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seiferoth10
Profile Joined May 2010
3362 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-18 10:05:43
March 18 2011 10:05 GMT
#161
What about the single trough urinals with no separators that extend for multiple people to use simultaneously?

I saw one in a restroom once and thanked everything holy that no one else was there.
Hairy
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1169 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-18 10:26:32
March 18 2011 10:24 GMT
#162
On March 18 2011 07:24 Roeder wrote:
When I was out watching a football game a few years ago, a guy decided to stand right next to me despite 15 free urinals. We were the only two there.

That was a truly awkward moment.

I love that male bathroom etiquitte is such that someone picking the "wrong" urinal is memorable years later. :D


On March 18 2011 09:08 skypig wrote:
Wow...as the OP, I can say that this thread has taught me stuff I was totally not aware of. I had no idea that picking the middle urinal was that big a deal...I do it all the time, and I've never had anyone get pissed at me for it.
Well I can tell you that, judging from the poll, 93% of men have been pissed at you for it - you just never realised because you're socially oblivious. No-one is going to SAY anything to you of course, they're just going to quietly judge you as being a weirdo. Besides, saying something would further break another unspoken rule of the bathroom; that strangers should under no circumstances speak or make eye contact near the toilets.


EDIT: left, obviously.
Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits
Goobus
Profile Joined May 2010
Hong Kong587 Posts
March 18 2011 10:28 GMT
#163
middle because its least likely by all others to pee there. therefore, it won't be as filthy
Electric.Jesus
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany755 Posts
March 18 2011 10:34 GMT
#164
Just so you know that positioning at urinals is really a big issue: there has actually been psychological research on how the presence and proximity of others influences your ability to pee.

There were three stalls, one of which was made to appear broken (marked X), with two conditions.

a) [ ] [X] [ ]
b) [ ] [ ] [X]

Now, for 1/3 of peers a buddy of the experimenter entered the bathroom shorty after them, taking the free urinal as seen in condition a). For another thrird, the buddy of the experimenter took the free urinal as in condition b). The final third of participants was lucky. They were the control condition and were allowed to pee all alone.

Results:

- presence of others makes you take longer to start and you pee smaller amounts
- the closer the other person is the worse it gets

tl;dr: Science supports bathroom etiquitte, maximize distance!

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McNulty
Profile Joined September 2010
Norway184 Posts
March 18 2011 10:36 GMT
#165
Without a shadow of a doubt middle one, to maximize the chances of being able to check out and compare size with other people.
jjun212
Profile Joined December 2004
Canada2208 Posts
March 18 2011 10:37 GMT
#166
for the purpose of the poll, i chose LEFT.

but depends... usually the one closest to the wall away from the sinks.

OR.. if i know my friends are coming in after me, i take the middle because i know it'll piss them off. lol
fams
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada731 Posts
March 18 2011 10:41 GMT
#167
Depends which ones the cleanest...add a 4th option to that poll : P
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Hairy
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1169 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-18 10:44:38
March 18 2011 10:44 GMT
#168
On March 18 2011 19:28 Goobus wrote:
middle because its least likely by all others to pee there. therefore, it won't be as filthy

On March 18 2011 04:37 skypig wrote:
EDIT: Assume all the urinals are all equally clean, usable, the same height, and unoccupied when you walk in.

Good job Goobus.
Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits
Goobus
Profile Joined May 2010
Hong Kong587 Posts
March 18 2011 10:44 GMT
#169
why would you wanna stand in the most commonly chosen spot and stand in pubes, piss, and all sorts of other shit? i don't understand you guys.
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43352 Posts
March 18 2011 10:46 GMT
#170
On March 18 2011 19:44 Goobus wrote:
why would you wanna stand in the most commonly chosen spot and stand in pubes, piss, and all sorts of other shit? i don't understand you guys.

On March 18 2011 19:44 Hairy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 18 2011 19:28 Goobus wrote:
middle because its least likely by all others to pee there. therefore, it won't be as filthy

Show nested quote +
On March 18 2011 04:37 skypig wrote:
EDIT: Assume all the urinals are all equally clean, usable, the same height, and unoccupied when you walk in.

Good job Goobus.
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wollhandkrabbe
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany97 Posts
March 18 2011 10:56 GMT
#171
I vaguely remember a study that found out you are more likely to use the urinal that is the furthest away from the one last being used. Hooray for sense of smell.
BrahCJ
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia659 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-18 11:01:09
March 18 2011 11:00 GMT
#172
On March 18 2011 10:28 sung_moon wrote:
honestly a different factor that is more important is this scenario:
You walk in and there's three urinals. 1st and 3rd and being used. Do you go and use the middle one?
Poll: Do you go and use the middle?

No (24)
 
62%

Yes (15)
 
38%

39 total votes

Your vote: Do you go and use the middle?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No



btw i voted left. right and left same thing but i never go middle to avoid this exact scenario


Serious?!
Why the hell not?

Are you so scared that someone might look at your "junk."
Or that someone might think you wanna look at theirs?......

When I was a young kid my dad wasn't around, so I did get "concerned" about using the urinals when I was, say... Too old to go into the ladies with mum (lets say... 6) until I realized that in a mens toilet.....

1) Everyone has a penis.
2) Everyone needs to piss
3) No one wants to look at your dick any more than you wanna see theirs.

My answer for the first question was "left" due to reading from left to right.
It doesn't phase me
In fact, I don't know if its an Australian thing, but the majority of mens urinals are 1 stainless steel "trough/wall" so essentially, you're sharing a pissing space, regardless, and there is no stopping a "more friendly" stranger from standing in a gap left between yourself, and another patron.

See Here: http://mirror-us-ga1.gallery.hd.org/_exhibits/toilets/_more2007/_more09/gents-gentlemen-mens-well-kept-public-toilets-incluing-urinals-and-fancy-automated-wash-basins-all-white-tiles-and-stainless-steel-in-Tonbridge-Kent-England-1-DHD.jpg
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Hairy
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1169 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-18 11:20:43
March 18 2011 11:19 GMT
#173
On March 18 2011 20:00 BrahCJ wrote:
Serious?!
Why the hell not?

Are you so scared that someone might look at your "junk."
Or that someone might think you wanna look at theirs?......

Numerous people have written something along these lines... it's not about "fear", or that you're worried about people looking at your genitals, or that you're worried that THEY'RE worried you're going to look at theirs or anything like that.

We're not nervous or frightened, it's just socially awkward for most people - it's just not what you do. Like if you were to get on a bus that's completely empty apart from one person, you're not going to go and sit on the seat right next to them. You just don't do it. It's the same situation in the bathrooms, but to add to the social awkwardness that stranger has his cock out.
Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits
L3g3nd_
Profile Joined July 2010
New Zealand10461 Posts
March 18 2011 11:21 GMT
#174
hahahah as if people go in and go, OH GOD IM NOT USING THE RIGHT ONE, ARE YOU INSANE?

Depends where the door is, pick the closest
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BrahCJ
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia659 Posts
March 18 2011 11:23 GMT
#175
On March 18 2011 20:19 Hairy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 18 2011 20:00 BrahCJ wrote:
Serious?!
Why the hell not?

Are you so scared that someone might look at your "junk."
Or that someone might think you wanna look at theirs?......

Like if you were to get on a bus that's completely empty apart from one person, you're not going to go and sit on the seat right next to them. You just don't do it. It's the same situation in the bathrooms, but to add to the social awkwardness that stranger has his cock out.



Only in this case, the bus is completely full, and there is 1 seat remaining.
In my opinion, its worse NOT to take the seat, or not to take the middle urinal.

What you're saying by refusing a perfectly functional seat/urinal is
"You, there, you're a creep. I don't trust you."

In my opinion, its worse not to take the seat/urinal. Sure, I don't enjoy standing around with my dick out next to OTHER dudes with their dick out... But.... Pissing is essential. Everyone does it.

Almost like breastfeeding in a public cafe/restaurant.... Its an awkward situation for all involved, but see past it. Its primal. Its essential.
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icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
March 18 2011 11:27 GMT
#176
*autotunes*
which urinal should i taaaaaaaaaaaaaake?

right one just a habit
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CaptainCrush
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States785 Posts
March 18 2011 11:30 GMT
#177
I typically use the one without piss all over the floor and pubes stuck to the edge.... if they are all clean though, I pick the left.
jnkw
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada347 Posts
March 18 2011 11:34 GMT
#178
On March 18 2011 20:27 icystorage wrote:
*autotunes*
which urinal should i taaaaaaaaaaaaaake?

right one just a habit


You have no idea what I was just about to post.

Lol in all honesty I can't answer the original poll though, because in every situation I won't ever find urinals that are exactly the same. There will always be some situational factor that influences my decision.
writer22816
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States5775 Posts
March 18 2011 11:48 GMT
#179
On March 18 2011 20:00 BrahCJ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 18 2011 10:28 sung_moon wrote:
honestly a different factor that is more important is this scenario:
You walk in and there's three urinals. 1st and 3rd and being used. Do you go and use the middle one?
Poll: Do you go and use the middle?

No (24)
 
62%

Yes (15)
 
38%

39 total votes

Your vote: Do you go and use the middle?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No



btw i voted left. right and left same thing but i never go middle to avoid this exact scenario


Serious?!
Why the hell not?

Are you so scared that someone might look at your "junk."
Or that someone might think you wanna look at theirs?......

When I was a young kid my dad wasn't around, so I did get "concerned" about using the urinals when I was, say... Too old to go into the ladies with mum (lets say... 6) until I realized that in a mens toilet.....

1) Everyone has a penis.
2) Everyone needs to piss
3) No one wants to look at your dick any more than you wanna see theirs.

My answer for the first question was "left" due to reading from left to right.
It doesn't phase me
In fact, I don't know if its an Australian thing, but the majority of mens urinals are 1 stainless steel "trough/wall" so essentially, you're sharing a pissing space, regardless, and there is no stopping a "more friendly" stranger from standing in a gap left between yourself, and another patron.

See Here: http://mirror-us-ga1.gallery.hd.org/_exhibits/toilets/_more2007/_more09/gents-gentlemen-mens-well-kept-public-toilets-incluing-urinals-and-fancy-automated-wash-basins-all-white-tiles-and-stainless-steel-in-Tonbridge-Kent-England-1-DHD.jpg


+1

I feel like an idiot when I wait and conform to a bullshit standard like this. How fucking stupid is it to stand around and wait when there's an empty urinal right there but you're 'not allowed' to use it. lmao
8/4/12 never forget, never forgive.
naggerNZ
Profile Joined December 2010
New Zealand708 Posts
March 18 2011 11:49 GMT
#180
Anyone who pretends they don't conform to the aforementioned etiquette clearly has no place in modern society.
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