Toilet Etiquettes

Toilet etiquette is all about hygiene and cleanliness. Toilets can be germ ridden places and if enough care is not taken to adopt hygienic practices we can contribute to the spread of many types of diseases. So follow the etiquettes given below:-

We are put off by messy, smelly restrooms, toilets or urinals and public ones are the main offenders. So, if you mess it; clean it.
Nobody likes to clean up someone else's mess and so it makes sense for everyone to clean up after themselves throughout the day to maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness.
School toilets too need to have a code of practice put in place for the health and welfare of the others.
Do not take reading material into the office toilet.
Don't peek under the doors. Knock if the stall (cubicle) appears to be occupied.
Lock the cubicle (stall) door when you enter. You may embarrass someone.
Guys; choose a spot at the urinal farthest from anyone already there or at one end if you are the first.
Stand close enough to the pan or urinal so you don't dribble on the floor.
Concentrate when you pee so you don't wet the seat, walls or floor.
Sit on the pan if you are unsteady on your feet.
Girls; sitting is compulsory.
Squat only on squatting toilets, pedestal toilets are for sitting on only.
Avoid messing the toilet seat. If you do, clean up after yourself - properly.
Remember to flush the toilet after use.
The toilet brush is for cleaning the inside of the toilet bowl after you have used the toilet. Check whether you need to use it. Don't leave it for someone else to clean up after you. Flush it again.
Ladies handbags pick up lot of germs if taken into the toilet and placed on the toilet floor or handled by germ laden hands. Please, never place them on dining tables or kitchen bench tops if they have been taken to the toilet.
Girl's sanitary napkins should not be flushed down the toilet but be wrapped and disposed of in the sanitary pad disposal unit.
Don't graffiti the toilet; it devalues your name and talent?
Leave the stall door ajar when you leave - to indicate that it is unoccupied.
Wash your hands thoroughly after your business - whatever it is.
Don't litter the place.
Don't dawdle in the toilet especially in the toilet stalls.
On your way out, for personal hygiene, use a paper towel to grip the door handle if possible.
Public toilets without external doors are to be preferred for this reason; though there are not enough of them around. Authorities please note and take appropriate action.

Toilet Etiquette - in the Home

Consider the rest of the family and your guests.
Always keep a spare roll of toilet paper in the toilet.
Knock first if the toilet or bathroom appears to be occupied.
Do not take reading material into the toilet.
Don't hog the toilet/bathroom, especially if there is only one.
Lock the toilet/bathroom door when you enter. You may embarrass someone.
Use the exhaust fan so you don't suffocate yourself or the next occupant.
Guys, stand close enough to the pan or urinal so you don't dribble on the floor.
Concentrate when you pee so you don't wet the seat, walls or floor.
Sit on the pan if you are unsteady on your feet.
Girls; sitting is compulsory (smile).
Squat only on squatting toilets, pedestal toilets are for sitting on only.
Avoid messing the toilet seat. If you do, clean up after yourself - properly.
Remember to flush the toilet after use.
The toilet brush is for cleaning the inside of the toilet bowl after you have used the toilet. Check whether you need to use it. Don't leave it for someone else to clean up after you. Flush it again.
Girls' sanitary napkins should not be flushed down the toilet but be wrapped and disposed of in a suitable receptacle.
Good toilet etiquette for guys AND girls is to leave the toilet seat AND the seat cover down when you leave the toilet. It's neat for one thing, and prevents accidents for another.
Wash your hands thoroughly after your business - whatever it is.
Leave toilet/bathroom door ajar when you leave - to indicate that it is unoccupied.
Don't pee in the shower.
Host; please provide your guests with any toiletries they might need such as soap, towel, toothpaste, toothbrush, face wash and so on.

Toilet Etiquette - in the Bush (or Forest)

Proper bush toilet etiquette requires observance of some basic rules to protect our fragile environment and ourselves:-

Use an approved chemical toilet pan and empty it properly at sites intended for this purpose.
If the above is not available and you must attend to the call of nature select a site well away from lakes, waterholes, streams etc.
Watch out for snakes, spiders and creepy crawlies. They have rights too.
Take a small spade to dig a hole deep enough to completely cover waste matter including toilet paper. Urine on solids helps it to break down sooner.
Do not allow used toilet paper to blow around in the bush.
Guys when you pee in the bush, do it down wind.
Baby's disposable nappies must not be buried or left in the bush but taken away to be disposed of properly.