Answering the age old question…

  • anothermember@lemmy.zip
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    10 months ago

    I’m really surprised by this, as someone in the “never” category I honestly didn’t realise there were men who sat down (obviously aside from physical disabilities), or that it would be a cultural thing. I’ve never thought about it.

    In fact sometimes if I go for a “number two”, I will take it in two parts, pee standing up then sit down for the second part, or vice-versa. It’s just more comfortable like that.

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      10 months ago

      How do you deal with all the pee splatter? Or do you piss on the sink? Or are you a dwarf?

      Pissing while standing is only ok when a proper urinal is available. Pissing in toilet while standing imparts too much kinetic energy on the pee, causing violent splashing. Yes, even if you aim at an angle. And aim will always falter at the end anyway with decreasing water pressure…

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        10 months ago

        Normal cleaning of toilet/bathroom areas deal with that kind of thing. It’s not like I’m pissing in the kitchen.

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          10 months ago

          So in other words you regularly have to clean up piss.

          People who sit to pee never have this issue. They never need to clean up piss because it never collects on surfaces.

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        10 months ago

        Power of the stream is a factor… As well as aim and your bowl geometry, some just splash more. I have the bladder of a squirrel, and generally splatter no more than a few drops on the toilet seat if I fail to raise it. My bestie will absolutely cover my bathroom in splatter.

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      10 months ago

      I used to always stand. Once I realized that even with perfect aim, urine droplets will find their way to the floor and walls, I stopped. My toilet never smells like urine now, even if I haven’t cleaned it for a while (which is rare).

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      10 months ago

      I do about half and half. Especially in the morning or in the middle of the night I sit. Don’t have to try to aim in the dark or when I’m half asleep.

      I suspect also the men who are married with families tend to sit more than single guys.