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I’m willing to bet 50% of people in the U.S. get anxious when having to do their business in a public bathroom. Doing your business next to a stranger in Tevas
by jasondigitized 4y ago
I’m willing to bet 50% of people in the U.S. get anxious when having to do their business in a public bathroom.
Doing your business next to a stranger in Tevas with hobbit feet and a serious gastro intestinal issue is nightmare fuel for me.
- outsidetheparty 4y agoIt's funny how people tend to assume their own characteristics are global phenomena, or at least common; isn't it? Looks like the actual number is somewhere closer to 2.8% - 16.4% of people [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28554367/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28554367/]. (This study was specifically about "shy bladder" but that seems a pretty close proxy)
- jasondigitized 4y agoNot shy bladder at all. I’ll let it rip. Doesn’t mean I or others enjoy the experience.
- rco8786 4y agoDisagree that it's a close proxy. Not being able to perform at all is much different than feeling uncomfortable about people hearing you do said deed.
- outsidetheparty 4y agoFair enough. The comment I was responding to characterized pooping next to a stranger as "nightmare fuel;" perhaps I over-interpreted that.
- yurishimo 4y agoI’m one of these people. Luckily as a man, I don’t mind taking a whiz in a public restroom, even if it’s disgusting, but id almost rather have an accident in my car than stop and take a #2 in a nasty gas station restroom. My bathroom at home is a sanctuary and I never take it for granted.
- gallamine 4y agoI once had a buddy walk up behind me while I was at a urinal and smack the back of my head - one of the most infuriating things ever. Ever since I'm hyper aware of people behind me at the urinal.
- yurishimo 4y agoI probably would have pee’d on him. His fault for surprising me whilst mid-piss.