Unspoken Rules

[Szkol]

I'm at work and my boss just completely violated an unspoken rule of the bathroom.

"No speaking to each other while you're doing your business."

So I walk into the RR and my boss is standing at the urinal and I walk to one a few spaces down from him. The very moment I unzip he starts asking me about my upcoming wedding, asking about the venue, whether or not it will be catholic, etc. If any other guy had done made this violation I'd have given him the obligatory grunt of approval or disapproval for whatever his comment may have been. But this is my boss. I have to respond.

I don't know if this is an unspoken rule amongst ladies- but it definitely is for guys- one of my co-workers had told me once that our boss was in blatant violation of this rule some time ago, and I just brushed it off. Now I know just how awkward our boss can be. I'm not mad or upset or anything, it's just weird. I always felt that it was understood that conversation waits for outside the bathroom, or at least until you're both washing your hands.

/rant

Post your unspoken rule violations here!

[DakAttack]

Re: Unspoken Rules

This is why I like my public bathrooms to be empty. Standing there for ten minutes with my noodle out without making the appropriate noise is more embarrassing than the initial stage fright.

I find stalls handy, count to ten, etc.

[ShepardG]

Re: Unspoken Rules

The military has clearly changed my outlook on this rule. I've had very deep philisophical conversations with co-workers while on the can.

[Durahansolo]

Re: Unspoken Rules

I find stalls handy, count to ten, etc.

+1000

Women get up and go to the bathroom at the same time, and I think they might go into the stall next to each other sometimes as well. Only difference, at a urinal people can see you, in a stall they can only hear you breathe... Our bathroom at work needs to have a "IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON, LEAVE THEM ON DUMBASS!" sign on the door. I've had the lights turned out on me 2x while I was in the stall.

[Neverslip]

Re: Unspoken Rules

Standing there for ten minutes with my noodle out

you made me laugh...

in a stall they can only hear you breathe...

you made me paranoid...

[TheGrandMom]

Re: Unspoken Rules

I don't know if this is an unspoken rule amongst ladies- but it definitely is for guys-

Strangers, yes. The only thing that can upset this balance is if the stranger is out of toilet paper. Friends/Family usually go to the bathroom together and we will talk to one another while doing out business. Some women even do this on purpose in case they are going number 2 so you can't hear the plop. LOL

Standing there for ten minutes with my noodle out...

MY GOD MAN! Either you have some prostrate problems or you're playing with it!!

I find stalls handy...

Ya I taught my son to use the stall at a very young age.

[Neverslip]

Re: Unspoken Rules

The only thing that can upset this balance is if the stranger is out of toilet paper

All I can now see is the scene from Seinfeld when Elaine is asking if her "neighbor" can just "spare a square" ... alas ... she had "no square to spare".