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[–] SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It does highlight one of those classic things in life where to deal with the problem is to socially misstep because there’s no socially acceptable solution.

Specifically I’m thinking of waiting in line for the bathroom. It’s not a single occupied bathroom and you just go back and wait for that person to come out, somebody else could come in and take it when you’re not there. If you really need to go that can be a big problem lol

A more extreme example is the lack of public restrooms in the US. People don’t pee in alleyways or next to cars because they want to. Everyone has to go to the bathroom at some point, and unless a business or whatever will let you in, you’re just kind of SOL. Then you can be hauled away to jail for it. “Don’t do that thing we all have to biologically do or else” basically.

[–] Erasmus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

lol yeah, nothing wrong with standing outside the door or stall necessarily.

Just standing with your nose ‘touching the door’ falls into the area of getting a bit creepy.

That’s fair lol just in general bathroom etiquette is weird. There are a lot of unspoken rules about proximity and hovering around things, but there’s also no way to get in line without physically being near it