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Most women hoover above toilet seat in public toilets to pee?

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summerfinn · 07/06/2023 07:55

I was out this weekend and had to use the toilet to pee. I normally hoover above toilet seat to pee in public toilets and was thinking to myself this is difficult especially if I need to do a long pee🙈😂 Is this what most women do too or am I being extra germ conscious and should just wipe the seat and sit down? Sorry if tmi but I'm just curious

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highlandspooce · 07/06/2023 08:08

MogsEgg · 07/06/2023 08:02

I bought a she-wee and use that now.

No need to touch the seat at all, shake it off into the bowl, wipe it with a bit of tissue and pop it in a waterproof case I've got them rinse it once I'm home.

I love it. Also use it when I go hiking because I've got a small bladder and like to drink alot of water.

Really recommend one if public toilets gross you out.

I have a little bag with the she-wee, a mini packet of wetwipes and hand sanitiser.

Are you being sarcastic, or do you actually do this?

Sorry I can't really tell.

ArdeteiMasazxu · 07/06/2023 08:07

If there isn't visible dirt on the seat then I can't think what you'd be scared of with having your thighs touch a plastic surface that has previously been touched by the thighs of another human.

None of us are scraping our fannies over the seat to deposit any kind of bodily fluid on there, are we. And if by any chance there was previously a splash of wee on there which has now been wiped up, there's no great danger from that surface touching the surface of our thighs unless we have any open wounds on our legs. Unbroken skin is a germ proof barrier. Just wash properly in the shower every day and any germs get washed away. It's only open wounds and mucous membranes (such as around the eyes, in the mouth and inside your vagina and anus) which can get infected by contact with dirt, so keep those well clear of any potentially dirty surfaces and only touch those ports of yourself with very clean hands and there's nothing to fear. Toilet seats are normally shaped such that there's no danger of contact with those areas.

HeadNorth · 07/06/2023 08:06

I don't hover or wipe the seat unless there is obviously wee on it - just sit and wee. No need to overcomplicate a quick trip to the loo.

ichundich · 07/06/2023 08:05

It's a disgusting habit that covers the whole seat in piss.

sherbertyellowteddy · 07/06/2023 08:05

This reminds me of my grandmother in law. She always tells me about how she never sits on any toilet other than her own and will either hover or completely cover with loo roll. I find it very odd.

TidyHomeTidyMind · 07/06/2023 08:05

I sit, I like to be comfortable when I pee and I haven't ever caught anything nasty from a loo seat so I won't be changing anytime soon.
Can the people that hover just do the rest of us a favour and wipe your pee drips up after you have finished, thanks!

Hayfeverjogon · 07/06/2023 08:04

I went to a huge event at the weekend and the queue for the ladies was really long. By the time I got to the front a woman came out and I went in.

She had piss sprayed ALL over the toilet seat. Could tell she was hoverer. So by avoiding 'germs' on the backs of her legs she made it vile for everyone else. 🤢

Disclaimer: could tell it was urine as it was yellow.

😭

ThatFraggle · 07/06/2023 08:04

I hover but always wipe the seat afterwards.

cornflakesandtea · 07/06/2023 08:04

I don't hover. I've done it before and I'm too scared of accidentally peeing on my clothes.

Maray1967 · 07/06/2023 08:04

coffeecupsandwaxmelts · 07/06/2023 08:01

Hoverers are the reason the seats get covered in pee in the first place 🤢

I'm sure I read somewhere that it means you don't empty your bladder properly which leaves you more susceptible to infections.

I always sit 🤷‍♀️

Yes, nurse told me this when I had a uti - not that I hover. You are more likely to be ill from hovering and not emptying your bladder properly than from sitting on the seat. I was guilty of not waiting long enough to empty the bladder but the nurse says she tells all hoverers to stop.

user1473878824 · 07/06/2023 08:03

No. I do however seem to have to wipe other women’s wee off seats probably because they’ve been ridiculously hovering over them.

Sigmama · 07/06/2023 08:03

I've always thought hoverers were slightly deranged and germ obsessed

MogsEgg · 07/06/2023 08:02

I bought a she-wee and use that now.

No need to touch the seat at all, shake it off into the bowl, wipe it with a bit of tissue and pop it in a waterproof case I've got them rinse it once I'm home.

I love it. Also use it when I go hiking because I've got a small bladder and like to drink alot of water.

Really recommend one if public toilets gross you out.

I have a little bag with the she-wee, a mini packet of wetwipes and hand sanitiser.

Sirzy · 07/06/2023 08:02

I thought it was hovering which actually poses more risk as it increases the chance of UTIs and similar?

MissDollyMix · 07/06/2023 08:01

No I don’t hover (or hoover) I sometimes give the seat a quick wipe down before I sit down. I’d only hover if the loo was really grim or missing a seat. Just sit down.

Chasingsquirrels · 07/06/2023 08:01

I have never hovered above a toilet seat. I sit on it, as is intended.
I have caught many things in my life, none of them as a consequence of sitting on toilet seats.

coffeecupsandwaxmelts · 07/06/2023 08:01

Hoverers are the reason the seats get covered in pee in the first place 🤢

I'm sure I read somewhere that it means you don't empty your bladder properly which leaves you more susceptible to infections.

I always sit 🤷‍♀️

Xrays · 07/06/2023 08:01

I sit. Your bum is just skin. It’s not like any urine left on the seat is going to leap up into your vagina. Really doesn’t bother me at all.

LifeIsPainHighness · 07/06/2023 08:00

Vacuuming is going a bit far 😂

I never hover. I must be the only person on MN who wees normally

Muhwanda · 07/06/2023 08:00

I don’t. It’s the hoverers that make it a mess in the first place.

BiggerBoat1 · 07/06/2023 08:00

I just sit on the seat! Those who hover cause the problem as I assume they are the ones who pee on the seat. Grim.

GoneAwayWorld · 07/06/2023 08:00

Janek · 07/06/2023 07:57

Women who hover above the toilet seat generally wee on it, leaving it unpleasant for the next person. Just give it a wipe if necessary and sit down!

This.
I don't hover, I sit. I find it very upsetting when women who hover wee on the toilet seat and then don't clean it.
If everyone just sat it would be much more hygienic.

highlandspooce · 07/06/2023 07:59

I have never hovered. I'm not physically able now but even before it never crossed my mind.

What is its purpose?

NeedANewPhone1 · 07/06/2023 07:59

I sit. The seat touches the back of my legs. I don't use this body part for eating or anything else and I cover it with clothing. I wash my clothing. I don't worry about germs from this scenario.

WimpoleHat · 07/06/2023 07:59

It’s a bit of plastic. Just sit on it. I don’t see the problem. Wash your hands afterwards.