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!
