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Actually there was one thing I was going to ask guys, and that is how do you manage to pee in a public urinal? Like how do you do it when there are strangers coming in and out and peeing next to you? If I was a guy I'd always make sure I pee in the toilet, where other men can't see me.
Ugh, this always creeps me out about using men's rooms. I absolutely will not go at a urinal. It's not about shaming people for their bodies, it's more a privacy thing. Women aren't expected to just drop trow in public spaces, so why should guys be expected to whip it out in a crowded room? It's weird, standing next to some dude who you know has his junk in his hands. When using women's rooms though, I don't find women stare at each other, or me unless they're the sort of person to call you out for being androgynous.
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I am a little taken aback by people thinking avoiding sitting on a public toilet seat is somehow first world or entitled, if I'm understanding the posts.
I lived in Tokyo for five years. It is common in public and occasionally in private homes that toilet seats as we know them do not exist. I have used many many toilets that are basically a glorified hole in the ground that flushes. There is no structure above this hole.
Yup. I've been around places where there isn't a flush, either, which always creeps me out thinking that spiders or waste-eating organisms of some sort are going to come out at me. I was just thinking of western seated toilets since that was the discussion. If you're in the wild, then a cat-hole in the ground does fine. That's never a problem since there's no one around to watch you. I'd love to live in Tokyo - did you learn much Japanese language before living there?
Interestingly, I read somewhere that squat toilets are actually the more correct position for women than sitting down, given anatomical differences.
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