Women’s loo queues- what’s going on??

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I’m in my 50s, so I have plenty of experience using the women’s public lavatories. In the past 5 years, I’ve noticed that the queues are out of this world. And not just in tbe UK. Everywhere I go, the women’s queues are always super long and move very slowly.

is it that people now use their phone whilst in there? A pee and a quick browse?

ladies, what’s going on?! Are our bladders and rectums getting bigger so it takes more time to discharge, or are we using public loos to catch up on our social media when out and about?

is it just me who has noticed this? I don’t go any more often than when I was in my 30s.

Am I being unreasonable for thinking that women’s lav queues are getting ridiculous?

Most of the ones I've been to in restaurants and other public places are gross - piss on the seat and on the floor.

when men use their loos it is always very messy. I was on business somewhere and needed a loo, there was a neutral one next door, but somebody - a woman working there said: I will take you to the ladies bathroom as it is so much cleaner...

I don’t think it’s the introduction of tech, 30 years ago in my clubbing days the queue for the ladies was always horrendous, hence me and my friends often getting chucked out for trying to sneak in the mens! I’ve no idea what women do, I was, and still am, in and out!

Why is their always one out of order?😀

And its still out of order a few months later. Went to a shopping centre block of toilets about 4 months gap between and remember the same toilet was out of order in that time (sad for remembering this thing), Unless it was fixed in the meantime and broke again before I visited.

I know in some parts of the country with a high proportion of people of a certain religion, toilets break as they squat on the toilet, damaging it.

YANBU - people take fucking ages, drives me nuts.

Just get in, piss, get out. WTF are you doing in there

Fewer public toilets. Where I live, there are no toilets on our local overground station and no toilets in the adjoining bus station. So those who are familiar with the area have to go to the toilets in the shopping centre, about an 8 minute walk away. Obviously everyone goes there so there is generally a queue. For those unfamiliar with the area, there is no notice to indicate where the nearest toilets are.

It seems that instead of more amenities and convenience there are fewer amenities and less convenience. For instance school and hospital catering services, supermarkets, department stores, etc. And instead of being able to ring up and speak to someone when you want to make an appointment, ask for assistance, report a fault, etc, etc. you get recorded messages, "chat bots", repetitive music, buttons to press, and transfers from one department to another.

It's no wonder people are generally more stressed.

Don’t just use the disabled ones as they are specifically for disabled people for a reason, and usually there’s only one.

Same at the MEN Arena. I was puzzled a couple of years ago though. Nipped to the loo before show started; empty! Heaven! All those unused stalls and no queue! Get in, lock door and someone else comes in and uses the one right next to me, just why??

I’ve always found it like this for most of my 47 years on this planet.

And it’s always infuriated me, because I can’t understand what on earth other women are doing in the toilet, that takes so long.

I’m in, do the biz, out, wash hands, dry and be on my way.

Its like in car parks. Very empty car park. Park with plenty of empty bays around. Come back and there is a car parked next to you,

What are they doing? Having a crap. Changing a tampon/towel. Changing knickers and tights because they've wet themselves/have a flood of blood (pregnant, had several children, menopausal, getting on a bit etc.) and searching in their bag for a couple of liners and also a bag for the discarded clothing. What d'you think they're doing? They're women just like you.

Yes, the older women who are clearly postmenopause are definitely changing pads etc and the ones who come out in the same clothes have definitely been removing wet clothes.

Of course some need time for those things but prob the majority are just bloody faffers! The worst are the ones who go in and then it's just deathly silent and we all stand and wait for 10 mins - no one cares that your wee makes a noise, just get on with it!!

Ah yes the noise is another thing. Some women hold on until someone runs a tap or uses the hand-dryer because they are too embarrassed.

So the rest of us have to wait even longer.

People pee. They poo. It makes a noise - tinkling or plopping. Get over it.

It’s part of human nature we produce wee and poo.

I hear of women who refuse to poo in toilets outside the home. Why? I couldn’t do that since having gallbladder surgery and bowel polyps.

I would never poo in a public toilet away from home unless it was a dire emergency

I wondered how long it would take.

With respect, you need to get help, as your obsession is indicative of some problems.

You won't notice if a woman has changed her pants and tights. Without doubt she will have a spare pair in the same colour. Most queues in e.g. theatres/museums/airports are quick, anyway, women obviously just having a pee. But why the impatience? We all have to partially undress in these places and depending on the event may be wearing quite complicated clothing e.g. tights, petitcoat, skirt with lining, possibly shirt tucked in to skirt etc. We don't all go out in leggings and a tunic.

So are we reckoning that a significant proportion of them are those who need a poo but are somehow waiting until they think nobody else will hear it?

If so, that's got to be quite a fruitless task, as the longer you wait for the whole room to be vacant except for you, the longer the queue that builds up!

I'll never understand why so many people are so embarrassed, disgusted and/or horrified at the very notion of somebody using a purpose-designed toilet for one of the few very basic intended purposes - and there being any audible or olfactory clues to 'rumble' you to other people who are also there specifically to fulfil an unglamorous necessary task.

They can't all be like Squeamish Zoo Keeper from The Fast Show, who screams and runs when an animal does something very normal and predictable!

The impatient people are becoming more in need of a toilet as they wait. My need to pee increases massively the closer I am to a toilet.
I don't particularly want to poo away from home, but will if necessary.

But why the impatience?

Because I’m standing with my legs crossed on the verge of wetting myself. And I don’t carry spare knickers in case I’m stuck in a queue.

I remember when bodies were the height of fashion - early/mid 90s? -;used to take ages to get the bastard fasteners done up again, especially after a few drinks.

They had a resurgence a couple of years back as saw shedloads at Primark. Adult babysuits.

Yes me too

I agree. And there never seems to be massive queues for the mens' toilets. I went to a concert at the Royal Albert Hall a couple of years ago and during the interval,the queue for the womens' toilet was absolutely ridiculous. There were 12 toilet cubicles and about 60 women queuing. We only just made it back in time for the beginning of the second half. Found out afterwards that there were more toilets on the floor above and the floor below that were far less busy,but no one thought to tell us this at the time!