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Toilet cubicle etiquette

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MaryBethMayfair · 20/06/2024 10:49

Female toilets in work. As per diagram.
AIBU that C is the 'correct' choice of cubicle, assuming all cubicles are empty upon entry?

I was just in cubicle C, and someone entered moments behind me, and went into B. I think that's madness and can't fathom why, out of the two remaining cubicles available, you'd opt to go into the one right next to someone. curious to know if others would have done the same.

I believe that statistically, A is apparently the cleanest cubicle, due to it being used least.

YABU: B is a good cubicle choice, I like to be in the middle of things.
YANBU: B is madness and should only be selected when A and C are otherwise engaged.

Toilet cubicle etiquette
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MaryBethMayfair · 20/06/2024 13:50

countcalculia · 20/06/2024 13:46

dinna fash yersels

Can anyone join in with the Scottish?

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Gonnae no’ dae that
😂

More the merrier!

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countcalculia · 20/06/2024 13:46

Toottooot · 20/06/2024 13:38

Awa bile yer heid -HEN 🤣🤣🤣

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dinna fash yersels

Can anyone join in with the Scottish?

youngestisapsycho · 20/06/2024 13:42

Lol.. our office toilets have 2 cubicles and for some reason only one of them is ever used. There is always only one person in the toilets at a time... if someone is in there, we wait for them to leave before going in. It's just an unwritten rule 😂

Toottooot · 20/06/2024 13:38

MaryBethMayfair · 20/06/2024 13:36

And there was me heading to HR to lodge a formal grievance 🙄
Naebdy's greeting, hen.

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Awa bile yer heid -HEN 🤣🤣🤣

AllyCart · 20/06/2024 13:38

MaryBethMayfair · 20/06/2024 13:34

Microsoft paint is not as user-friendly as I remember it being in my youthful days of high school ICT. I did briefly attempt a copy/paste to ensure accuracy of the sinks, but I failed.

I'm quite proud of what I produced given the technology troubles I faced. Even though I'm apparently completely bonkers to have articulated into words my pee-time musings, let alone take the time to make a diagram!

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It was a good effort, nonetheless, OP.
😂

(If it wasn't clear, I was joking about the smaller sink being part of a refurb or something)

AllyCart · 20/06/2024 13:37

DH once told me there is a strict etiquette for men and the urinals in their toilets.

If there are 5 spaces (starting with number 1 closest to the door) the 1st person to arrive should use 5, the next person goes to 1, the next goes to 3, the next then goes to 2 and the last one to 4.

Apparently the 4th person goes to 2 and not 4 because 4 is further away and bypassing 2 would either be an indication of avoiding that person or implying that they specifically want to be next to the person at number 5.

🙄

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MaryBethMayfair · 20/06/2024 13:36

Toottooot · 20/06/2024 13:29

Wooptie fucking ping - somebody used the cubicle next to you - nae really worth greetin’ over is it.

And there was me heading to HR to lodge a formal grievance 🙄
Naebdy's greeting, hen.

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KarenOH · 20/06/2024 13:35

BEWARE OF FART STAY ONE APART

anyone who chooses to use the cubicle next to me despite others being available is a poo pervert and you can’t convince me otherwise.

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MaryBethMayfair · 20/06/2024 13:34

AllyCart · 20/06/2024 13:29

Why is the first sink smaller than the other two?

Was it added later or replaced maybe?

Microsoft paint is not as user-friendly as I remember it being in my youthful days of high school ICT. I did briefly attempt a copy/paste to ensure accuracy of the sinks, but I failed.

I'm quite proud of what I produced given the technology troubles I faced. Even though I'm apparently completely bonkers to have articulated into words my pee-time musings, let alone take the time to make a diagram!

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countcalculia · 20/06/2024 13:31

AllyCart · 20/06/2024 13:29

Why is the first sink smaller than the other two?

Was it added later or replaced maybe?

Child size innit

Cuppateatea · 20/06/2024 13:30

Haha this made me laugh. I would always go for A but if someone was in A or C I’d go for the other, avoiding B. If someone was in B I’d take A probably. Of course all of this could change depending on my dynamic assessment of the state of said cubicles upon entry. Floaters, not flushed, no bog roll etc., that would need some thought …

Toottooot · 20/06/2024 13:29

Wooptie fucking ping - somebody used the cubicle next to you - nae really worth greetin’ over is it.

HooverTheRoof · 20/06/2024 13:29

When I worked in an office I always used the same cubicle (assuming it was free) out of habit...I wouldn't pay an attention to where other people were, my priority would be using "my" cubicle.

Mochudubh · 20/06/2024 13:29

@MissScarletInTheBallroom

Who are these people who don't check?

I don't know but there seems to be a lot of them, probably even some on this thread. 👀.

I can think of no other reason for using the sink furthest from the cubicle you've just used than to disassociate yourself from your, ahem, output.

AllyCart · 20/06/2024 13:29

Why is the first sink smaller than the other two?

Was it added later or replaced maybe?

countcalculia · 20/06/2024 13:27

PrincessMee · 20/06/2024 13:25

It's not the wees you have to worry about 😂😂

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It is when the idiots decide to hover.

PrincessMee · 20/06/2024 13:25

Ribidibidibidoobahday · 20/06/2024 12:53

I make sure I don't go in the same cubicle as someone else. Beyond that I can't think about much more when I need to wee.

It's not the wees you have to worry about 😂😂

PrincessMee · 20/06/2024 13:23

MaryBethMayfair · 20/06/2024 10:55

Oh dear, I assumed it would be obvious that this was a light-hearted pondering as opposed to "worrying" about it. Diagram because I'm having a very slow work-day and it killed 30 seconds.

Seems everything must be clearly stated on MN these days. Ah well.

I read this too about A will be the cleanest one. My first choice would be C 😂

Ottersmith · 20/06/2024 13:22

I used to clean toilets and it was always, without a doubt, the toilets furthest away from the door that were cleanest. Never underestimate how much laziness factors in to everyone's decisions. Not sure how it would apply in such a small room though.

ticketstub · 20/06/2024 13:20

A place I visit has an identical layout. The cleaner emptys the dirty mop bucket into toilet A and the dirty water splashes all over the seat. So, if someone is in C, I tend to use B though they may be wondering why.

QuickFetchTheCoffee · 20/06/2024 13:10

LOL. I always use the second to last toilet from the end if its available, meaning I would always choose B whether someone is in the first cubicle, last cubicle or all three were empty until I walked in.
I have a rule though that whatever I see hear or smell in the loos is Never Ever Mentioned and I expect the same courtesy.

MoonWoman69 · 20/06/2024 13:01

@MaryBethMayfair
Maybe add a comment that it's a lighthearted post in your original?! It may just prevent you coming across as totally bonkers!

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 20/06/2024 13:01

Mochudubh · 20/06/2024 12:55

I'm with you OP.

I also flush before adjusting my clothing so I can check it's flushed properly.

A lot of women seem to do the opposite, flush and immediately exit the cubicle and USE THE SINK FURTHEST AWAY, leaving me to either wait till they leave so I can use "my" sink, knowing my cubicle is clean or use the sink opposite their cubicle and risk someone coming in, going into the other cubicle and find a big unflushed turd and think it's mine. 😱

We're obviously not the only ones overthinking it, otherwise why would anyone not use the sink opposite the cubicle they've used? Presumably they don't want to check and be confronted by their own unflushed turd.

But who are these people who don't check??

I close the lid to flush. If it was just a pee then job done. If it was a number 2 then I open the lid again to check whether everything is gone.

Maybe I'm OTT but I think this is basic manners.

NewMe2024 · 20/06/2024 12:58

I hear you OP. I would have zero stress about using any but agree A is the polite / preferred choice if C is occupied. Just like seats on a bus: don’t sit next to a someone if you could sit a seat apart.

I took this to a new level this week. I’m working away at a conference being held in a hotel and all the women use the same toilets near the conference centre when we take a break. I needed a number two and went all the way back to my hotel room (same building, several floors up) to go as I would not have been able to relax enough to do it with my clients the cubicles either side! Well worth the trip.

minipie · 20/06/2024 12:56

Any empty cubicle that locks and has loo roll. Wouldn’t even think about what other cubicles were in use.

I thought this was going to be about what you do if you’re coming out of a cubicle and it won’t flush or there’s no paper. Do you tell the person heading in after you? Or let them find out for themselves??