Bathroom Etiquette

Whilst reserching a new post for my other blog I came upon some handy advice that I felt I must share with you all. afterall you never know when this may come in handy in a tricky situation.

Some General Tips:For ladies

1. Flush Flush Flush until all your friends are gone!
2. If you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweetie and wipe the seatie. (yeah, I stole it, but its still good)
3. If you are the cause of a clog, and you KNOW if you are, kindly take it upon yourself to first, attempt to correct it; and secondly, report it!
4. Wash your hands, that's where disease comes from.
5. It is polite to pull down paper towels for the other person in the restroom with you. This also invites them to wash their hands.
6. Please inform your friends if they have tucked in their skirts, tissue hanging from their feet, or paratroopers hanging from their noses.
7. Lastly, CHECK BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

Nantarina writes:
On Going to the Bathroom in Groups:

It is not only appropriate for women to go in groups (preferably holding hands and giggling), it is severely reprehensible for a girl to go alone. For men, perhaps, hanging around and chatting to other men in public lavatories is to frowned upon. For ladies, however, the "bathroom" is a centre for socialising excellence. On many occasions, the best part of my evening out has consisted of those minutes (or, when my lovely friend was very very sick, hours) spent near the mirrors chatting and complimenting and borrowing make-up. This space provides a valuable haven in which to be updated on everything as it happens, and voice a preferably bitchy opinion.

It is also a nice place to chat to obviously never-to-be-seen again people and characters and you can get quick sudden glimpses into the lives and usually-all-the-same dreams (- to find a rich handsome etc etc) of people who have lives a million miles from your own and who wear clothes you wouldn't be seen dead in, but if you did, would look a whole lot fucking sexier on you. But to fully use these facilities, it is necessary to arrive accompanied, or you may create the wrong impression. Particularly if you're in a gay bar.

What is wholly unacceptable, I think, is when a girl says she needs the loo and nobody claims to want to go too. SERIOUSLY POOR ETIQUETTE! Consider your sisters!!!

1. the bathroom has other occupants

pee and wash your hands.

2. the bathroom is empty

pee, and if the coast seems clear, perform other potentially noisy, smelly bodily functions. this is done AS QUIETLY as possible! handwashing when the bathroom is empty is purely optional. unlike men, we ladies don't have to have direct hand-to-genital contact to pee (we have a hand/genital toilet paper buffer zone).

3. someone enters the bathroom while you are going:

you have two options. either:

a. finish as quickly as possible and exit the bathroom while the other woman is still in the stall. even if you are not making poops, you don't want anyone to think you are by staying in the stall for a long time.

b. sit quietly and pretend she is not there (etiquette states that women do NOT acknowledge in ANY way women in other stalls). wait until the other woman is gone and continue on with your business. this is called going into "stealth mode".

4. you hear/smell someone elses noisy, smelly bodily functions:

do NOT acknowledge this in any way! the other womans dignity must be saved. finish your business and leave the bathroom as quickly as possible, AVOID CONTACT WITH THE OFFENDER AT ANY COST! if you make it out of the stall before her SKIP HANDWASHING AND EXIT THE BATHROOM.


Fellas tips tomorrow!