Etiquette Question (Levity)

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MikeH

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I ran into a situation today that Miss Manners to my knowledge has never addressed, so I thought that I would bring it to the Hogs for a ruling, they being the refined gentlemen that they are.:rolleyes:

So, laying all seriousness aside;

Suppose that you stop at a highway gas station to go to the restroom. You walk in and observe four women and one man near the two adjacent restroom doors. You ask the man if he is waiting for the restroom and he says no.
(These restrooms are one-holers in which it is customary for an individual to go in and lock the door behind him.)
So naturally you go to the men's restroom door to see if it is locked. Just as you turn the door handle, it is unlocked from the inside and a young lady exits, and it becomes clear to you that the women, in the absence up to now of men users, are using both restrooms. You are standing there with the handle of the now open men's restroom door in your hand, and four women staring at you. What do you do?

Hey, the sign on the door read "MEN" so I assumed that I had the right of way and went in. My sister agrees that I did the right thing, while my wife thinks I acted crudely. (I would like to point out that at no time did I push, shove, or throw an elbow.)
 
Jroden5446 said:
I vote you did the right thing. It's the mens room
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I agree, that's what the sign is for.

The funny thing is, if a woman wants to use the mens it seems to be ok with everyone. but if your in a situation and need to use the women's restroom then it's not ok and your just supposed to stand there and wait. I say this because this is what happened to me some time ago. I say what's good for one is good for the other. :)
 
You did the right thing. It's like handicap parking stalls. If you don't have a sticker you don't park in them.

Same with the men's room. If you don't have a . . .

Well, you get the idea.;)



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Sans elbow, you are clearly in the right, ethically.

Any woman in that room without some form of forewarning ... well, she's in the wrong.;)
 
I think you are ok, as long as you did not intentionally piss all over the seat just to spite.
 
You were right, now if the guy you asked if he was using it gave you a heads up and you still entered it, that's another story. But it's not like you have x-ray glasses and could see in the stall to see if it was occupied. So, you were right.
 
I dont even see why there is a question. Its too bad they have to wait in line. so hurry up and wait ladies. ITS THE MEN'S RESTROOM!!!!:D:D:D:D
 
It's the men's room.
The women can move out of the way or get peed on; that's the etiquette in this situation.
 
Hell..., women got half the money and ALL THE PANTY PUDDING. You shouldn't have to share the damned MEN'S ROOM!!!:D Course, in Alabama..., you could probably just piss in the parking lot (I'm a Georgia Boy, so it's OK to say that)!!!!!:D:D:D
 
If it was a guy in the Women's room it would be huge issue...... And i mean freaking huge. They would be calling the cops and all kinds of crap, telling the guy he is a pervert etc. ;)

But Women think they can do whatever they want and get away with it ...... :grumpy: :mad:

I say tell them to step aside, they don't belong in the Men's room period EVER. :thumbup:

I would tell the wife to take a flying leap if it was me...... I would too believe me...... And if she tried to argue with me I would send her packing in a heartbeat... ;)

Acted crudely my freaking .......... That's the freaking biggest bunch of BS I have heard in awhile .... :grumpy::mad:

Stuff like this really makes my blood boil....... I can't even express how much here...... It Would be like letting loose a tornado.....:mad::grumpy::mad:
 
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What is your action that you're questioning? Trying the door knob? What's strange is that no one else gave you the heads up. Why was the guy standing there if he wasn't waiting to go in? What is the part that your wife is claiming was crude? With no heads up, you did what anyone would do. You walked in... or at least tried to. I'd say you'd have to be pretty weird to just stand there and not walk in. You had no reason to believe anyone was in there.
 
oh hell yeah you were in the right...if this door had a mens/womens sign on it, it would be a diff story....we have our OWN bathroom because we spend 30 seconds pissing while they spend 20 minutes doing god knows what. tell your lady she is wrong to the 10th degree!!!

in review...stay the f#$K out of our bathrooms, women!!
 
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