So given the following commonly preceived bathroom offenses, which do you fine most offensive/inappropriate?
My worst bathroom moment ever came when I visited my old employer. I went to the head to take a leak before heading to my old department and out of one of the stalls steps my old boss. Before he washed his hands he comes up to me, grabs my hand and shakes it. I still shudder thinking about it.
#2 is no big deal--I'd rather that happen in the restroom than elsewhere in the office. So, between #1 & #3, I base my decision on the number of people (potentially) affected. Someone using the urinal next to me annoys me, whereas someone choosing not to wash spreads nastiness to several others. So, I would have to go with option #3.
Understand this is more playing Devil's Advocate than disagreeing with you, but what about this. In #3 I'm thinking in most cases you don't know they "dropped a deuce" (I like that term). So what's really the difference between someone scratching their back and touching door handles from a guy just hitting the head and touching his clean parts and touching the handles without washing? Not really a bacteria issue as long as you're just hitting the head, right?
Some urinals tend to have a little bit of splashback. Toilet handles are often nasty petri dishes. The "clean parts" may not be as clean as one would hope (a little light post-urinary leakage can make that area quite "unclean"). And, if said head-hitter engages in the customary post-urinary unit shake, then I would consider it unlikely that his hands emerge completely unaffected. All this to say--no, not right. Interesting question though.
On a side note...I cant stand urinals unless they have that little wall in between them. Standing next to other random dudes with your dick out has got to be one of the dumbest socially accepted idea ever. The worst is Dodger Statium where they have the 30 foot long urinal trough! Lets all cozy up with our dicks out. Addressing the obvious joke soon to follow...I'll just say I hold my own down there so thats not an issue, nor should it matter since dear god I hope we arent having a silent contest in the urinals Im not aware about!
At school I dont touch ANYTHING in the bathroom....I wont flush a toilet or urinal, maybe if your lucky I flush a toilet using my foot (in a shoe), I wont use the sink (I have hand sanitizer)....If I have to open a door Im using my elbow or shoulder, If I must use a door knob then I grab a paper towel to cover it while grabbing. All of this of course applies to only taking a piss which I make sure thats all I need to do in public.
OK. Fair enough. Seems I've heard somewhere that unrine is sterile and thus wouldn't have any bacteria to cause issues to a person (I think I've even heard that space stations do a simple treatment to make it drinkable water). Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought the poo was the issue.
Obviously PtldPlatypus doesnt have the skills to pay the bills when it comes to urinals! You gotta attack that shit on an angle, and lining up your body dead center is only for a fool! You gotta be a few inches to one side and have your piss hit at between 20 to 30 degree angle on the side of the urinal! No splash! Step your game up!
Or if you just step up close and lay your junk right up against the inside wall and let it run down like a Chinese fountain.
I was in the Army and ate, slept, shit and pissed with 80 guys everyday......... none of these bug me!
My brother was at a Husky football game a few years ago and ran into his boss's boss whizzing in the urinal next to him at the stadium. Not only was the VP stinking drunk, and not only did he have "W" painted in purple on his face, but he took a leak, waited for my brother to finish, and extended his hand to my brother immediately after both just touched their junk. One of the those "grin and bear it" moments for my brother. Unnnnnnncomfortable