To wonder why people knock on the doors of public toilets?

[RoboticSealpup]

I just saw a woman walk up to the occupied toilet in a cafe and knock on the door. She didn't even wait for half a minute before doing it. Why do people do this? Is it to tell the person inside to hurry up? Is so entitled! Do they also go up to people in front of them in queues and tell them to be quicker? Do they think someone is sitting in there enjoying a leisurely poo wee whilst reading a book? Most people don't enjoy being in public toilets so don't need to be told to get the hell out asap.

[RoboticSealpup]

I thought it was more polite than trying the handle?

Trying the handle is just checking to see if it's locked and entirely sensible, IMO.

Knocking, on the other hand, implies that the person inside is supposed to respond somehow. Maybe by shouting: 'Sorry, whoever you are! I'm nearly done! Just wiping my bits!' (?) or by rushing to be done really quickly because, you know, the person outside is some kind of V.I.P. whose needs are more important than yours and who doesn't like to be kept waiting!

[EKGEMS]

yellowishgiraffe OMG!! I think I'd have accidentally run over the toe of the parent with the pram! "Accidentally"

[recrudescence]

Perhaps it’s the beginning of a joke. Next time answer with a, “Who’s there?”

[FrowningFlamingo]

I've waited outside unoccupied toilets loads of times where it's turned out that the door is just stiff. Nothing wrong with a gentle tap to check imo. An aggressive knocking would be a different story!

[mentallyfacked]

Would rather a knock over a barge in like some kind of specialised loo swat team...

Come on surely we've all had to have a piss while attempting to keep the door closed with a desperate foot against the door?

Lots of toilet locks are broken or constantly display engaged/vacant incorrectly.

I hate repeated knocking though, quick tap so I know if its occupied, then i am happy to wait as long as is needed

[SnuggyBuggy]

If I had nothing better to do I'd be tempted to get out my phone and make the rude fucker wait longer

[SarahSissions]

I'd prefer someone knocked that do what a woman did to me in Leon the other day. It had one of those handles that you push up 90 degrees to lock.
She tried the door once, and when it didn't open (obviously), she proceeded to shake the handle very hard for about 10 seconds causing the lock to dislodge and the door open. As she pulled open the door- she looked at me in surprise and and said she hadn't realised anyone was in there!!! All I could say was "Why the hell did you think the door was locked!"

[Biancadelrioisback]

Yes OP, like I said some people rush, some people use the toilet facilities for non toilet related things eg makeup, personal phonecalls, getting changed, hiding from bad dates etc.
There was a thread here just the other day where someone was hiding from her shitty friend in the toilet waiting for her taxi...

[MrsCasares]

My sister has PSP. A really nasty neurological condition. She’s in a wheelchair. Often when she goes in a disabled loo it can take her 10-15 mins. People banging on the loo door isn’t going to make her go any faster.

Although when we come out people can see how illl she is and generally look shamefaced.

[alwaysreadthelabel]

I often find a "come in" said in a weird creepy voice stops them from knocking again.

[Handprints2018]

Sone people are rude and impatient. Some desperate. I had a woman (in a bathroom with multiple cubicles) hammer on my door and all the others, i was mid poo trying hard not to cry as i had piles, when she used a coin to unlock the door! After i told her (only one who responded!) It was occupied. I'd been in there the least too, just a couple of minutes.

The door opened inwards and i kicked it hard (or pushed it) can't remember but it hit her. She went into another loo and i saw her after looking flustered and gave her a glare.

[Stormwhale]

@SarahSissions - that is exactly what happened to me. It concerns me that there are more of these lunatics around.

[Sweetpea55]

No amount of knocking is going to make me hurry up midmotion.

[origamiunicorn]

Trying the handle is just checking to see if it's locked and entirely sensible, IMO.

Knocking, on the other hand, implies that the person inside is supposed to respond somehow. Maybe by shouting: 'Sorry, whoever you are! I'm nearly done! Just wiping my bits!' (?) or by rushing to be done really quickly because, you know, the person outside is some kind of V.I.P. whose needs are more important than yours and who doesn't like to be kept waiting!

This!^

[WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll]

Perhaps it’s the beginning of a joke. Next time answer with a, “Who’s there?”

"Havana"
"Havana who?"
"Havana poo - leave me to finish it in peace!"

How old am I?

[WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll]

I often find a "come in" said in a weird creepy voice stops them from knocking again.



Alternatively, "I've been expecting you, Ms Bond - please excuse the smell!"