid to put two next to eachother... my school has a newsletter at eye height at the urinals...
Sedative Posts: 5407	Aug 30, 2008 7:58 PM GMT Quote I had a classmate once with the most disgusting habit. After urinating he'd bring the fingers that held his penis up to his nose and smell it. ... Blech! It doesn't seem like he's aware of what he's doing either. Good thing he always washes afterwards though, else I wouldn't let him touch me. LOL
dfrw Posts: 442	Aug 31, 2008 10:28 AM GMT Quote lilmaninsc said I don't touch anything after I wash my hands in there.. not even the door handle, I use the paper towel I used to dry my hands. You big gay girl! Just kidding. I do it too.
Pattison Posts: 1984	Aug 31, 2008 11:56 AM GMT Quote KissingPro said Pattison said Sedative saidNumber 3 is indeed debatable. You can talk as long as your keep your gaze only to the face of the guy you are talking to. Agreed, and the above too. Nor do you ever tell a guy he has not done up his zip, fly whatever, as a real man would never notice. FUNNY.....when you refer to a "real man".....as opposed to what or who? comes from the real mans hand book. A real man would never tell another guy his fly is open, as a real man would never notice. A real man also just deals with it.
KissingPro Posts: 353	Aug 31, 2008 5:47 PM GMT Quote joarky123 saidhaha. love the thread posts guys!! keep 'em coming. a few more for your consideration: 4. Never, under any circumstances, do you acknowledge the fact that the guy two urinals over to your left just let one rip while peeing (aka farted). even if its the loudest, stinkest, wettest, etc. fart you ever heard, you should pretend it never happened. (be honest, most of us let a few go while peeing eh?) haha. 5. Never, under any circumstances, should you ever initiate or carry on any type of communication while you, or the other person, is taking a crap. (I have a few more that i'll ad later). p.s. out of all the posts I've read. DITTO on the washing the hands after using the bathroom. a lot of my coworkers just run it under water and leave. GROSSE! They may claim to be clean, but they don't fuckin' know!! wash your damn hands beetchez! That fart thing is soooo true and FUNNY. You just have to be a man and grin and bear it. Let's face it, the bathroom is the place to do all that stuff.........not in front of your date at the dinner table or at a meeting. I have a funny exception story about talking in the can.....I recently was in the bathroom at a gay bar desperatly needing to pee and the only urinal available was the middle one (there are 3). I was a little buzzed, so I blurted out how much I dislike the middle one. The guy to my right stopped peeing, took the middle one, continued his piss and motioned for me to take his urinal.
Pattison Posts: 1984	Aug 31, 2008 10:35 PM GMT Quote Just looked it up in the men's rules book. never talk to a man in the toilet unless on equal footing. Either both having a piss, or both waiting in line. In all other situations, a nod is all the conversation you need. In the same said rule book. It is OK to unlock a car door for another man, but to also open it, is gay.
Fable Posts: 359	Aug 31, 2008 10:38 PM GMT Quote Sedative saidI had a classmate once with the most disgusting habit. After urinating he'd bring the fingers that held his penis up to his nose and smell it. ... Blech! It doesn't seem like he's aware of what he's doing either. Good thing he always washes afterwards though, else I wouldn't let him touch me. LOL a quick slap to the back of the head would be a sure-fire way of getting him to realise hes doing it as his fingers would be scratching his brain. Ergh. I'm so guilty of the paper towel thing.
Hidden/Deleted Member	Aug 31, 2008 10:44 PM GMT Quote tommysguns2000 said bigbluefanindc saidI don't care what you do at the urinal as long as you wash your damn hands!!!! Too many men in my office either simply run them under water real fast or don't even bother! You can look at my junk all you want, just wash your hands! And use soap! Not if you're a super villain! ROFL!
GuiltyGear Posts: 2812	Aug 31, 2008 11:11 PM GMT Quote YES! YES! YES! LOL!
groundcombat Posts: 220	Sep 01, 2008 12:05 AM GMT Quote bigbluefanindc saidI don't care what you do at the urinal as long as you wash your damn hands!!!! Too many men in my office either simply run them under water real fast or don't even bother! You can look at my junk all you want, just wash your hands! And use soap! Personally this is overrated since my hands will probably be back on my genitals before I'm even out of the restroom.
jaydub Posts: 578	Sep 01, 2008 12:17 AM GMT Quote I have literally done the following: 1. At work, as I as walking out the door I noticed the guy immediately behind me came directly from the urinal and didn't stop at the sink. I turned around, looked down at his hands and said, "You going to wash those?" He said, "Oh, yea, forgot." HUH?! 2. In a restaurant, I walked right up to a table of four after following a man out of the restroom who I saw walk (again) from the urinal straight out the door, and said, "By the way, I'd just like the rest of you to know, this gentleman didn't wash his hands after he just took a piss." They looked stunned. Wash you hands for goodness sake It's simply the right thing to do.
looknrnd Posts: 423	Sep 01, 2008 12:31 AM GMT Quote jaydub saidI have literally done the following: 1. At work, as I as walking out the door I noticed the guy immediately behind me came directly from the urinal and didn't stop at the sink. I turned around, looked down at his hands and said, "You going to wash those?" He said, "Oh, yea, forgot." HUH?! 2. In a restaurant, I walked right up to a table of four after following a man out of the restroom who I saw walk (again) from the urinal straight out the door, and said, "By the way, I'd just like the rest of you to know, this gentleman didn't wash his hands after he just took a piss." They looked stunned. Wash you hands for goodness sake It's simply the right thing to do. OH YES! That is a HUGE pet peeve of mine. I've never embarassed anybody, but have told fellow coworkers if someone else didn't wash their hands. It's SO disgusting. ALSO, I HATE when someone talks to me in the restroom. It's too weird. Even moreso, I cant stand when someone is talking on the phone in the restroom. I want to yell "HE'S TAKING A CRAP WHILE HE'S FLIRTING WITH YOU!!!!!!" and flush. YUCK!
Sean_85 Posts: 1006	Sep 01, 2008 1:14 AM GMT Quote Never take a crap in public restrooms.. its gross. The End.
BlkMuscleGent Posts: 384	Sep 04, 2008 2:35 AM GMT Quote joarky123 saidSo a few coworkers and I were discussing this over lunch, and I thought it'd be fun to post this topic and see what your thoughts are on the topic. (I apologize if there is already a post for this topic). in lunch we were discussing proper mens restroom etiquette, and that how many of the rules for the mens restroom are generally known, but unspoken. (the crowd was mixed hetero/bi). a few that we came up with: 1. Avoid using the urinal right next to someone if at all possible 2. While using said urinal, gaze should remain either straight forward to the wall, or down at your junk, but eyes should never wander from infront of you. 3. Never talk while doing said business at the urinal (debatable). ....and a few others. What are your guys thoughts as to the unspoken rules of using the men's restroom? (be they appropriate to straight, bi, or gay men) I only adhere to these rules if the guy at the urinal is butt ugly. However, if he is PHOINE, I flush all rules down the urinal--next to him! ;)
metropolitan Posts: 551	Sep 04, 2008 3:14 AM GMT Quote Caslon I think we need an lolcat in this topic
joarky123 Posts: 44	Sep 04, 2008 6:02 PM GMT Quote BlkMuscleGent said joarky123 I only adhere to these rules if the guy at the urinal is butt ugly. However, if he is PHOINE, I flush all rules down the urinal--next to him! ;) haha. extra points for correct usage of the term 'PHOINE' well said....

dhinkansas Posts: 429	Sep 04, 2008 6:37 PM GMT Quote The LOL cats probably use the litterbox, so they may not be familiar with mens room etiquette.

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