Guys, behave yourselves in the bathroom
A little civility goes a long way toward navigating the tough, toilet-stocked minefield
By: Austen Montero
Issue date: 5/7/08 Section: Opinion
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Just last week, I was fortunate to have box seats at bathroom sets
a Dodger game.
They were great seats bathroom sets
that came with all-you-can eat food and, better yet, the Diamond Club bathrooms.
These are bathrooms that don't utilize 30-foot troughs and have a bathroom sets
of none other than potpourri and pansies.
They are quite luxurious, especially for a baseball stadium bathroom sets
.
Yet my shoe was still the recipient of a rogue stream of urine from the kind gentleman in the stall next to me.
After hearing no apology bathroom sets
, I hunkered back to my seat, squeaking every other step bathroom sets
.
I complained to my roommate on the way back bathroom sets
.
"The guy obviously [squeak] knew he hit my [squeak] shoe! Why not [squeak] apologize? It's common [squeak] courtesy!"
Guys don't really say too much to each other in a bathroom, especially if we don't know the person, so I understand why he bolted out of there.
The rules of the bathroom often take priority over the bathroom sets
of life, but when you ruin someone's shoe, say something.
Urinals tend to prevent missing the bowl bathroom sets
, but the close quarters can present awkward situations.
You see, it's fine to stand two inches from the person in front of you in line at the grocery store, but using the urinal directly next to a man when others are available is blasphemy.
It's uncomfortable and just plain rude. You've got to let a man relieve himself in peace without wondering if the other guy is checking out his bits and pieces.
For some guys, it might be in their nature to have a look-see for comparison purposes bathroom sets
, but a public restroom isn't the place.
If the only urinal available is one that has someone next to bathroom sets
, we tend to walk straight to our destination, looking only at our feet or the urinal.
Once there, we blindly unzip and take care of business staring at the wall in front of us, carefully avoiding all eye contact while pondering life's imponderables.
