Riedle wrote:Surely to god there are times of the day and functions of the body where one can still feel human and not have to have this frankly odd compulsion to always have our gums flapping.
Sure, I slightly prefer isolation, but I am not much bothered by conversation.
Or, if I am for some reason bothered at the time, a simple "busy, talk later" will suffice to bring the point across with no needlessly hurt feelings.
Side-note, you try waiting 5-15 minutes for an empty good condition stall with 3-8 other people you know waiting alongside and see how much you feel like keeping silent for the entire time
Aren't crowded dorm room buildings fun ?
Quote:Also, for the love of Pete, get some fibre into you.
More a matter of practice than lack of fiber. Could easily go daily if I wanted to, I just don't feel like it.
Got used to that after a rather long hospital stay in my youth, where the bathrooms were... well, the less said, the better.
Bowel control grandmastery FTW. Yeah, it's probably not very healthy, but then again...
Buzzmong wrote:When you go to wipe, do you fold or scrunch the toilet paper?
Fold.
Number of folds depending on paper (ply count, ply thickness, etc).
Simple fold or triangle fold ( / then \ then _ ; repeat if necessary), depending on consistency of remains.
Given "modern" type toilet paper (single ply being quite transparent, usually comes in 3-ply variant), the sufficient thickness for me would be around 6 plies. Up to 9 plies total would be necessary for 3-ply paper to form the triangle, but a single simple fold with that type of paper is usually acceptable too.
Ideally, under no circumstance should the last ply (the one that touches the hand) be visibly altered in any way after a wipe compared to before a wipe.
I highly prefer wipe-then-wash-then-drywipe instead of repeated wiping without any added water, but very few public toilets can make that option possible.
I mean, how many public toilets with bidets have you been into ?
Heck, even hotel rooms don't usually have a bidet, and not always a sink within arm's reach of the toilet to enable at least wetting the paper.
Quote:As an interesting note, that very question once led to a revelation that some people stand to wipe. I cannot comprehend why people would chose to do that. It boggles my mind.
I guess it depends on the relative size of the person and the bowl.
A small person on a large bowl would have no reason to move, ample space for wiping available.
A large person on a small bowl would need to move, at least lean sideways half-way, because there would be no opening otherwise. In some cases, leaning is not an option (small stall, for instance) so getting up altogether is the only remaining option.