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What are your urinal habits?

  • Stongly prefer urinal

    Votes: 28 23.9%
  • Prefer urinal

    Votes: 26 22.2%
  • Neutral

    Votes: 25 21.4%
  • Prefer stall

    Votes: 20 17.1%
  • Stongly prefer stall

    Votes: 18 15.4%

  • Total voters
    117

eMac4ever

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Original poster
Nov 26, 2005
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Okay, I will admit it: I have never used a urinal in my life. (And, yes, I am a man.)

To me, it seems like such an uncomfortable thing to do. What I really do not understand is why nearly all men, or at least it seems that way, would choose a urinal over a stall, even when all of the stalls are available. I mean, I suppose it could be that I am gay, but even from kindergarten, I never liked them. I suppose that, if I were on the very verge of soiling myself, I would use one, but not in any other case, even if there was a line.

That being said, I decided to create a poll to see if I am uncommon as it appears.
 
To each his own, if you don't like a stall than that's fine. I doubt the fact that you are gay makes any difference. I use either or, no preference.
 
Honestly I feel the exact opposite. It bugs me when I see a guy adult or not, choose to walk into a stall to do the exact same thing. I would rather use a urinal because ;

A. It's more convenient.
B. I don't wanna have to go and bother shutting a door behind me.
C. It saves water.
D. Using a stall is more "louder" and obvious IMO. I don't want everyone to hear me.

Are people ashamed of themselves or something? It's not like anyone is watching them anyway. I always use a urinal whenever possible. I am gay, and don't think it should make a difference either way. Urinals FTW!
 
My step dad taught me that Real Men use urinals. I guess I've never been able to get that out of the back of my head. :(


and I'm gay. Can we make that part of the poll?
 
It's not an issue really, just your preference and being gay has nothing to do with it. I use urinal unless there is none!
 
To me, it seems like such an uncomfortable thing to do. What I really do not understand is why nearly all men, or at least it seems that way, would choose a urinal over a stall, even when all of the stalls are available. <snip> I suppose that, if I were on the very verge of soiling myself, I would use one, but not in any other case, even if there was a line.

I don't understand this post at all. You ask why someone would use a urinal instead of a stall, then say that if you were about to soil yourself you would use one, but never otherwise. WHY would you use a urinal if you were about to soil yourself?? That makes no sense.

But otherwise...what's so weird about using a urinal? In places that have the auto flush, you can do the whole act without touching a part of the bathroom (except washing your hands) so it's even more sanitary. The ONLY reason I could think for not using a urinal is being wary of the thought of someone checking out your junk.
 
I don't like the ones that protrude like a foot from the wall. Similar to these fancy ones.

Uridan-GVF-1-waterless-pedestal-urinal-from-Watersave-Australia.jpg
 
Peeing standing up is what being male is all about.

Urinals are an OK substitute for the real deal... a handy bush.
 
I don't understand this post at all. You ask why someone would use a urinal instead of a stall, then say that if you were about to soil yourself you would use one, but never otherwise. WHY would you use a urinal if you were about to soil yourself?? That makes no sense.

But otherwise...what's so weird about using a urinal? In places that have the auto flush, you can do the whole act without touching a part of the bathroom (except washing your hands) so it's even more sanitary. The ONLY reason I could think for not using a urinal is being wary of the thought of someone checking out your junk.

I think that, if I understand your, rather astringent, objection correctly, I meant that if I had to go to the bathroom really badly, and there was nothing but urinals available, I would resign myself to the urinals. I apologize for not expressing myself more clearly.
 
I mean, I suppose it could be that I am gay.

Even gay toilets have urinals ;)

If i wasn't bursting and a cubical were available i'd choose to do a tinkle there. I'd use a urinal though rather than queue for a cubical, unless i needed to take a dump.
 
Even gay toilets have urinals ;)

I agree it's a strainge rational. There is a gay club in my town where the urinals are on a two way mirror, so that every one walking in the corridor outside the toilet can see you. :eek:
 
I honestly prefer a tree, to see how high you can go.
but inside, I would say Urinal. much easier and quicker IMO
 
The best invention ever, which apparently helps guys with their aim and reduces some of the cleaning costs:

urinal+fly+close.jpg


:D

I first recall hearing about them showing up in Amsterdam's Schiphol airport a few years ago. Very practical, the Dutch. ;)
 
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