Your Stance
In the spirit of the "peeing in the shower" poll...
For the record, I really consider it "sitting" to pee. Squatting to me means what I have to do when I'm camping, which is very different from what I do on a daily basis.
You forgot one very important answer... "Depends."
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Unlike most guys (going by most men's rooms), my answer would be "taking aim".
I really think men's urinals should have a sign above them that says, "If you cant' aim, don't shoot."
Shouldn't it be "flush" instead of "spit"? Flush first, the sound of running water, all that. You know, how when someone says they have to go to the bathroom, and they can't because you're on a drive, or whatever, and you start tormenting them?
"I have to pee really bad!"
"Yeah that's nice. Hey, look, a waterfall!"
"Shut up!"
"Drip. Drip. Drip. Want a soda? Yeah I could really go for one of those 7-11 four million ounce soft drinks now!"
"STOP IT!!!"
I'm a sitter. I don't like the blowback from urinals, and I'm too lazy to aim. But then, I don't ever use public restrooms either, so the urinal thing really isn't an issue.
Quzah.
Ever experience a real Japanese commode? It's scary! It's like a urinal that goes all the way down to the floor and then extends out several feet, over which you have to stand or squat to do pretty much anything you have to do.
There was a great scene in the movie 'Mr. Baseball', where Tom Selleck is ticked off with the Japanese about something, and he says, "Next you'll be telling me how to take a shit!" and he walks into the stall, the door closes, there's a moment of silence, and he says, "Will somebody tell me how to take a shit?!"
Originally posted by godwulf
Ever experience a real Japanese commode? It's scary! It's like a urinal that goes all the way down to the floor and then extends out several feet, over which you have to stand or squat to do pretty much anything you have to do.
There was a great scene in the movie 'Mr. Baseball', where Tom Selleck is ticked off with the Japanese about something, and he says, "Next you'll be telling me how to take a shit!" and he walks into the stall, the door closes, there's a moment of silence, and he says, "Will somebody tell me how to take a shit?!"
Perhaps you'd prefer the old... Roman?... bathrooms. I can't seem to find, though admittedly I didn't look that hard, the ruins I'm thinking of. Basicly it's a court yard with a huge circular toilet. That's not entirely accurate. It's more like a row of toilets all connected to eachother, horse-shoe shaped out in the plaza. Wander out there, sit down (I was going to say plop down, but the pun was well...), and chat away with everyone while you all do your duity.
Quzah.
Shouldn't it be "flush" instead of "spit"?
Nope -- I do mean spit. Its an odd type of bathroom user that does this, but they're everywhere. Walk in, unzip, and before anything else happens, they feel the need to spit into the urinal, sometimes repeatedly. I'm not sure why, but these people creep me out.
...but not as much as the people who bring their coffee in with them and set it on top of the urinal. No food should ever been permitted in the restroom, no matter how protective of it you are unless you are in a bar in which case your drink had better follow.
Another rule I want: no talking on the cellphone in the office restroom. Do "your business" someplace else.
"Christ almighty! Why does this bathroom always smell like shit?"
Nowadays, many public restrooms in Italy just have these grooved blocks of plastic with a hole in them. Squatting over it is supposed help get things aligned properly.
I spit to judge distance so I don't accidentally dip the end.
my buddy has a urinal in his garage. The sign says "We all know you have 9 inches, but please stand 7 inches closer";)
Ever experience a real Japanese commode?
That for me, was a co-ed bathroom, and I experienced it first hand in Japan. Freaky stuff, hard to pee when girls are walking around behind you.
When I'm in front of a "pissoir" I always need to take a look at my watch otherwise it won't go. When there are no urinals I always will sit down, I have to clean myself my bathroom so I know now how it is to clean around toilets.
Originally posted by blue58
Freaky stuff, hard to pee when girls are walking around behind you.
That pun was uncalled for.
Quzah.
kit, you must spend a lot of time in men's rooms.
where is the choice for standing back 5 or 6 feet and aiming at the urinal cake? ( the marksman)
i try to mix it up, but if it is a public, busy restroom at a concert or ball game, i like to employ the superman. adding in lots of grunting, and shivering just to freak out my neighbors.
kit, you must spend a lot of time in men's rooms.
It is going to seem strange, yes, but I do in fact visit a restroom several times a day.
We are a bit overstaffed at the office for the number of restrooms that we have, so often times there is a line. Complaining about it only yields the return comment from women, "Now you know what its like!"
Only once in my life have I been in a public place with a longer line for the men's restroom than the women's (and I'm talking around-the-corner line versus no line at all):
A Pet Shop Boys concert. :)