Difference in perceptions

[Sculpto]

I always knew you squatted to piss!
KenC
(sorry, I could not help myself)

LOL its ok.. maybe I do.. maybe I dont.. but look at this..

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[Ade]

why don't men just have a seat anyway?  Its less messy and relaxing.  

I've never really understood the big need most guys have of standing up to piss to be honest.  :noidea: Those that think it's a "Real Man" thing should grow up, move out of the 50's and get a little perspective.

When I moved away from home and had to clean my own bathroom (yes, I'm a fairly clean guy although not OCD about it) I soon figured out that piss splashes aren't that pleasant to deal with all the time (and come of guys, we all know, no matter how accurate and careful you are, you will splash on occasion). Given that we do have to sit on the toilet now and then, I see it as no big deal to sit all the time and in the process, save the splash clean up later.

Those guys that have never cleaned a bathroom and have always let their other halves do it, well, try it some time and you may sympathise enough so you'll start to sit.

[Shadow]

I thought after yesterday's cleanup the pissing contest in this topic would be over.  :noidea:

[BC]

Gross oversimplification . Discounting FSU public lavatories, toilets consist of at least 3 separate but connected items:

1. Cover
2. Seat
3. Bowl

A serious, exhaustive Theory should consider ALL of them - bar item 3 possibly, given its normal immobility.

IINM, FSUW frown on BOTH cover and seat being left in their upright position . Agoraphobia (fear of open spaces), maybe ?

Another interesting avenue of research would be preferences for toilet roll positions: free end facing the wall, or the other way?

Is there a Chair of Lavatorology somewhere ?

Sandro,

The invention of a toilet you can sit on and subsequent addition of seat and cover opened the door for yet another 'power play' in relationships.

It was a huge item in my last relationship until I threatened to rip the damned thing out and replace it with this model below

The technology is simple, sanitary and requires little or no maintenance other than routine cleaning.  Also prevents hemorrhoids since 'sittings' are notably shorter, without a book or newspaper.

[edit] The relationship did not survive..

[SANDRO43]

The relationship did not survive..

It went down the drain, I suppose .

[tfcrew]

 

The relationship did not survive..

A training failure.
They are supposed to lift the seat back up.

[Daveman]

Women have always been able to write their names in the snow... they just have to walk farther... :evil:

I'm sure that revelational wisdom of the ages will assist any young couple to achieve eternal happiness and bliss!

[tfcrew]

In all fairness to get back on topic...
Marriage to anyone [no matter who or where they are from] becomes a routine life in any event.

There will be bickering from time to time.

However, fussing should not become habitual, or continue to get out of hand.
It simply becomes non-productive and counter-constructive to a relationship.

Karl

[Aloe]

about the toilet seat... I always look if its down or not, i think everybody does I dont mind putting it down, considering that no matter how hard i slam it down, it will always slow down by the end of its swing and come down very gently without any sound, unlike the toilet in Russia, if you push it down it makes a very loud noise upon landing. I guess ive never seen a modern toilet seat before. haha. Couldnt care less about the toilet cover. My mom cares about it cuz she read in feng shui book that thats where your money flushes, if you keep it open, very strange concept   And we keep toilet paper on a little wall next to the toilet, its like 80 cm tall and 1 m long wall to hide the bottom half of a person using the toilet, very convenient shelf for paper and other things. I hope that covers all your concerns about the toilet Oh and i put a shiny metal trashcan next to the toilet and surprisingly it is covered in traces of tiny droplets of pee, that apparently splash everywhere when someone pees standing up, i never knew that before. Does it happen if you pee on the water at the bottom or should you pee on toilet wall to not splash?

[Boethius]

I would be pointing out urine on the trash can were that my husband.  But, just wait until you have little boys, Aloe - you need to wash the seat, the garbage can, under the toilet, the walls . . .

[SANDRO43]

Oh and i put a shiny metal trashcan next to the toilet and surprisingly it is covered in traces of tiny droplets of pee, that apparently splash everywhere when someone pees standing up, i never knew that before. Does it happen if you pee on the water at the bottom or should you pee on toilet wall to not splash?

Aloe, aiming at the water at bowl bottom will cause no appreciable rebound splashes, while at bowl walls it depends on the 'angle of attack', the closer it is to 90° the messier the result .

A thorough analysis should also consider the Coriolis effect, that causes the jet to twist counterclockwise in our northern hemisphere and viceversa in the southern hemisphere .

[SANDRO43]

I would be pointing out urine on the trash can were that my husband.  But, just wait until you have little boys, Aloe - you need to wash the seat, the garbage can, under the toilet, the walls . . .

The ceiling, too ? Your bathroom sounds like a battlefield.

[Ade]

about the toilet seat... I always look if its down or not, i think everybody does I dont mind putting it down, considering that no matter how hard i slam it down, it will always slow down by the end of its swing and come down very gently without any sound, unlike the toilet in Russia, if you push it down it makes a very loud noise upon landing. I guess ive never seen a modern toilet seat before. haha. Couldnt care less about the toilet cover. My mom cares about it cuz she read in feng shui book that thats where your money flushes, if you keep it open, very strange concept   And we keep toilet paper on a little wall next to the toilet, its like 80 cm tall and 1 m long wall to hide the bottom half of a person using the toilet, very convenient shelf for paper and other things. I hope that covers all your concerns about the toilet Oh and i put a shiny metal trashcan next to the toilet and surprisingly it is covered in traces of tiny droplets of pee, that apparently splash everywhere when someone pees standing up, i never knew that before. Does it happen if you pee on the water at the bottom or should you pee on toilet wall to not splash?

There is a very good reason why men's public urinals are designed the way they are...

[Aloe]

Aloe, aiming at the water at bowl bottom will cause no appreciable rebound splashes,

thats not true in the case of our toilet, after noticing the droplets, i personally operated the device during the process, so to speak, and when i aimed at the water on the bottom, i could feel the droplets landing on my bare legs, it was awful hahaha. They were extremely tiny and not visible to a naked eye, but i could feel them

[Aloe]

There is a very good reason why men's public urinals are designed the way they are...

never seen one up close

[SANDRO43]

There is a very good reason why men's public urinals are designed the way they are...

A historical note: public urinals are called vespasiani here, from the name of Roman emperor Titus Flavius Vespasian who introduced a tax on them to be paid by fullones (fullers) who collected and used the byproducts in their trade.

[SANDRO43]

thats not true in the case of our toilet, after noticing the droplets, i personally operated the device during the process, so to speak, and when i aimed at the water on the bottom, i could feel the droplets landing on my bare legs, it was awful hahaha. They were extremely tiny and not visible to a naked eye, but i could feel them

I question the implied assertion that you can have much flow control and aim wherever you wish while sitting .

[Shadow]

never seen one up close

Visit a shop that sells them .
I have one boy, but so far no change in what happens to the toilet...perhaps because he still uses the pampers.

[Aloe]

I question the implied assertion that you can have much flow control and aim wherever you wish while sitting .

he wasnt sitting, i meant my husbands device

[Shadow]

he wasnt sitting, i meant my husbands device

I think that could have caused the stream to be a bit different from usual 

[SANDRO43]

he wasnt sitting, i meant my husbands device

Aloe, i didn't know you were into Experimental Urinodynamics, but using your husband as a test subject may explain some of his recent irritability .

[Aloe]

Aloe, i didn't know you were into Experimental Urinodynamics, but using your husband as a test subject may explain some of his recent irritability .

hey, he doesnt mind, we laughed at it together

[SANDRO43]

we laughed at it together

THAT may have caused the splashes, you need a still subject for serious experiments .

[Gator]

This thread has become hilarious.

Aloe, your sense of humor will help the two of you survive these disputes.

[Gator]

Joke Time (an old one but maybe you have not heard it)

One day Adam and Eve notice God standing before them, holding a bag.

"Hi, God. What's in the bag?" asked Eve.

"These are a couple of things that were left over from creation that I wish to bestow upon you.  Consider them two gifts of mankind."

God rummages around in the bag a moment. "Here's the first. Okay who wants to be able to pee while standing?"

Adam immediately puts his hand up in the air, waving frantically. "Me! Me! Me! Oh, oh, PLEASE, God, let me have it! Just think of how much more work I could get done in the fields! And it would help so much when I'm out hunting! Oh, please, please, please let me pee while standing!"

Eve just smiled and told God, "If Adam really wants it so badly, then he should have the abilty to pee while standing. It seems to be the sort of thing that would make him happy and I want him to be happy."

"Well, all right," says God. "Now, let's see what we have for you, Eve." God rummages about a bit more in the bag for the final gift to bestow.

"Ah, here. Multiple orgasms."