Poll: Sitting or Standing? (Vote): Sitting (Vote): Standing
It's just come to my attention (don't ask how, LOL) that people wipe in TWO ways: sitting or standing. This amazed me, I didn't even know that there were people that did it the other way. To see if others are as shocked as I am, I won't reveal which way was more popular; I'll let the voting speak for itself.
I'm aware that this a wierd fucking topic, but I found it shocking.
On January 03 2009 21:09 paper wrote: if you stand, doesn't it smudge all over your ass and then your smushed cheeks deny any access?
the way i do it, i lift my right side up a little bit and wipe while sitting o__O
Haha, IDK, but the fact that there are two different ways surprised the hell out of me. Most sitters had your questions about the others' method and the standers were concerned about accidentally putting their hand in the water or misjudging when they were done. The thread was both hilarious, yet enlightening.
How do you guys access the area: by putting your hands in between your crotch which would give you access to the area from the front OR by going behind ur back?
While we're at it, do you wipe front to back or back to front?
On January 03 2009 21:22 freelander wrote: can I ask why did you start this thread?
On January 03 2009 21:23 Hans-Titan wrote: Hee, interesting question. What made you wonder?
I stand
There was a link on ebaumsworld to random facts about feces. In there it said how most people sit, but some also stand.
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On January 03 2009 21:24 pinktemplar wrote: How do you guys access the area: by putting your hands in between your crotch which would give you access to the area from the front OR by going behind ur back?
While we're at it, do you wipe front to back or back to front?
If you sit, you lean to one side. If your right or left handed would make a difference too, I suppose.
I do it half way between standing and sitting. Back in the old days, we didn't have toilet seats, so sitting wasn't an option to begin with.
On January 03 2009 21:24 pinktemplar wrote: How do you guys access the area: by putting your hands in between your crotch which would give you access to the area from the front OR by going behind ur back?
While we're at it, do you wipe front to back or back to front?
To be honest, I'm surprised with the responses of the thread. I was expecting more 'WTF' responses.
The paragraph(s) that started my train of thought to start this thread was this:
"This isn't really scientific, but I did a quick survey, and everyone asked (including both males and females) said that they wipe sitting down. There was even a reason provided: that sitting down spreads the cheeks apart and makes access easier. This survey was done on Guam, and Guam is technically part of the United States, and most people here probably use American toilet habits. However, if you travel a bit, you will discover that people deal with left-over poop in different ways in other parts of the world. In Europe, for example, that water fountain in the bathroom isn't for drinking. It's a bidet for hosing off after using the toilet. In Southeast Asia, you don't sit on the toilet at all. The toilet is a low, porcelain-lined trench, and the user squats over it. Next to the toilet is a bin of water. You scoop water out of the bin with your left hand and use that to cleanse yourself. You aren't supposed to use your left hand for any other purpose." (Taken from: http://www.smellypoop.com/facts_about_poop.php)
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On January 03 2009 21:28 pangshai wrote: Where's the option for squatting?
I didn't think far enough ahead. The option would exist, I suppose.
On January 03 2009 21:29 haduken wrote: is this really something worthy of discussion on TL.net?
On January 03 2009 21:35 GTR-2-Go wrote: this is like the do you piss in the shower thread ;;
In a way, but one of those options is 'wrong'. You shouldn't be urinating in the shower, that can't be good. That thread is just seeing who breaks taboo. (Although I've read that urine is sterile unless your ill) This is more of a thread indicating your preference and also enlightening those who didn't know there was two options.
On January 03 2009 21:28 pangshai wrote: Where's the option for squatting?
LOL I agree, I'm a squatter thus I cannot vote or it would be a lie... Uhmm can you add a new vote with the squatting option puh-lease. As to the pissing in the shower thing, no lol why? the toilet is RIGHT THERE! Your only VALID excuse for pissing in the shower is being drunk, then I think you can let it slide every now and then,
To tie this into this thread, just FYI people, DO NOT SHIT WHILE SITTING/SQUATTING/ OR STANDING IN THE SHOWER... it wont go down no matter which way you wipe.
how the hell do people 'stand' then wtf O_O like seriosuly legs standing straight all the way up ?! then the shit like goes back in ur ass and like shit smears all over ur butt cheeks .. >____>
Sitting style seems so much more troublesome! You have so little room to maneuver your hand without touching anything nasty.
Question for sitters: Do you bring your hand in front of your face after every wipe, before dropping the paper, to check if the paper is clean or do you just wipe some and leave without knowing you are done? Standing up this is effortless to do because of so much space but i dunno about the space between your thigh and the toilet seat..
I stand up but with knees bent and back leaning forward, this spreads the cheeks enough and I get a comfortable wiping angle and a measure of how much I have left to clean.
What about public toilets? I like to get my ass cheeks off those seats as fast as possible (even if covered with toilet paper), so there's no time to sit and wipe :p
On January 04 2009 01:50 ToT)OjKa( wrote: you do not use public toilets for shits man...you just don't
QFT but some people don't have a choice. Whenever I know I will be in a public place for a prolonger period of time I do my best to do it before or hold it, but if it is a daily thing (think school/work) then I gradually change my biological schedule to not have to do it there. In some places it's not so bad, like white-collar neighborhoods and workplaces.
On January 04 2009 01:50 ToT)OjKa( wrote: you do not use public toilets for shits man...you just don't
I wouldn't use public toilets if it wasn't necessary, trust me lol. Working 12 hr days on a construction site leaves little choice for clean places to shit.
On January 04 2009 01:50 ToT)OjKa( wrote: you do not use public toilets for shits man...you just don't
I wouldn't use public toilets if it wasn't necessary, trust me lol. Working 12 hr days on a construction site leaves little choice for clean places to shit.
I worked 10-11 hour shifts at a factory, and I gradually trained myself out of the need to take a shit there :p It's doable.
Much like the way you progress on Iccup, at D- you usually start up turteling and being way too passive, ie sitting down, then when you know how to micro and feel comfortable in your position, you stand up beacuse you know you have the confidence to do it, much like moving out from from your base.
On January 03 2009 21:28 Cambium wrote: I do it half way between standing and sitting. Back in the old days, we didn't have toilet seats, so sitting wasn't an option to begin with.
On January 03 2009 21:24 pinktemplar wrote: How do you guys access the area: by putting your hands in between your crotch which would give you access to the area from the front OR by going behind ur back?
While we're at it, do you wipe front to back or back to front?
Let me break down the real importance of this thread for all the doubters.
A. You most likely scoop your poop based upon what you saw your parents doing as a child. You may not remember it, but I somehow doubt your parents made sure you never saw them take a crap as an infant.
B. People with lower IQs have more children than people with higher IQs.
C. The prevalence of sitting and wiping can be explained as the behaviour of low IQ individuals.
Not everyone wipes. In some countries, like in the Indian sub-continent, people use water jets for that. Also, some crazy japanese toilets have spray heads for that purpose.
Poll: Do you wipe or spray water? (Vote): Wipe (Vote): Spray water (Vote): Regularly do both
On January 04 2009 03:09 inlagdsil wrote: Not everyone wipes. In some countries, like in the Indian sub-continent, people use water jets for that. Also, some crazy japanese toilets have spray heads for that purpose.
Poll: Do you wipe or spray water? (Vote): Wipe (Vote): Spray water (Vote): Regularly do both
Some Chinese geneticists were having a convention over the summer at UCD and one of them took a crap in the shower and just left it there =/
I bend over and wipe from my eep down to my balls.
I use moisturized baby wipes.
This is the only way.
The baby wipes are huge so sometimes I do it standing because if I push hard enough I can wedge it into my ass pretty good. It works like a charm. Problem is your butthole feels a little violated afterwards and wet.
I just tried doing it sitting for the first time, felt scary, was afraid I'd touch some, also had to more or less guess if it was clean or not, so afterwards I had to double-check with a standing-wipe anyways.
On January 03 2009 22:34 Hot77.iEy wrote: Sitting style seems so much more troublesome! You have so little room to maneuver your hand without touching anything nasty.
isn't this where all the SC practice come in, think about the finger works you have done over your mouse/keyboard and it doesn't seem too hard
On January 04 2009 04:01 DoctorHelvetica wrote: I bend over and wipe from my eep down to my balls.
I use moisturized baby wipes.
This is the only way.
The baby wipes are huge so sometimes I do it standing because if I push hard enough I can wedge it into my ass pretty good. It works like a charm. Problem is your butthole feels a little violated afterwards and wet.
But you get used to that.
wtf?!
On January 04 2009 01:50 ToT)OjKa( wrote: you do not use public toilets for shits man...you just don't
qft. I shit once a day and I make sure i'm doing it while i'm at home.
And I had NO idea that people would wipe standing. I mean wtf!? Wouldn't it cause your buttchecks (spelling?) to tighten up and press the shit back in? xD
On January 04 2009 03:09 inlagdsil wrote: Not everyone wipes. In some countries, like in the Indian sub-continent, people use water jets for that. Also, some crazy japanese toilets have spray heads for that purpose.
Poll: Do you wipe or spray water? (Vote): Wipe (Vote): Spray water (Vote): Regularly do both
When I first arrived in Japan, I would spray then wipe every time I take a dump. After a few months, it became really (I mean really) time consuming, so I stopped spraying. I'd still always do it at work though...
On January 04 2009 04:12 DennizR wrote: I just tried doing it sitting for the first time, felt scary, was afraid I'd touch some, also had to more or less guess if it was clean or not, so afterwards I had to double-check with a standing-wipe anyways.
I'll continue to do it standing in the future.
you don't have to guess, you just look at the toilet paper and see if it's clean or not...
Yeah I almost cant believe this. When did this split between standers and sitters even happen? Can't even stereotype you standers as it seems like you are from a lot of different countries too.. blows my mind.