What do you see above? Some would say three bears! Did you smile? I am trying to set a fun, playful mood as we proceed to talk about some personal subjects!
I write to you as a Charmin Ambassador to explore the subject of touchy conversation, i.e., bathroom behavior. Most feel that any conversation having to do with the bathroom is off limits. I do not, hence my Ambassadorship!
Some conversations have been cleaner, than others, like how do you place your toilet paper on the roller in the bathroom? I was raised in a house where the paper gets pulled from the top, rather than up by the bottom. We are “over” people. And a funny story, when I was a teenager I used to babysit for my parents friends. Whenever I had to use the bathroom I would change the toilet paper as they were “under” people! I needed that paper to be over! They never said a word about it, I wonder if they noticed? My parents are still close friends with them so I guess it was OK!
Part two of that story is, I think my mother-in-law does to me what I did to those folks! Whenever I go to the bathroom after she has been in my apartment, I find the toilet paper roll has been changed to under! She thwarts me whenever and wherever she can!
Another touchy subject, no pun intended, is personal contact in the bathroom. We are three men in my house so we are fairly open and don’t hide much from each other. And until my son hit the tween years, we were pretty open, never closing bathroom doors, etc. To be honest with you, that is how I grew up, my mother gave birth to three of us, she never required much bathroom privacy, and as a parent, I don’t feel I do either.
But what about out of the house?
Uh oh, again, this is a touchy subject!
I am going to state right out in the open that touching in the bathroom is not OK. It is not a place to be buddy/buddy with back slapping. Or any other type of contact! And I am keeping this conversation clean folks, this is not about any untoward behavior! This is just about levels of friendliness, and where personal contact is not OK. In the above video, the first contact is OK and friendly, the second is inappropriate. And further more, my concern is cleanliness, do not touch me in the bathroom, even after I see you wash with soap and water! Of course the concern is, are your hands clean, but then, I do not want you to touch me with your soapy hands. I assume you did not dry them well enough!
I am running out of there, too uncomfortable!
Your turn! What are your bathroom boundaries when it comes to personal contact in the bathroom? Feel free to leave a comment!
And also feel free to share the video above! You can then get a coupon to help you ave money on your next Charmin toilet paper purchase! You’re Welcome!
Disclosure: I am a compensated member of the Charmin Influencer team. All opinions are always 100% honest and my own.
I like the bathroom in the restaurant I go to to have paper.
I think men’s rooms are different because you guys pee in front of each other – we have separate stalls in the ladies room, so we never have to see or speak to anyone else if we don’t want to.
I’m a so glad I don’t have to use a public bathroom the way men do. I cannot imagine someone trying to have a conversation with me while I’m doing my business!
I can’t even imagine having to pee next to someone openly. It would be a nightmare and I’d have pee-fright! And I’m one of those who change the way the roll falls, I’m an under person too!
I’m an under person for tp and an over person for paper towels. Maybe I just can’t commit or just enjoy being contrary. I tried holding it when my only option was an open bathroom area, but I had to go too bad. I waited till most of the women had left and sat down (talk about the dam bursting!), counted the holes in the acoustical ceiling and peed as fast as I could. I agree the bathroom is no place for touching. Since you are the Charmin ambassador, would you please tell them thank you for making Charmin Sensitive? It’s so gentle.
I have a small phobia about using public restrooms. I would die if someone tried to talk to me while using the facilities.
Haha I do see men doing the back pat a lot more often than women. I’d think it would be okay as a greeting when catching up at a bar or a restaurant.
I am really starting to love CHarmin, their marketing efforts have made me a new customer. They rock!
I think a pat on the back in the bathroom. I know some people that don’t even like talking in the bathroom.
I would hate it if someone tried to touch me in a public washroom. I try not to use them if i can avoid it.
I would never be able to use a restroom that is open. I avoid public restrooms if I can!
I’d definitly come down with a case of stage fright if Ihad to pee in fromt ove everyoe. You’d alwyas find me int he stall.
I have to admit I cringed just hearing my husband talk about having a conversation with the guy next to him in the bathroom. Sorry ..I don’t want to talk whole in there.
How fun! I love Charmin. It’s the only brand we buy. I’ve never talked to anyone in the ladies room, unless at the sink. Men’s rooms are so different and my husband says guys are always chatting. Stalls are the way to go! I try to not use them when I’m out anyway though not a fan of public restrooms!
I would laugh if someone changed my under to over. Though lately we’re over people too because my granddaughter can pull too easily with under. 😉 We do love Charmin. You’ll almost always find it in our house.
I really don’t have any personal boundary stories to share but will say Charmin is our brand of choice. There are qualities a person wants in a toilet paper and they deliver!
Moving into our new home we now have 2 bathrooms. I feel spoiled, anyway Little M put up signs the boys got the blue bathroom & we got the peach & grey colored. That’s just the way it is & I love it! No more fighting over the lid up or down!
Charmin is our only choice, it’s the only product that my don can use does not cause eczema flares .
I am definitely more of a privacy person, and I try to avoid public restrooms at all costs, but if I can’t it’s certainly not the place I want to make small talk in! LOL
I cringe whenever my kids touch something in the bathroom, especially public ones! Definitely touching boundaries are important in a place like that
I love being a female because I could not handle having to deal with the mens restrooms! LOVE Charmin by the way!