Whenever we
are out and I have to use a public bathroom I always notice that many men,
especially young men, go into the toilet stalls to pee when there are urinals
available. This kind of pisses me off because if I have
to take a dump it is likely I will find pee on the seat.
I don’t know
if bathroom modesty is a societal thing or something imparted during childhood
by mothers.
I have no
shame, probably because of my Navy training back in the 1950’s.
The Navy
head (bathroom) at boot camp was a room about thirty feet long with toilets side
by side along one wall – at least a dozen toilets. It wasn’t unusual, first thing in the morning,
to take a crap with someone sitting next to you. There was the advantage that if you needed a
light for your cigarette you could probably bum one from someone down the
line. In the middle of the room was
a circular fountain, probably six feet in diameter, with a circular peddle at
the base for flushing, where men stood around to take a piss.
There was no
such thing as privacy in the bathroom: the shower was a big open room with shower heads.
Since that time, I have never been affected by bathroom embarrassment.
I may be
wrong, but I don’t think women are as modest in a public bathroom as men are.
the
Ol’Buzzard
