OK I make no apologies for writing about the toilet again, and I make no apologies for the gross content about to follow. Ladies you might like to look away or click to some other website.
The way some men treat a public toilet is simply revolting. I just don't understand it. I could almost understand this kind of behaviour if I was talking about a toilet in the far corner of some remote park in some uninhabited God-forsaken outpost of mankind at the outer reaches of the planet.
Regrettably I'm talking about the toilets in the building where I work. First up, let me say what a fantastic job the cleaning staff do in the building. I'm just not sure I could do what they do, especially given what they face on a regular basis.
I can't speak for the women's toilets or for what goes on in there (obviously).
Anyway let me get right to it. I just can't understand why someone would walk into a cubicle in the toilet and proceed to whizz all over the seat. For the love of God, why would someone do that? It is so gross and so completely disrespectful to everyone else who has to use the toilet, not to mention the poor soul who has to clean it.
Then there's the rogue turd. What kind of person goes into a toilet, leaves one of these in the bowl and doesn't flush the toilet. What is that? is it some kind of peacock-type display of prowess? This is just so disgusting. I am speechless when I see this and just can't imagine the cognitive process going on in that person's head.
There's more gross displays but I'm not going to bother. I mean this is 2006 and we are not neanderthals. This is horrifying to me.
Then there are prats who come in and leave the taps on the sinks running. Cold water, hot water. Either way it's stupid and irresponsible.
I once worked with a guy who used to bring a screwdriver into the toilet with him. He would slip into the cubicle, close the door and then proceed to unscrew the handle used to flush the toilet. He would then dump the handle and all the associated screws, washers etc into the toilet bowl. I also heard that he would occasionally stick a whole roll of toilet paper in there. Why did he do it? He would just shrug his shoulders and gesture in a Descartes fashion as if to say "why does anyone do anything?".
It's so gross and impossible to rationalise. I really dislike this kind of behaviour, it makes me despair of other people for a little while.
4 comments:
why did I write the last sentence of the first paragraph. Interesting question (in a kind-of peering over the top a fine china teacup while wearing a panama hat way)..
I went to a good school where they taught me that speaking about the toilet is just not cricket in front of ladies.
Call me old fashioned (no really, do) because I am. That's not to say I don't think women can handle this stuff. I just got over discussing this with the missus and do you know what she said? she said "why are we talking about poo and the mens' toilets?" Curses... she had me in a mental headlock again.
I just don't think women are that interested in how men soil each other's toilet facilities. Maybe I'm wrong. What does Andrea think? do female students at SD uni gross out the toilets?
You should come take a look at women's bathrooms and then you'll see we're not that much better than you guys are.
The guy you describe last seems a bit of an extreme if you ask me. I think people soil the toilets not because they're just lazy and careless. For us, women, we figure the toilet is already dirty, better not sit on it and stand instead. Problem is, when you stand, it splashes everywhere and you don't want to get your hands dirty to clean the mess you've just made. :)
Oops I meant to say that people don't soil the toilets not because they want to make other people's lives miserable, but because they're just lazy and careless.
the guy who unscrewed the handles was nuts. He was called up for National Service and managed to avoid having to enlist because he found a doctor who was willing to write a letter to say he was completely mad. An easy job for the doctor clearly.
Hard to believe that women can be as gross as men... yuk
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