Tissues and issues

[venta]

Please excuse inanity. Is very important for clearing up an argument:

[Poll #1560066]

Comments

[phlebas.livejournal.com]

Indeed not! I was intrigued about the lid though - in my experience most women will object if the seat is left up, but won't close the lid.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Interesting! I find most of the people I know who are firm about the lid are women, but it doesn't come up in conversation that often...

I have (jokingly) said before that it's the most equitable solution: for every use women want the seat down while for a percentage of uses men want the seat down but the majority of the time want it up, so in the average M-F household there's not going to be a reasonable compromise if the lid is left up. Neither party will feel they've got the fair end of the deal, being required to move the seat as necessary. Lid down means both parties must lift the lid, and men can move the seat in the same action if they want to.

Also, if you keep books or other items within n feet of the loo it's the least unpleasant option. (I know people who keep toothbrushes in a cup on top of the cistern and habitually leave the lid up. This makes me feel quite unwell.)

[shrydar.livejournal.com]

I find most of the people I know who are firm about the lid are women

I'm male, and noticeably more consistent about closing the lid than the woman I share a house with :)

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Me too. One very good reason for keeping the lid closed: when you flush the loo, unless you have the lid closed, fine particles of 'flush matter' fountain out over really quite a large range. Which is not really all that hygienic.

[venta.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, if you close the lid before flushing you fail to notice when one flush is not adequate, leaving a nasty surprise for the next visitor :)

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Mm, a discreet peek is definitely called for.

[venta.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine used to live in an all-male houseshare, and their policy was always to leave the seat up. Accordingly, I observed this policy when visiting as I felt it seemed reasonable.

I was, apparently, the only female visitor who didn't out-and-out refuse to leave the seat up.

[shrydar.livejournal.com]

I do leave the seat up in male public toilets. Mind you, I'm anti gendered toilet facilities in general, mostly as it's bad for resource levelling, but I gather it's also a frequent source of discrimination against trans* people.