You know, working at the place I work comes with many different perks and tribulations. Some good, some not so good, and some are just out of the ordinary. One of the things that has made this job enjoyable is working with so many different work-study students. I have had many over the years. All of them have character, all of them have views on things and all of them have been WOMEN! Don't get me wrong. I love being surrounded by women. I mean, what man wouldn't love that?
Since they have all be women, I have heard my share of things. Some things a man just doesn't need to know. From cell phones ringing and text messaging to hearing about birth control, boobs, and monthly cycles, I have heard it all. Honestly, I don't know what to think of that. I mean, it's obvious that they have all felt THAT comfortable to talk about those types of things in my presence, but I cannot commiserate with them. I AM A MAN! I don't have boobs or a vagina or monthly cycles. I don't know what it is like to have them. I know what it feels like to well, I won't say what I am thinking here (but if you can read between my lines, you'll know what I am thinking) because that would not be correct, so I will spare you the details. But I am a man, so anyone that reads this, should be able to figure out what am talking about.
Essentially, since I have heard my share of things, I would like to continue that point. Not that it matters any, but I like writing, so bear with me here. I may have heard all about women's problems and their disorders and such, but none compares to what I have heard from them about restroom etiquette, or should that be, "non-restroom etiquette?" I am not sure. To tell you the truth, I do not know what is politically correct in bathrooms anymore.
I remember the day when Dana, a former work-study student, told me that she hovered. I was like, "Huh?" and she knew I was confused. Obviously, the look on my face said it all. She had to explain it to me, and afterward, I was like, I could not believe that she actually did not sit on the commode. She just kind of squatted. Honestly, I didn't know that could be done. Well, let me rephrase that, I knew it could be done, I just didn't think it was normal. Little did I know, it ACTUALLY is a normal thing. Come to find out, last semester, when I hired a new work-study student, what was one of the first things that was mentioned in the bookstore? Yeah, you guessed it. Women's issues.
That particular work-study student is not shy with her mouth either. She announces when she has to pee. That's fine and dandy; that does not bother me. What I was surprised to hear was that Tamara said she hovered! HOVERED! That proves right there that when women go to the restroom, it is not just in groups to chat and primp, it's also to HOVER! And I understand why. I know how dirty things can get in a men's restroom. I can only imagine how dirty it can be in a women's restroom.
In order to be politically correct here, I better not just pick on the women I work with, or the women I hired. I believe I better mention what goes on in the men's restroom as well. I always thought, well, when I was growing up, I went in the men's restroom, did my business, and got out. That's the way it's supposed to be. Now, I am older and I have found out otherwise. I have found that time has changed. And to tell you the truth, I have found that men have actually become women. Now I don't mean we go in there and hover like they do. I mean, hello, we don't have to since we have something that hangs down in front of us and we can aim it. Sometimes. That's another point in itself. I'll get to that later. What I mean here, is we have now taken on the same thing as women and we have started chatting in the restroom.
I am okay with that, but as a man, when I go in there to do my business, I want to stand up, do it, and then get on with the rest of the day. I don't want to go in there, stand up, and have a conversation while doing it. That's just not right. Recently, however, I have found that is the new thing us "guys" are doing. I still don't like it. It's just not normal. And I will tell you what else is not normal. And this is a discussion I got into with two of my other work-study students, Renee and Kelli. Like they really wanted to know, but you know, as much as I have heard about the shenanigans of what goes on in a women's restroom, they could listen to me. I told them that I didn't know how many times I have been in a public men's restroom and be the only one in there, but then another guy would walk in, go up to the urinal, start using it, and before he was done, flush it, then finish, and flush it again! HELLO! What's up with that! Why? I mean why in the hell, does the guy need to flush while he is peeing? That's a waste of water. What is the use if you are just going to flush it at the end? But you know what, this has become normal. It happens almost every time I go in a men's public restroom. At least nine out of ten times, I would say.
Getting back to the aiming part, another thing I don't understand is since we have an organ that hangs down in front of us, it is almost impossible to miss, yet, when I have been in public restrooms, there are droplets. Not just on the urinal, but also on the floor. How? It's in front of us guys! How can we miss? I mean us guys all have a system for that not to happen. Either we are a tapper or a wringer. It's as simple as that. There is no excuse for droplets to be left anywhere! Maybe there wouldn't be if the guy wouldn't use one hand to flush while using it. So, there. That explains the droplets! A hand had to be lifted to the handle and the aim got off. Go figure!
But all in all, it is apparent that restroom etiquette has changed over the years. Women now hover and men now exchange words as they stand up. I guess that's the normal way now. Call me old fashioned, but I still think it should be the same old way. Women should sit and men should just stand. There's just some things that shouldn't change, and this is one of them. I know one thing, I'll always stand, and ONLY flush when I am done. That's the way it should be. Always.
Since they have all be women, I have heard my share of things. Some things a man just doesn't need to know. From cell phones ringing and text messaging to hearing about birth control, boobs, and monthly cycles, I have heard it all. Honestly, I don't know what to think of that. I mean, it's obvious that they have all felt THAT comfortable to talk about those types of things in my presence, but I cannot commiserate with them. I AM A MAN! I don't have boobs or a vagina or monthly cycles. I don't know what it is like to have them. I know what it feels like to well, I won't say what I am thinking here (but if you can read between my lines, you'll know what I am thinking) because that would not be correct, so I will spare you the details. But I am a man, so anyone that reads this, should be able to figure out what am talking about.
Essentially, since I have heard my share of things, I would like to continue that point. Not that it matters any, but I like writing, so bear with me here. I may have heard all about women's problems and their disorders and such, but none compares to what I have heard from them about restroom etiquette, or should that be, "non-restroom etiquette?" I am not sure. To tell you the truth, I do not know what is politically correct in bathrooms anymore.
I remember the day when Dana, a former work-study student, told me that she hovered. I was like, "Huh?" and she knew I was confused. Obviously, the look on my face said it all. She had to explain it to me, and afterward, I was like, I could not believe that she actually did not sit on the commode. She just kind of squatted. Honestly, I didn't know that could be done. Well, let me rephrase that, I knew it could be done, I just didn't think it was normal. Little did I know, it ACTUALLY is a normal thing. Come to find out, last semester, when I hired a new work-study student, what was one of the first things that was mentioned in the bookstore? Yeah, you guessed it. Women's issues.
That particular work-study student is not shy with her mouth either. She announces when she has to pee. That's fine and dandy; that does not bother me. What I was surprised to hear was that Tamara said she hovered! HOVERED! That proves right there that when women go to the restroom, it is not just in groups to chat and primp, it's also to HOVER! And I understand why. I know how dirty things can get in a men's restroom. I can only imagine how dirty it can be in a women's restroom.
In order to be politically correct here, I better not just pick on the women I work with, or the women I hired. I believe I better mention what goes on in the men's restroom as well. I always thought, well, when I was growing up, I went in the men's restroom, did my business, and got out. That's the way it's supposed to be. Now, I am older and I have found out otherwise. I have found that time has changed. And to tell you the truth, I have found that men have actually become women. Now I don't mean we go in there and hover like they do. I mean, hello, we don't have to since we have something that hangs down in front of us and we can aim it. Sometimes. That's another point in itself. I'll get to that later. What I mean here, is we have now taken on the same thing as women and we have started chatting in the restroom.
I am okay with that, but as a man, when I go in there to do my business, I want to stand up, do it, and then get on with the rest of the day. I don't want to go in there, stand up, and have a conversation while doing it. That's just not right. Recently, however, I have found that is the new thing us "guys" are doing. I still don't like it. It's just not normal. And I will tell you what else is not normal. And this is a discussion I got into with two of my other work-study students, Renee and Kelli. Like they really wanted to know, but you know, as much as I have heard about the shenanigans of what goes on in a women's restroom, they could listen to me. I told them that I didn't know how many times I have been in a public men's restroom and be the only one in there, but then another guy would walk in, go up to the urinal, start using it, and before he was done, flush it, then finish, and flush it again! HELLO! What's up with that! Why? I mean why in the hell, does the guy need to flush while he is peeing? That's a waste of water. What is the use if you are just going to flush it at the end? But you know what, this has become normal. It happens almost every time I go in a men's public restroom. At least nine out of ten times, I would say.
Getting back to the aiming part, another thing I don't understand is since we have an organ that hangs down in front of us, it is almost impossible to miss, yet, when I have been in public restrooms, there are droplets. Not just on the urinal, but also on the floor. How? It's in front of us guys! How can we miss? I mean us guys all have a system for that not to happen. Either we are a tapper or a wringer. It's as simple as that. There is no excuse for droplets to be left anywhere! Maybe there wouldn't be if the guy wouldn't use one hand to flush while using it. So, there. That explains the droplets! A hand had to be lifted to the handle and the aim got off. Go figure!
But all in all, it is apparent that restroom etiquette has changed over the years. Women now hover and men now exchange words as they stand up. I guess that's the normal way now. Call me old fashioned, but I still think it should be the same old way. Women should sit and men should just stand. There's just some things that shouldn't change, and this is one of them. I know one thing, I'll always stand, and ONLY flush when I am done. That's the way it should be. Always.
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