OK, at work today i went to the bathroom to pee. I closed the door and started my stream and a co-worker walked in on me. He said 'geez, lock the door.' and I replied 'knock first, you idiot.'

We had this huge debate about the bathroom manners. Childish as it seems we got nowhere. He insisted that every time you go to the bathroom, you should lock the door. I said that i always knock before entering (maybe the door does not have a lock). I assume that if the door is all the way closed, its probably occupied (so better knock)

Do you knock before entering or just walk straight in on someone doing who knows what? If i poo, I do lock.

Where is Ms. Manners when you need her?

If you don't lock (and why wouldn't you? ), don't be surprised to have visitors.

you're both dumb

sometimes the locks don't work. my embarrassment ALWAYS works. therefore, i take the initiative to see if there are some legs poking down from the partition before i go barging in.

i take public bathroom etiquette very seriously. elimination of waste fluids should NOT be a social activity. people who are pooping and/or peeing deserve a wide berth.

jthad1129 said:

Could just mean, "Do NOT go in there!".

i ALWAYS lock when i use.....and i always knock before i enter as well

Ace said:

Maybe i really, subconsciously wanted someone to walk in

Ace said:

i was in a real big hurry!!!

jthad1129 said:

i can actually see the situation go down


and i didn't mean you're really dumb btw, i'm just saying, those who knock AND lock, rock.
plain and simple.

I agree with sammi, lock and knock. It's best for everyone.


9 times out of 10 I lock the door. If I don't it's probably because the lock is defective. This one time I was a "one seater" bathroom with a defective lock, so I just closed the door. Anyway, as I was washing my hands some lady comes in and almost starts to pull down her pants before she sees me standing there washing my hands. I just stared in shock until she noticed me.

It was a very strange experience.

jthad1129 said:

I always lock when I use the bathroom, but I always knock first before entering the bathroom, because not everyone locks.

JasmineFire said:

If I'm in a stall that doesn't work, I lean forward and hold the door closed with a hand. Or if I'm drunk, with my head.

meow85 said:

It wasn't a stall, it was a room. there was no way for me to reach the door with my hand. that's what i meant by a "one seater".

do people really not think to lock the door when they go in a bathroom stall to sit on the throne? that's not right.

Anxiety said:

i think it's like how some people don't wash their hands.

JasmineFire said:

don't get me started on men who don't wash their hands after using the urinal. nobody wants to deal with penishands.

JasmineFire said:

Oh, I gotcha.

One time I was peeing next to a guy in a urinal, and unfortunately I sneezed whilst pissing, and some of it splashed onto the guy next to me.

Thank fuck he found it quite funny. Particually as we were in a club toilet, as dude coulda knocked the shit outta me....

I never ever in my life knew that there are people who knock before they go to the bathroom . Do people in the US do that? . I don't remember seeing it either when I was there on vacation.

always lock. always.

Anxiety said:

thesexofit said:

Maybe he was beside of you for a reason...a peek maybe