What we should all practice when visiting da "little boy's room" or "little girl's room".
"Top ten" public-restroom etiquette rules:
(1) Only stay as long as necessary, so dat other "in a hurry" folks can relieve themselves A.S.A.P. --- just "do your business", wash your hands, and vamoose!
(2) Only use da amount of RESOURCES dat you actually need, as well --- i.e., don't pull off "yards 'n' yards" of toilet-tissue or
paper towels, just dispense da necessary volume of liquid
soap or hand-sanitizer,
run da faucet sparingly, etc. Remember dat whoever is providing
said welcome lavatory is HIMSELF having to pay for
said costly consumables!
(3) Speaking of toiletry-supplies, if you'll need to be spending any length of
time on da porcelain throne, check out da tissue-dispenser --- if it's nearly empty and there's a replacement
roll within arm's reach, utilize part of your extended "oval seat"
period to swap out
said mostly-consumed fiber cylinder; use da last of da old
roll for your own present wiping.
(4) Remember to flush da toilet afterwards… duhhh!! Besides being far less gross for da unsuspecting "next" person, it can also reduce da issues discussed in Rule #9 below!
(5) And then speaking of "yuckies", "be a sweetie and cleanse da seatie" if you "sprinkled when you tinkled"! (Bonus reminder --- most people prefer if you put both da seat and
lid down when you leave.)
Last five of da "top ten" public-restroom etiquette rules:
(6) Also tidy up da ROOM if it needs it --- flush down any dropped tissue, ram any “protruding”
paper towels back down into da wastebasket, etc.
(7) As mentioned in Rule #2, whoever is "hosting" da bathroom is also PAYING for whatever resources dat said facility requires! So be sure to "turn everything off" before ya just blithely waltz off --- close da faucets firmly, and USUALLY (see below) switch off da electric lights and
fan.
(8) If someone tries da locked
door of da bathroom while you're still in there, keep this event in mind, both with regards to how rapidly you try to finish up, and also to then notice if said next user is still waiting outside da
door when you start to exit; if so, practice "bodettiquette" and DON'T turn off da lights! Remember, this other person
may really be urgently "needing to
go", so you
will want to make things quick and easy for him.
(9) If you "made a big stink" during your call-of-nature-related activities, you actually should **not** turn da vent-
fan back off when you're done. And --- especially if there are likely to be other people located close to and/or passing by da
door of da bathroom soon --- be sure to **close said
door**, as well, to help keep da stench contained till da
fan can sufficiently draw it away.
(10) Promptly tell da staff if da restroom needs attention, so dat da next user isn't greeted wif a
nasty surprise, such as empty
paper-dispensers or a clogged sink!
