tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010631632276225286.post2875496202095857269..comments2016-09-19T01:40:18.174-05:00Comments on Having a bad Crohn's day: Bathroom EtiquetteNMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05731335175508961218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010631632276225286.post-59168812204363979402011-03-16T15:54:14.018-05:002011-03-16T15:54:14.018-05:00Don't even get me started on the communal urin...Don't even get me started on the communal urinal 'troughs' in the men's bathrooms in stadiums or why I hate when there are only hand dryers and no paper towels.<br /><br />Oh and by the way, I'm sure you've figured out who your 'anonymous' commenter is, but just in case you haven't I'll leave my initials this time...<br /><br />- DOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010631632276225286.post-91314957294379444302011-03-16T11:34:08.273-05:002011-03-16T11:34:08.273-05:00Bathroom ninja, love it! Work papers getting wet ...Bathroom ninja, love it! Work papers getting wet are the worst, I agree. And men's bathroom etiquette is at a whole 'nother level. I always think the less contact and talking the better.<br /><br />I might have to dress in all black and ninja my way to the restroom...perhaps clean up that water.NMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010631632276225286.post-32064292177326695292011-03-16T02:02:10.355-05:002011-03-16T02:02:10.355-05:00A couple of comments:
1.) Hand-washing is importa...A couple of comments:<br /><br />1.) Hand-washing is important, but also would add that I never, ever touch the bathroom door handle with my bare hands. Far too often I've seen someone wash and dry their hands and then grab the door handle bare-handed. Umm... what's the point? The way I see it, if you're going to touch that door handle you might as well have not washed your hands in the first place because at some point earlier someone else neglected to wash their hands and that's the first thing they touched on their way out. That said, if everyone would wash their hands then it wouldn't be an issue (but I'd still break out the hand sanitizer when I get back to my office).<br /><br />2.) Wet countertops at work are also a pet peeve of mine. We have dark, marble-patterned countertops which, incidentally, are great for camouflaging puddles. So you typically don't find out where the puddles are until it's too late and your papers are ruined or your sleeves or pants are soaked. I've trained myself to operate under the assumption that every square inch of the counters are wet unless there is some proof to the contrary (such as seeing someone else pick up a stack of papers from that exact spot on the counter without dropping an F-bomb)<br /><br />3.) Men don't normally gossip in the bathroom (at least not at work), but I find pretty much any bathroom conversation to be uncomfortable. Just because urinal dividers don't go floor-to-ceiling doesn't mean its cool to strike up a conversation with the guy peeing next to you. Urinal etiquette dictates that you keep your eyes straight ahead at the wall or down for aiming purposes and you don't say a word. If you accidentally make eye contact while entering or leaving the urinal area a simple nod of the head or a monosyllabic greeting is all that is necessary. Being in a stall while other people are having a conversation in the bathroom is a different situation and is definitely awkward. I don't want people to think I'm listening in (even though I probably am listening). I'll be silent, like a bathroom ninja, and will wait that out as long as it takes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com