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Not to mention that if you're sharing a household with someone who prefers to sit, you either a) leave the seat up, which is inconsiderate or b) keep raising an
by morsch 6y ago
Not to mention that if you're sharing a household with someone who prefers to sit, you either a) leave the seat up, which is inconsiderate or b) keep raising and lowering it every time, which seems like it's more work than sitting down in the first place.
- Ensorceled 6y agoBoth my wife and I put both the seat and the cover down, every time because it is cleaner.
- naavis 6y agoI'm amused how people considering raising or lowering the seat a lot of work. I don't understand why it is an issue. You should anyway close the lid when flushing to prevent toilet water and fecal matter from spraying around.
- morsch 6y agoWho are those people who consider it a lot of work?
- Ensorceled 6y agoI also assumed that you did, since you went out of your way to comment on it. If it's not a lot of effort, why did you mention it?
- morsch 6y agoI said it's more work than sitting down. Both is not a lot of work. A relative increase in a value does not imply an absolutely high value. I imagine if you enjoy peeing while standing up, it's worth the effort.
- danielheath 6y agoTaking a wild guess: Tall people with bad backs?
- globular-toast 6y agoEveryone in my house closes the lid after they've used the toilet because I don't want a great big open funnel perfect for accidentally dropping things into. Also it conveniently stops any petty arguments about seat up/down before they even start.
- Freak_NL 6y agoI have never in my life considered closing the lid because of a fear of dropping things in it. The only time I have my hands anywhere over the toilet bowl with anything in them is when I'm doing home improvement chores, or bleeding the radiator mounted there.
- Noumenon72 6y agoI've knocked saline solution off the counter into the toilet a couple times. Still not worth the effort to close it all the time.
- dotancohen 6y agoStop putting the seat up BEFORE you pee, just for a few days, and she'll stop complaining when you leave it up AFTER you pee.
- lagadu 6y agoI don't mean to offend but this is ridiculous and I say this as a woman. Just leave the damn seat the way you used it, if it's inconsiderate for you not to leave it lowered for me, it's inconsiderate of me not to leave it up for you. Turns out able adults are perfectly capable of operating a toilet.
- Freak_NL 6y agoI always got the impression that this is a predominantly US cultural thing to fret about. I mean, women have the lift the seat as well when the toilet brush has to come into action.
- morsch 6y agoIt's been a topic of discussion and low-brow comedy in Germany for as long as I can remember. Why do you lift the seat when using the brush?
- Freak_NL 6y agoBecause you are moving a not completely dry object to and from a porcelain bowl with the express intent of brushing away faecal matter. Chances of dripping something (water probably, filth possibly) on the seat are non-negligible.
- mint2 6y agoI’m confused why fully closing it is not always the way. Maybe that’s because I grew up in a house with pets. And camping with pit toilets, closing the lid is imperative to reduce the intense ammonia cloud.