Poll: Should girls be taught how to pee standing up as children?

[CrystalShadow]

~reads through instructions~ ugh. That sounds WAY too complicated.
And complicated is not what I'm looking for when I desperately need to pee... XD

Kinda missing the complicated part. But ostensibly, you would try anything like this before you needed to pee so it wasn't an issue when you did need to.

Well, let's start with the fact that it seems to require quite a bit of practice to get right... then there's washing your hands before doing it (given what it takes to wash your hands properly, and not just get them wet...), needing to get your fingers in exacfly the right place, holding everything open in just the right way, and then standing a particular way...

So... You need about 5 minutes advance notice even after getting into a bathroom before actually being able to pee, manage a complicated thing with your hands, and manage to remain calm enough to not mess it up while who knows what is going on...

I mean, you have to practice (repeatedly, by the sounds of it) this to have any chance of doing it without making a huge mess.
That does not sound like something that is trivial to do, and just getting to thr vicinity of a toilet in time to not make a mess can be difficult enough as it is...

OK, so it could have some uses sometimes, maybe, but ugh... No.

 

[Something Amyss]

Well, let's start with the fact that it seems to require quite a bit of practice to get right... then there's washing your hands before doing it (given what it takes to wash your hands properly, and not just get them wet...), needing to get your fingers in exacfly the right place, holding everything open in just the right way, and then standing a particular way...

So... You need about 5 minutes advance notice even after getting into a bathroom before actually being able to pee, manage a complicated thing with your hands, and manage to remain calm enough to not mess it up while who knows what is going on...

I mean, you have to practice (repeatedly, by the sounds of it) this to have any chance of doing it without making a huge mess.
That does not sound like something that is trivial to do, and just getting to thr vicinity of a toilet in time to not make a mess can be difficult enough as it is...

OK, so it could have some uses sometimes, maybe, but ugh... No.

The folks I know who have tried it have seemed to have learned it pretty quick. As far as washing your hands, well, I imagine that's there because you should really be doing that already. There's a risk of UTIs for both men and women when it comes to use of a public restroom that can be averted simply by doing this. While it's possible that this increases the risk, I don't think it's any more necessary than the standard way.

Now, I don't know first-hand, because I'm ill-equipped. Nor do I particularly have a personal interest in standing to pee. But then, I'm a freak. >.<

 

[CrystalShadow]

Well, let's start with the fact that it seems to require quite a bit of practice to get right... then there's washing your hands before doing it (given what it takes to wash your hands properly, and not just get them wet...), needing to get your fingers in exacfly the right place, holding everything open in just the right way, and then standing a particular way...

So... You need about 5 minutes advance notice even after getting into a bathroom before actually being able to pee, manage a complicated thing with your hands, and manage to remain calm enough to not mess it up while who knows what is going on...

I mean, you have to practice (repeatedly, by the sounds of it) this to have any chance of doing it without making a huge mess.
That does not sound like something that is trivial to do, and just getting to thr vicinity of a toilet in time to not make a mess can be difficult enough as it is...

OK, so it could have some uses sometimes, maybe, but ugh... No.

The folks I know who have tried it have seemed to have learned it pretty quick. As far as washing your hands, well, I imagine that's there because you should really be doing that already. There's a risk of UTIs for both men and women when it comes to use of a public restroom that can be averted simply by doing this. While it's possible that this increases the risk, I don't think it's any more necessary than the standard way.

Now, I don't know first-hand, because I'm ill-equipped. Nor do I particularly have a personal interest in standing to pee. But then, I'm a freak. >.<

~shrug~ Still don't feel inclined to try it.
As for hand-washing, even if that were true, I don't think it's practical for me...
I tend to be far too desperate near toilets to manage to wash my hands without problems...

And accidents of that kind are not something I feel like risking while in a public place... >_<

 

[FalloutJack]

zoop

Pushing that analogy to the brink, I would say that the longer barrel certainly hits the mark more often...

 

[Dragonbums]

I mean, I suppose?

But...like....it's quite a messy affair, and I'd rather not have to wipe off my legs after using the R and R. A regular toilet suits me just fine.

 

[Thaluikhain]

I mean, I suppose?

But...like....it's quite a messy affair, and I'd rather not have to wipe off my legs after using the R and R. A regular toilet suits me just fine.

Well, you'd-

*looks at username*

Huh.

 

[mysecondlife]

Urinals are more water efficient.

But who cares about that shit right?

 

[RedRockRun]

Obviously it should be mandatory, and those girls who fail to properly learn will be punished, their names being changed to Susan.

 

[votemarvel]

Toilet seats tend to get disgusting because people won't sit on them and 'hover'. If people actually sat on them as they were designed for then they would get less disgusting.

Also I completely support this idea, though not as a compulsory thing of course. As someone who has had to clean many restrooms during my life I can safely say that the Ladies is by far the filthier. Anything that could possibly help some poor cleaner have an easier life is something I fully support.

 

[Jux]

Nope.

If the standing up to pee bit is all men have now to make us men special, then either give us the 'baby-making bits', or we get to keep the 'peeing standing up'.

Both are sacred duties that are intrinsic to the survival of the race, and that degree of responsibility should be evenly meted out.

Is this a Poe? How the hell is peeing standing up a 'sacred duty' intrinsic to the survival of humankind? And good lord man, this just reeks of insecurity, what does it matter if girls can pee standing up? This literally takes nothing from men.

Op, I say go for it, and install urinals in womens bathrooms too. Should cut down on wait times for the ladies.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Nope.

If the standing up to pee bit is all men have now to make us men special, then either give us the 'baby-making bits', or we get to keep the 'peeing standing up'.

Both are sacred duties that are intrinsic to the survival of the race, and that degree of responsibility should be evenly meted out.

Is this a Poe?

I'm going to guess that it is.

However, the idea is intriguing. For that to work, we'd probably need bits that detached and could be changed as easily as USB sticks.

Insert the penis, remove, rotate 180 degrees, insert again, rotate it back the way it was, insert and it works this time. Only that sounds very much not like what I meant.

 

[Tsun Tzu]

I...wut?

I suppose? If ya want?

I'd be concerned about like...drippage...though?

Nevermind the potential for "I didn't lower my jeans by a centimeter and my initial burst was blocked" thing. It just seems like this, functionally speaking, isn't ideal for the ladies to engage in, whether it's possible or not.

 

[Dango]

I'm 12 years old and what is this.

I can't even answer the question because I don't know what to think.

 

[DementedSheep]

Why? Dose that actually come in useful that often? I go camping where there aren't proper toilets and still don't have any particular need to pee standing up. Besides I rather have a stall and what happen when you get to the end where you don't have enough to force to make a stream? you can just squat if you have to.

 

[the December King]

Is this a Poe? How the hell is peeing standing up a 'sacred duty' intrinsic to the survival of humankind? And good lord man, this just reeks of insecurity, what does it matter if girls can pee standing up? This literally takes nothing from men.

It was a Poe, but in keeping with the spirit of it, I am that insecure, and how dare you abandon to the feminine masses such a sacred, entrusted duty as the royal upright tinkle!

The act of women standing to pee literally takes the very last vestiges of masculinity away from men, making us merely sperm warmers.

Maybe, occasionally, jar-openers.

 

[pacouranga]

I think everyone should pee however is comfortable and sanitary. Whatever floats your boat.

(It's piss)

(Piss is floating their boat)

 

[the December King]

However, the idea is intriguing. For that to work, we'd probably need bits that detached and could be changed as easily as USB sticks.

Insert the penis, remove, rotate 180 degrees, insert again, rotate it back the way it was, insert and it works this time. Only that sounds very much not like what I meant.

Either Microsoft is already working on it. Or Lego.

I think 'Microsoft Swappable Reproductive Units' would be a pain in the ass to get the OS running, and I don't want to update every 8 months with a lame virus protection pack because my vag started crashing during standard operating procedures. Or I froze up and got a blue screen of death while peeing standing up.

Lego on the other hand would just be really simple and fun.

But your kids would end up being lego men (or women).

 

[IamLEAM1983]

Um, no. Why would women even want to pee standing up? The whole idea of urinals is pretty gross to me to begin with. Personally I don't get why dudes don't just sit down- though I've had some guys defend standing up to pee as if it were the essence of masculinity!!!

I don't really get it. I've been female all my life and I can't say I've ever been in a situation where I needed to pee standing up.
Sitting down is far better, in my opinion.

As a guy, all I can say is it's fast, it's convenient, and it gets the job done quickly. That is, if you've got a basic sense of aim and actually care enough to avoid soiling yourself. Unfortunately, that goes down the more alcohol is consumed.

Sitting down's alright, it's just an extra step to be considered. To each their own, I guess. All I can say is that post-surgery bladders usually demand to be relieved while sitting down. Haven't been drunk yet, but I've been stoned out of my mind with morphine and other painkillers often enough to know sitting down in that situation is usually the best idea.

But yeah - poll needs a "Mmmmmmaybe? Whatever floats your boat?" option.

 

[thewatergamer]

Uhhh...where's the middle ground "If they want to?" option? Because frankly it's none of my business how a lady wants to pee, if she wants to then let her do it, if she doesn't, fine by me...