Theory would say that the handicapped stall would be the cleanest stall because there are no handicapped women on the floor...BUT, my coworkers and floor-mates have been out-foxed! Besides the other women in my office (5 of them), I've seen about 5 other women in the bathroom and I've noticed that almost everyone else goes into the handicapped stall. (The only time they didn't was when they were in MY stall and I had to go into the middle one) Sure, the handicapped one is roomier. You can stretch out more if need be. Bring a change of clothes. Stay for lunch. Seriously, what are they DOING in there? Yoga? Pilates? Taking a nap?
Well, today, my curious mind took over and I decided to try to find out what it MEANS about our personality when we choose one stall over the other.
TA DA!! Don't you love research?! Thanks to personalityquiz.net for this one!
| Which toilet would you choose? |
You go into a toilet and there are 9 urinals/cubicles all available. Which one would you choose from left to right?  Analysis Gentlemen: The behavior of men in choosing urinals is different from that of women choosing restroom stalls, according to some reports. Whereas more women prefer stalls in the middle section, men prefer urinals to either end of the line, obviously hoping to draw as little attention as possible. Those men who actually choose urinals in the middle (4, 5, or 6) seem to be less self-conscious and less likely to succumb to external influence or pressure. Ladies Women who choose stalls 1-3 are more flexible and can adjust to a new situation quickly. These women tend to be direct and straightforward, and they would not hesitate as much as others when confronted with decision-making. Women who choose stalls 4-6 are cautious, moderate, balanced. They refrain from going to extremes and generally want to feel safe. Women who choose stalls 7-9 have a stronger sense of ones' own space; they would not mind going a little deeper into the corners, where it's less likely that they'll be disturbed, even though other women would consider such positions more "dangerous" ones. |
And just because I had nothing else to do, I searched some more and found this answer to the question, "which stall do you use?"
"MEE TOO! I'm always doing a mind-check of which stall would be the least used.
These are all weird little things that I think through when presented with a new public bathroom. Sorry, no statistical data.
If there are only two, I usually use the small one, thinking that most people would choose the big one.
If there are three stalls, I never go into the middle one.
I always use the bathroom that is the hardest to get to.
Layout of the bathroom and door placement is a HUGE factor.
If the door opens at one end of the bathroom and I'm presented with one row of stalls.
a. I never go to the one facing the door, because I figure that THAT one would get used because it matches egress patterns.
b. I don't use the first or closest stall.
If the door opens and there are two rows of stalls, and there is a row that I have to make more than two turns to get to...
a. I figure those are the cleanest and use those.
b. Otherwise, I follow the rules above.
Then, a totally OTHER quandary that I struggle with, is if I'm faced with a row of stalls, no egress patterns really drawing people to any certain stalls, always wonder whether the stalls to the left or more toward the right would get used more.
Do people "read" the line of stall doors left to right to pick a stall?
Or, since most people are right handed/right footed, do they tend to veer more right to pick a stall?
I'm curious to see what other people think."
Yes, and now WE are all curious how one person could use 'quandry' and 'egress' (not ONCE, oh no! TWICE!) in a response about bathroom habits. Thank you, raar, you've helped me prove that there are crazier people out there than little old me!
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