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undir
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undir asked in Society & CultureEtiquette · 1 decade ago

Using public restrooms of the opposite sex?

I'm curious. Do you mind it if a member of the opposite sex uses a public restroom dedicated to your own sex in an emergency? (women going to the mens room or men going to the ladies room when they can't hold it). Please state your reasons and be honest.

Update:

Please mention your gender as well, I want to see whether there is a difference in what the genders think about this. Thanks!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Personally I do not mind if a woman uses the men's restroom. Her presence should however not impede my own use of the men's. She must not be offended if I use the urinal while she is present. It is after all most probably the main reason why I went into the rest room in the first place.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I really do not see a problem with a women using the mens room or a man using the womens restroom, i have don it before.What can i say when nature calls you have got to answer.

    But these days you i think men/women are using each others restrooms already without you knowing it is a man/women in the first place.

    Don't you think so?

  • 1 decade ago

    F - I wouldn't mind considering men are alot cleaner than the woman. Have you ever seen the womans restrooms in some places? They pee all over the seat, cant clean up, etc etc. Woman are typically slobs in that sense. I normally do try to use the mens restroom (have my hubby check in there first of course) if I am out and have to go....I refuse to use womans restrooms cause they are always so dirty!!

  • 1 decade ago

    If by emergency, you mean you have to go and the restroom of your own flavour is busy - yes it's fine. Even if it's not, and your flavour is just too dirty - What is the big deal?

    What about co-ed restrooms? Is there an issue there?

    Lighten up...its just using the restroom. You aren't hurting anyone.

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  • 1 decade ago

    If it is a true emergency, no I don't mind. As long as there are stalls in the restroom, it would not be too uncomfortable. If there were not stalls that closed, it would be uncomfortable, but if it was an emergency, I would deal with it.....

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I am a girl and H.E.L.L yeah i get mad if a guy comes into a womans BR. Especially if there are 2 or more stalls.

    I don't want him seeing or hearing me tinkle!!!!

    I have once let my boyfriend use a girls BR while i was watching the door cause a man was taking WAY to long in the mens br and it was a one stall only BR (so was the womans). But it was a one stall only BR so it is a lil different!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I don't care. They'll be behind a door anyhow. I've gone to ladie's rooms before if the men's was too crowded or just plain nasty.

  • 1 decade ago

    I've gone into the mens room before, but only when there was nobody else in there and I had someone guarding the door.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It is O.K. as long as privacy is allowed. some public men's restrooms are not sufficiently designed for privacy.

  • 1 decade ago

    nothing is wrong when men is watching entrance make it is safe for them women goes inside the toilet compartment so there is no advertizing who is inside most of the women look like men rhese days

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