Urinal Etiquette

Sounds like a weird topic to touch on actually... I myself do not really know if this topic is for real or not... I did some research and found it interesting so I guess we can all discuss about it... Haha... Last time I did on bus etiquette and now... Urinal etiquette... Here goes... (For girls: Urinals can only be found in the male toilets... So girls reading this can just laugh thier head off that there is actually such a thing...)

The male toilet... Walk in and you see the thing that all guys stand up to and urinate in them... The urinal! Haha... Enough said... I am sure the girls would know how the urinal looks like... I need not draw one do I? Any girls who does not know how a urinal looks like can approach me... I'll be glad to bring you into a male toilet to see it... So anyways... There are two rules to know about before I go deeper into the whole thing...

The two basic rule: Proximity to man(PtM)factor and the Proximity to entrance(PtE) factor... Point to remember, PtM will always be the first priority over to PtE...
PtM means that the distace between each man while using the urinal and PtE means the distance between the urinal and the toilet entrance... Understanding this will allow us to move on to the next section of the blog...
It is known that the distance between each used factor must be the greatest...
Note: When deciding which urinal to use, always use PtM first and then PtE... Must use both... Unless you are the first in the toilet...)





The picture above, will relate to the examples given later on the usage and priority of PtM and PtE... I am sure there is no need for further explanation for the picture... Quite straightforward isn't it? All examples will be using this toilet as the setting...

The first man that enters this toilet, will definitely have to use urinal number 1 as shown in the picture because he cannot use PtM... Isn't the reason obvious? So he uses PtE to make his choice, which is furthest from the toilet's entrance... The next man that comes in will have to use the PtM first to make his choice of urinal... Knowing that PtM is much more important than PtE, his only choice of urinal is number 10... This two is easy... But what if a third one comes in?

This is the catch... Noticed that PtM is more important than PtE, the third person has a choice of urinals in the center which is number 5 and 6... But why did the picture chose number 5? Remember that we have to use both PtM and PtE to make a choice? Well... Urinal number 5 coincidently satisfy both factors of decision...

Now here comes the fourth pisser... Haha... Hope I aren't boring you... He has a though choice to make... Why not choose urinal number 3 you all ask, since there is a same amount of distance between the first man and third man... Well... Go back to the deciding factors, PtM and PtE... PtM trumps PtE so comparing the distance between the second man and third man and the distance between the first man and third man, second and third man wins this segment... and using the next factor after PtM, urinal number 7 seems the best candidate...

The fifth guy is fairly simple, unrinal number 3 because it is the only one that does not come into contact with another user...

The sixth guy is quite complex but sticking to the PtM rule, he by right should use urinal number 8 because by using that urinal, he only comes into contact with one guy rather than two... But why not unrinal number 9? Figure that out yourself...

From this stage onwards, each subsequent guy that comes in will only have to use the PtE factor, and gradually fill up the urinals...

Of cos the people do not urinate for that long that they wait for the urinals to be filled up before they leave together... So people come and go very quickly... All we have to remember is just the two basic rules and no washroom will be too confusing for you... But come to think again, how many guys actually know about this urinal etiquette thingy? So what is the point in learning?

Before ending this entry, there are points to take note while urinating...
1. I don't think I need to tell you, absolutely NO touching of anyone other than yourself. A touch of another's elbow is of the highest offense.
2. NO Singing. Period. Or whistling.
3. Keep your eyes to yourselves. Glances are for purposes of acknowledgment only..."Yeah, I see you there. I will not look again".

I wonder if this thing will ever go big... If it does, it can only mean trouble for guys...