The Every Other Rule.

Men, it is not just you who abide by the rules when it comes to bathroom etiquette. While you pride yourselves on knowing that you are to leave at LEAST one urinal between you and your bathroom acquaintances, us women also have some unspoken but widely followed rules as well. This includes the every other (in our case) stall rule.

Because really, who wants to crowd someone who is trying to use the bathroom if there is a stall a little farther away that can serve you just as well. I mean, it is already hard enough to get that first shy stream going while the two of you awkwardly sit in silence trying to break the seal.

I don't know about you, but I have also noticed recently that there is somewhat of an avoid all contact with said person in the bathroom rule. For the most part, guys are at the urinal so there is no way to avoid human interaction; however, for ladies the stalls provide an anonymous shield to hide behind - and they use it. And its not an easy feat, you have to have perfect timing.

As soon as the person in the stall hears someone else walk in, the automatically reach for the toilet paper. It almost seems like they are pulling it off as loudly as possible to let new arrival know that they are finishing up. Then, when the new arrival goes into the stall (2 down of course) they quickly dash for the sink (hopefully) and make their exit before having to actually come face-to-face with this real live human being.

Despite their effort to remain anonymous, the shoes always give it away.

I suppose the last, and sometimes the most important, rule I want to talk about is what I like to call the "first floor" rule. This is the secret bathroom that girls have where they can take care of the real dirty work. While most people know what it is used for, it is not to be discussed. "The-bathroom-that-shall-not-be-named." In college, it was the girls bathroom on the first floor - hence the name of the rule. However, feel free to dub this rule whatever you want it. Because girls.... and guys, we all know you have one. At work, school or even the bathroom at your house you use when guests are over.

I write this post because everyone knows it's true, and because, in the great words of Taro Gomi "Everybody Poops."



So Enjoy! (the video I mean) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsLqKAvKiQM