Germans PEE DIFFERENTLY than Americans?! Random Differences Pt. 1 | Feli from Germany

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There are a lot of differences between American and German toilets, but there's also a difference in how people use them...This is the first part of my "Random Differences" mini-series! I'll be releasing a new part on a different topic every other day for the next 1.5 weeks, so make sure to subscribe and activate the bell to get notified when I upload a new episode. :) I hope you guys enjoy this series and this format and of course, I'll post my regular long, in-depth videos again in the future!
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[@FelifromGermany]

Glad you guys find this topic interesting! 😁 And I'm actually surprised to see how different the German comments are compared to the Americans - seems like this cultural difference is even bigger than I thought! 😱 Please keep sharing your experiences below - it's fascinating to read about them! (This is the first part of my "Random Differences" mini-series! I'll be releasing a new part on a different topic every other day for the next 1.5 weeks, so make sure to subscribe and activate the bell to get notified when I upload a new episode. :) I hope you guys enjoy this series and this format and of course, I'll post my regular long, in-depth videos again in the future!)

[@balancedactguy]

So Felichen...will you do a short video on the differences of how Germans and Americans POOP?...LOL!

[@JohnAMcCreary]

@@balancedactguy please no

[@SikoraTim]

Felicia, are bidets common in household bathrooms in Germany?

[@bbranett2188]

When you are very young its fun to play "Swords" with your buddy by crossing streams.

[@FelifromGermany]

Not super common, I've only seen a few households in Germany who had them. And I think I haven't seen any in the US yet? 🤔

[@lucash8234]

I'm an American man and I pee sitting down. But then again, I'm paraplegic and use a wheelchair. I do almost everything sitting down. 😜

[@Hans-gb4mv]

Give that man a standing ovation.

[@BlackAdder665]

@@Hans-gb4mv The women are allowed to give him standing ovulations as well.

[@skn31]

As I wheelchair-user myself, I also had the "same thought". Or better, was thinking of my male wheeler-friends, I do not have to have a discussion with, about "pee sitting down" here in Germany :) !

[@lucash8234]

@@Hans-gb4mv I see what you did there.

[@bluchu22]

Fellow paraplegic guy here. Represent!

[@thejackofalltravels8267]

Ever since I started cleaning my own bathroom I have started sitting. Nobody aims as well as they think

[@papagigo1]

That is the truth .

[@KSE828]

This

[@jpaugh64]

Lol! I make a bigger mess when I try sitting. It's much easier to just wipe up after peeing than to risk needing to change clothes.

[@theropesofrenovation9352]

Damn right!

[@yepiratesworkshop7997]

I'm a man and I've never been able to pee sitting down. I just can't seem to make it "go."

[@ballyshannongirl]

In my company we have a sign at the urinal saying "Step closer, he's shorter than you think"

[@kennethdonaldson3087]

still stand but it takes longer than it used to

[@PotterPossum1989]

HA!

[@jKLa]

😆🤣

[@jborcz1014]

Lol.. I always like this sign

[@afwalker1921]

I have a sign behind my toilet that says, "Do your worst."

[@user-qq2cu9vm4e]

I was married to a lovely German girl from Ingolstadt for 61 years until God wanted her more than I did. I learned to sit to pee minutes after our honeymoon. Luise thought missing the toilet to mess up the floor was barbaric. I think standing to pee became fashion because most men wore suspenders in the old days, and it's a real pain to have to take your pants down if you're wearing them.

[@BenFoldsFan421]

Thank you for explaining why standing up might be a popular thing… It’s one of those cultural things that if you grow up around it, you don’t really think about it until somebody points it out

[@IHateEveryone]

I mean, we could just aim well? Its always confused me how public bathrooms’ floors are always covered in pee. We practice aiming our whole lives and some guys are still so sucky at it somehow.

[@kevinprzy4539]

lmao or you could just aim well, in majority of countries sitting down to pee whilst being a male is considered feminine.

[@keithfrost1190]

I've tried sitting down to pee, but I fell off the urinal.

[@buddyharris5515]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@petercozzaglio6070]

Hahahahaha

[@jamessumita5193]

Did u end up smashing the urinal cake too?

[@younicbic]

Because of your fat ass, right? 🤣

[@jwkingsr]

I'll pee sitting down when they put vacuum tubes on my barstool.

[@jerrycamp4534]

What about women who “hover” to pee in public restrooms, because they don’t want to sit on the seat? As a person who’s first job was cleaning public restrooms, the women’s room was always dirtier than the men’s room.

[@paulaw418]

Most of us can "hover" without pissing all over the seat. It's all in the thighs! Got to have the strong thighs to hover.

[@RatdogDRB]

Jerry Camp, I concur with your observations (from my own experiences in having to do a deep cleaning of various restrooms in my younger years. This whole topic is nothing more than a means of wanting to control others. And, (men) if you DO "miss", be a man and clean up after yourself so you're not leaving your mess for the next person.

[@victoriaseaman2785]

Yes of course hover pee’ers are annoying but please also realize some of those misses are from young boys. If you watch public restrooms, young boys often accompany their moms. I realized this when my sons would come in with me and become distracted by the novelty of a public bathroom.

[@RatdogDRB]

@@victoriaseaman2785 Then, if mom has decency, she'll wipe up the "miss" from Jr., just as she'd appreciate someone doing within her own home's restroom.

[@JeroenJA]

@@paulaw418 there's been research, standing or sitting doesn't make much difference in emptying you bladder wel, but hovering is really bad , you never empty your bladder like that ... so don't stop hovering for critics, do it's for your long term health and to avoid proven higher risk on bladder infection from hovering to much! a woman peeing on the ground sitting/squatting is a healthy possition duh, so if american woman don't trust public toilet seat, they would be better of with french toilettes ;) . upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/French_Squatter_Toilet.jpg

[@IceMetalPunk]

As an American man, whether I sit or stand to pee just depends on how tired I am at the time 😂 I don't think we were ever told not to pee standing up as children, or at least I don't remember it. What I do remember are the little rhymes we learned in kindergarten about being clean when we pee: "If you sprinkle when you tinkle, please be neat and wipe the seat." Or "if you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweetie, wipe the seatie."

[@pizzafrenzyman]

it's impossible to play longest distance and highest arch games when sitting

[@Q2bFF]

My 5 year old said he could pee farther than me while we were peeing on the side of the road two days ago.

[@autotechsteven5421]

I'm bamboozled by men peeing outdoors with other men

[@joeysaucier1]

Challenge accepted!

[@HBC423]

In America saying “I bet you pee sitting down” is one of the worst insults you can say to a man.

[@FelifromGermany]

Yeah just like Sitzpinkler haha but I mean I hope it's clear how dumb and ridiculous that is 😂

[@josephcoram4361]

Wow... I've lived in the US all my life and I don't think I've ever heard that. :)

[@mikebrase5161]

@@josephcoram4361 you must not be blue collar then.

[@HBC423]

German Girl in America it’s pretty much just calling them a woman and emasculating them. It wouldn’t be much of an insult to any reasonable person, but the meathead, jockey, “alpha” types would find it offensive. Side note: alphas don’t exist in our species. Even though people have told me I’m one, I think they’re moronic.

[@balancedactguy]

@@FelifromGermany For a guy, standing to pee is just quicker and more efficient. Aren't Germans know for their efficiency?? LOL!

[@adamg1058]

It's not really a thing here in our culture. However, not lifting the seat is considered extremely rude and disrespectful.

[@nigsbalchin226]

And not putting the seat down afterwards is considered a total and unforgivable insult.

[@hume6900]

Nigs Balchin, I agree wholeheartedly and I desperately wish my husband would put the seat down when he finishes his business.

[@nigsbalchin226]

@@hume6900 🤣

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

@@hume6900 you expect him to lift it and put it down. lets get some of that equality going

[@hume6900]

@@charg1nmalaz0r51, I do indeed especially in unisex bathrooms. I don’t want to have to put the toilet seat down, after some guy whom I don’t know and don’t necessarily want to know has a whiz. I am normally not a germaphobe, but, with all the things out there now, if you guys can lift the seat you can put it down again.

[@gitrdone3770]

As an American male, and older, I wasn't taught to sit to pee. Later I did only because I realized that the splash made a mess and I prefer not to wash the surrounding area every few days. I know that I am the exception among men in my societal experience. On the other hand when I was in Germany a couple of years ago I was impressed beyond words by the urinals. I have never seen this design before and it is brilliant! The way the contours of the urinal are designed there is no back-splash! Nice

[@connect-audioproductionstudio]

Haha, I remember when I was a kid and "peeing sitting down" became a trend, my mom would simply say, 'Either you sit down to pee or you'll be the only one responsible for cleaning the toilet from now on.' You can imagine how quickly I got used to it. 😀

[@drunvert]

Stand and clean or be a female

[@tomray8765]

In the US, in MY experience, "Be like Pop, not like Sis, Raise the lid before you piss". A "Lid-pisser" is considered both lazy and rude . Little Boys need to be taught THIS too one of the first things I learned as a tot.

[@HenrikMyrhaug]

I'm from Norway and was taught to stand up, but when I started helping in cleaning the toilet at around 12-13, I started always sitting down. I have always preferred standing, but it's not worth having to clean the stains. Whenever there is a urinal in a public bathroom, I will use that instead, because it is much more comfortable, quick and easy. It really feels like it is taboo in Norway, and when my mom yelled at me for getting stains on the floor once, she did not believe me when I told her it couldn't be me since I sit down(It was my dad's fault, but it is very rare for him to leave stains on the floor, so she thought it was me).

[@skunkhome]

We were always taught to clean up your own mess. This thing in Germany is not about manners it’s about the politics of feminization.

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

@@skunkhome Is it? I've always been sitting down on my own toilet even (or especially?) when I was single because I don't want to clean the fucking toilet twice a day. I mean we have much more serious societal and political problems than sitting down while peeing. I mean if you feel feminized by it, then keep on standing. But I just hate cleaning toilets.

[@HenrikMyrhaug]

@ Ok, I edited it: It's rare for him to leave stains of the floor.

[@papplebeast5039]

If you think urine stains are what's gross about a bathroom, you're kind of ignorant. What's important is bacterial growth, particularly e.coli. You need to clean your bathroom regardless of whether or not there was urine stains. If you're cleaning your bathroom less often because you pee sitting down, that's even more disgusting than having urine stains.

[@CantankerousDave]

When I studied in Japan, we stayed at a corporate retreat for cultural orientation boot camp before our host families picked us up. The most important topic? How to use traditional Japanese toilets, the ones you squat over. Later on, everyone had stories about seeing shoeprints on the rim of Western-style toilets in public restrooms.

[@richardbutler9185]

I was in Germany, and my hosts stopped for gas. I used the WC, and as I stood there, peeing, I read a sign on the wall, "Bitte nicht im Stehen pinkeln." I memorized the phrase and asked my hosts what it meant. "Please do not stand to pee," they said. "Too late," I laughed. Thanks for the informative and entertaining videos!

[@ingobund730]

Weren't there any graphics?? 😂

[@arnoldsands1610]

It's amazing how quickly cultures change. I was stationed in Germany for three years and found that German men peed standing up like Americans. What I found strange was they peed where ever. In public against a building or handy wall. When I say in public I mean in front of everyone. No they were not drunk or on drugs, it's just what they did. The women passing by didn't bat an eye. Of course this was in the mid-seventies, about 50 years ago.

[@azules9780]

They did it while I was there 2005-2008 as well

[@Al13n1nV8D3R]

Must be in Soviet Eastern Germany.

[@MH-be6hr]

Eeew! 😣😝😖

[@cheserex]

Must be the French influence

[@MXB2001]

Yes! My childhood friend in Germany also peed against a fence on our street. I'd forgotten til I read this.

[@michaelduncan2759]

No ma’am, not taught to sit down, however, taught to lift the seat prior to doing my business. I also taught my son, seat up, be respectful. If you make a mess somehow, clean up after yourself.

[@rhodawatkins4516]

Seems like sitting down would make less splash and mess and would give you a bit of a break from being on your feet.

[@PavelSkollSuk]

Same in countries of Visegrád Group. Maybe a train can be an excuse, but we don't sit. We only clean up after if we miss the target.

[@papplebeast5039]

@@rhodawatkins4516 Right, if there's anything Americans need to do, it's to sit even more! It's much faster to pee standing and clean up any mess you make than it is to pee sitting down. It's not even close.

[@rhodawatkins4516]

@@papplebeast5039 Well, speaking as a female, I've often thought how lucky men have it to have the convenience of turning their backs and standing to pee if the need arose with not even a shrub to hide behind. For women, it is much more inconvenient when a restroom is not available. (This is, I'm pretty sure, one of the worst aspects of camping for women.) And as I get older, and have to be on my feet at work more than feels good many days, I begin to think of a sit-down pee break as a little luxury that most men miss out on. Just looking at it from a practical standpoint. To each his own.

[@howardrichburg2398]

Mom said if you won't lift the seat to pee and put it back down, you will sit to pee. After a week of sitting we were trained to lift and lower the seat. When I was single I left the seat up all the time. When a female friend busted I'd tell them to leave the seat up when you finish. Only seemed fair and equal Now that I'm married with two daughters I'm glad mom trained well

[@1622steve]

Back in the late 1950s, my dad taught me that "men pee standing up". My parents were raised on farms in northwestern Illinois. They had outhouses (don't want to waste time in there!) and were usually far away in the fields in every kind of weather. Peeing while standing next to the tractor (or horses before that) made a lot of sense.

[@rockingrollin425]

I am Argentinian and when I was in Germany I was "lectured" on how to pee because of this 😂 I took it very personal, like I was a mess myself, I never knew it was a common practice.

[@grinninggoat5369]

You know the old saying, "When a man is in Rome, he pees as the Roman ladies do", right? Lol

[@npickard4218]

It comes across as very intrusive, doesn't it. Telling men how to pee?! I pee standing up and I will not allow anybody to dictate to me how to pee.

[@nixblick1221]

@@npickard4218 As long as it's you who also cleans the floor and toilet regularly and doesn't leave it to your wife, that's perfectly fine too. If you pee standing up and the light comes in at the right angle, you can see a fine urine mist rising from the toilet and spreading evenly around the toilet. But as long as the originator also cleans that away - no problem.

[@MarisMemories]

So I asked all of my male friends (Germans and Austrians) and all of them told me this: at home they sit, in public toilets they stand (but this depends on the hygene).

[@JDthegamer209]

That's a pretty good rule of thumb to go by. I don't ever want to sit on a public toilet unless I absolutely have to.

[@Be-Es---___]

Other way around. 😂

[@scottgrohs5940]

Hear hear!

[@hanswurst6712]

In public i stand, at home i sit. Thats how i do it, and thats how it makes sense imho.

[@killiano8258]

In our German/Irish household we stand or sit basically how we feel, in public we stand

[@edsonbean5407]

My Uncle once made a joke about this he said " my doctor wants me to sit down to pee" I said "why?" "Because he doesn't want me lifting anything heavy" lol

[@shantinaturechild6385]

That's funny!

[@ElroyMcDuff]

LOL!

[@nobodyspecial3410]

I don't get it.

[@andyu69]

@@nobodyspecial3410 Woman get it!

[@raibilrei]

@@nobodyspecial3410 Are you the uncle's wife?

[@michaelbrooks742]

My American raising on this subject was as follows It doesn't matter how you use the toilet to pee, just be respectful and clean up any mess you may make.

[@bryansproles2879]

I sit to pee most of the time, unless it just happens to be more convenient to stand. I didn't grow up with anyone saying "make sure to stand/sit when you pee", but I was reading a LOT as a kid, so I would keep magazines in our bathroom and I would just sit and read for awhile - that's pretty much why I still sit most of the time as an adult.

[@sschmidtevalue]

My favorite bathroom signs: We aim to please, so will you please aim! And: Stand closer. It's shorter than you think!

[@JDthegamer209]

The best one I ever saw said "Boat captains with short tow ropes, *please* pull closer to the dock." I laughed so hard when I saw that one.

[@bond1j89]

Lol

[@stealyfan]

Poor marksmanship?

[@Hiraghm]

That's a sign that would get me to hit everything except the bowl...

[@jordanbelander589]

I saw a "We aim to please, you aim too, please!" at the Newport Or. Eagles club and the "Stand closer. Its shorter than you think." one at the Eagles club 8n Hood River Or. I had to let loose a laugh at those

[@Rob16218]

My mother taught me when at home to sit so to avoid making a mess. So as an adult, I do this in my home or a friends home out of respect for the cleanliness. In a public facility, I stand again due to lack of cleanliness.

[@DangerRussDayZ6533]

That's the problem with women raising men..they teach you how to be a woman

[@williamdulitz6525]

Mom didn't exactly teach this, but once I started cleaning bathrooms, I started sitting...

[@GrantTravels23]

@@DangerRussDayZ6533 he was a participation trophy baby 😂

[@thurin84]

or you could just aim better.

[@that_brian_guy]

For me, it was definitely that the idea of "sitzpinkler" exists in the US, and it was probably even more apparent in the small town I grew up in. As an adult it no longer effects my decision making, but it is the reason I became accustomed to standing in the first place.

[@carolemuenzer5490]

Love your perkiness and energy!

[@johnreed8872]

The older I become , the more I find that my bladder empties more completely while standing. Although I prefer sitting. Also , the older I get the more I find it necessary to comment on things that are frivolous and odd!

[@jpaugh64]

"The more I find it necessary to comment on things that are frivolous and odd!" You mean that gets worse as you age? I'm in trouble, then[

[@Upcamehill]

sitting puts a bend in the urethra tube stopping the emptying of the last of the urine.

[@teitel39]

Bro lean back sit straight up and back.

[@BS-vx8dg]

@@teitel39 Or just forego the political statement and give in the your biology and *stand*.

[@lakrids-pibe]

I have the exact opposite experience.

[@CyberiusT]

Australian here: does anyone actually care? Personally, I stand - for the simple reason that if I sit I don't empty properly and need to go again the instant I stand up. Kinda defeats the purpose.

[@CyberiusT]

@R. A. I answered because she asked; I pondered why she asked is all. "Does anyone care?" It doesn't affect (or effect) me in the slightest whether someone in my own home sits or stands, let alone half a world away. Unless they make a mess and don't clean up after themselves. ;p

[@kenworthNH]

@@CyberiusT It's just for fun. Lighten up. Many people ponder such things. Especially if you come from another culture.

[@MV-qm9ne]

What? Are you saying men are different than women? I bet next is men can't have babies.

[@jonesjeremiah]

Dafuq are you talking about? Does anyone care? Yes literally everyone who has to clean toilets does fucking care! No matter where you are from, no matter how your toilets are designed, if you are standing while peeing in the toilet you will get splash that goes outside and stains the floor and the toilet rim. It is even worse for cultures where man are circumcised, because it is harder for them to control their piss jet. It is disgusting to clean up piss stain and it is so easily preventable. Also what you do is simply take two sheets of toilet paper and hold it at your pee hole while standing up so the last few drops go in the paper, it is not a big deal and easy to do. And whoever is cleaning your toilet will thank you for it! It is just rude, disgusting and such an old school thing to not sit down while peeing! If you had said you don't sit down because you are scared of spiders attacking you then I would have accepted that lol but your reasoning is just ridiculous.

[@waynecornwell3998]

This is my first time watching this channel and I got a compliment you on your English you speak better English than I do and I was born here so keep up the good work and you must have started learning English when you were very young

[@MrUgenx-bm2vd]

Helo Feli, great video, nice topic...can't wait to watch your next video..greeting from Indonesia

[@johnmcclain5972]

Having cleaned public toilets men’s rooms are not as messy as women think. Women’s bathroom are dirtiest other than the area around the toilet.

[@larrybaumgardner6419]

As a person that has been a Janitor at many different places over the years,, You are spot on

[@adamgoldberg98]

Agreed the only place I have seen it the other direction is at hardware stores I worked at but you get something like 5 - 10 times the male traffic so

[@mimi1568]

Yep! I cleaned for years and women's bathrooms are awful. I'm a woman but I can't give you an explanation as to why. Maybe, we go more often?🤷

[@donjenkins2465]

@@mimi1568 Lots of women "hover"... As a father of three daughters mom tought then to never sit on public toilets!!

[@steveknight878]

I have found that women sometimes (often?) spray the underside of the seat when peeing. I stand, but don't miss. Surely most men don't miss? Also I aim for the porcelain rather than the water, to avoid any chance of splashback.

[@altluigi5733]

Not even the woman sit down on a PUBLIC rest rooms. Girls told me that they will not sit down in any toilette outside of their home

[@motherstar1]

If you find the seat dubious, you can hold you're butt above it.

[@OverItAll954]

They hover.

[@jennifer8535]

It’s really no worse than using a air hand dryer, touching the faucet to wash your hands, or the door handles... actually I’d bet the toilet seat is cleaner than the sink. Just saying.

[@shadowprince4482]

Yeah most women I know say they do a hover. The reason they usually hover is because the seat is covered in pee from other women hovering. I'm American but damn do I hate public restrooms in America for multiple reasons.

[@jennifer8535]

Shadow Prince YES, I can see how that is true! Hovering CAN splash. I’ve seen toilets I wouldn’t sit on before because of this. But if I can’t see any mess on there I sit all the way and I haven’t died yet.

[@robertdawson4502]

I grew up in America and anytime my father peed he did it standing up and that is the way I learned. I do agree with you that standing up to pee can mean missing the toilet and peeing on the floor or on the rim of the toilet. It actually makes better sense to sit down to pee and avoid the mess of potentially missing the mark. Yes, having to sit down involves more steps and time. But it does present a cleaner outcome in the end. I would also add that sitting down shows respect to others and does not force others to deal with or clean up any mess you might make by standing up.

[@timothymartin2137]

First..you should ALWAYS make sure you leave a clean restroom (means if you stand up WIPE UP)...Second YOUR habits are your own business and not one other person has any right to gainsay anything YOU DO IN THE TOILET, and third...how would anyone with decency leave anything for anyone else to clean up...or were you raised by animals????!!!!

[@ModernFutureGaming]

The scene of Michael Herbig (Bully) in the beginning killed me :D I prefer sitting so there is no risk of getting urine somewhere else than the toilet and it is way cleaner in the bathroom so it doesn't need that much cleaning :D It's just more practical for me.. Gr8 video again :)

[@justrd9]

As an American, I thought all men peed standing up. Kind of surprising to hear that German men don't all pee standing up.

[@tiberius8390]

I think it depends. If you are at your house you can do as you wish. I bet still most sit down at home, because they have to clean it themselves. If you are at someone else's house it is considered pretty rude to spay pee all over the bathroom. At every place where there are urinals (restaurants, disco, workplaces,...) men usually stand to pee.

[@kevinmiller1121]

I agree. I never thought of it and had no idea it was a thing. Might have to give it a try!

[@O-D-X]

@@tiberius8390 I pee standing up and have never had a problem "spraying pee all over the bathroom". I can only guess that men who have this issue either shake it alot(this is seen as masturbation and frowned upon or was in my youth) or it is so short it doesn't actually hang down toward said toilet.

[@Streeedy]

We like to hang our balls in the water

[@frankjaursch5398]

@@O-D-X Just place some newspaper around the toilet and wait how much pee you'll see not hitting the bowl.

[@joki8148]

I'm from Germany, and pee sitting down when at home since in my experience that never causes a mess I have to clean up otherwise. When using a public toilet I prefer urinals since public toilet seats cannot generally be assumed to be clean. If other people prefer to pee standing, that doesn't bother me as long as no mess is produced in my home. To each their own.

[@millinutz]

Sehr gut gesagt, ganz meiner Meinung.

[@oceanbnd]

I sit when in other people’s homes ALWAYS.

[@djgonpet]

you have such a positive energy!

[@gkdresden]

The peeing habits differ a lot from country to country. In the GDR, where I was born, it was usual to pee standing at home and outside. After reunification of Germany it was funny to realize, that the West German men are "sitters". :p

[@Crusader1815]

The West was infected with man-hating feminism, that's why.

[@JayMyrrdin]

Funny. :D My experience was the other way around ;) In our family it has always been the norm to pee sitting down. After the reunification of Germany, I noticed only through contact with the West, that this was probably not common over there. Or the West Germans have complained louder... I don't know. Otherwise, I know it only from the so-called 'village idiots' who peed standing up. But they also bragged about having fallen into a ditch while drunk or about having been left behind at school. So no real standard of comparison.

[@dnocturn84]

I'm German and I sit down to pee when I'm at home or at home of someone else (like friends home, etc.). I do pee standing and use the urinal at work and basically at all public places and I also pee standing out in the wild, far away from humanity, using a three (or something else). I did refuse to sit down while peeing for quite some time when I was younger, up to my late teenage years. I was always careful, but realized that I underestimated the micro spay effect of peeing. At some point I could smell it and a little bit later I had to replace a heater, that was close to the toilet, because it became rusty and all of the protective paint was ruined. I decided to give it a try, hated it at first, but now I do like it a lot.

[@HotelPapa100]

This. I never gave it much thought, until a friend said that she'd educated the men in her household, not wanting to clean up the spray. Since then I'm a card carrying 'Sitzpinkler'. Also: Wheee! Bully!

[@Ultrajamz]

Thats what I do in the USA also - especially now in the age of smart phones... i am sitting now :)

[@theomiller430]

@@Ultrajamz Do you disinfect your smartphone before you leave the bathroom?

[@Ultrajamz]

Theo Miller i have a bidet so many times I dont need to touch anything unsanitary...

[@lostforever773]

Fragile masculinity?

[@dovermoreno]

I'm Mexican-American and sort of a trailblazer. I pee LAYING DOWN!!!

[@bbranett2188]

So does my great grandfather. Is the name Johannsen Mexican?

[@jtheurp9101]

How about peeing while standing, but you’re hand standing

[@bbranett2188]

@@jtheurp9101 the Morning Wood pee sometimes requires that bit of acrobatics.

[@robinschenk1799]

I recommend to be consistent in fecal habits: Pee in the exact same position you poo!

[@ragnarokgzlr8522]

@@robinschenk1799 so standing... On hands

[@colletteclay6744]

We have 5 boys and after years of cleaning up my boys pee. My husband taught my younger boys to sit down to pee. Life changing for us.

[@davemendez4529]

They are just lousy aimers

[@michaelrandall2070]

Sitting to urinate is not good when you go out to dirty public loos. Aiming silently on the pan edge an inch above the water level is not difficult and avoids the rude noises associated with men urinating. Yes sitting is relaxing but messy accidents are just as likely. Also the bladder is at a bad angle to fully drain.

[@dab0331]

Did task snip their balls too as to not have them grease up the rim? Lol

[@jimcopple1963]

Congratulations- you played yourself

[@85BRox]

American: I stand to pee when not at home (for convenience and sanitary reasons), but mostly sit when in the comfort of my own home (to rest my legs and for ease of cleanup, if necessary).

[@ivanjdrakov1957]

Smart man

[@raymondjames1341]

I'm English and I do this too, even my son does. Sit down when at home and stand when in public bogs.

[@mtnbiker014]

Thought I was probably the only man on the planet who did this....

[@LS1007]

Same!

[@mistamfmike8195]

this is exactly what i do too

[@johngalt6929]

FYI - Chuck Norris never flushes. He scares the crap down the toilet.

[@JDthegamer209]

Lmao

[@bond1j89]

Lol

[@markschuyler3826]

And you can bet your ass he doesn’t sit down to urinate!

[@mrcloyd3681]

John Galt, nice name lol

[@Jester123ish]

John Galt It’s fine line, if you’re Chuck Norris you might ‘scare the crap out’ of the toilet.

[@abrianec]

LOL--there is an insult to a man's masculinity in the US too: "I bet you even squat when you pee." The big "thing" in the US IMHE is leaving the seat up/not putting it down after a male pees.

[@chiararomano1818]

Standing g up to pee is a metaphor for men being in charge.

[@tigdepp4484]

I raised 3 boys. I taught them both ways. Although, they preferred to stand after a certain age. (Mostly when they started being more social with other boys). Btw, born in the states, but traveled all over the world. I love history & experiencing other cultures.

[@macbird-lt8de]

you love experience how other culture make urine god bless you

[@rowdy1955]

With 3 sisters, I was harassed into sitting as a child. Getting teased now when people find out is amusing. Easier to clean the bathroom though, which is why I, as a bachelor, continued to do so. I do get great joy when in the woods, as I can let it all hang out! Even been known to take a walk in the back yard !!! Signed, a Manly man . . .

[@eduardoflores982]

Hi Feli, in Mexico I have never been told to sit to pee and the first time I traveled to Germany my ex girlfriend told me about sitting to pee, i never thought about it before and now I sit every time at home and pee standing when needed. No body else that I know does this in Mexico, but I find it respectful to others

[@jennifermichelleswanson3797]

After visiting Germany, I have adopted the 'please have a seat' rule in my house. It took a while for the guys to get used to it, but now it just seems like second nature they've told me. They told me that they didn't have to clean the toilet seat or anything and that makes it cleaner and nicer for everyone. 😎😎😀😀 It's not really a thing here in the US. But I agree with you, it's much cleaner for men to sit down to pee. My husband said the same thing that it's not manly, but I asked him to just try it. He did and he says it's cleaner and not messy. I didn't think about this topic until I went to Germany and saw the sign in a friend's bathroom. Mir gefallen deine videos. Mach weiter so. ☺☺ I hope I translated it correctly. 😁😁

[@benitodee3274]

OMG, this is HILARIOUS!

[@jamesmskipper]

When I got too old for my mother to take me into the women's room to pee, she headed me into a public men's room with instructions to use the hole in the floor. That was when it was common for urinals to be vertical from the floor up the wall for several feet. However, the first hole I came to was the floor drain! I man yelled, "Hey, kid! Stop doing that!" I quickly buttoned up and rushed out. (This was about 1946.)

[@xxpowwowbluexx]

😂

[@stefanfisher4440]

I've long been a believer in, "Sit when you can, stand when you must."

[@millomweb]

The latter case being on a crowded subway.

[@CPTdrawer22]

Stefam Fisher - I'm a man, entitled to stand, so I must. De Oppresso Liber

[@saltymcsaltface]

Of course you would sitzpinkler

[@wolfgangk2824]

What men can do, women can learn, too! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3vXiYSrYpWniqc

[@TesterAnimal1]

@@saltymcsaltface reconsider your plans for continued tenure of this mortal coil.

[@whtelephant1]

Try sitting on your Aunt's nice white sofa and announcing that you're going to go wee right now while sitting here, then after a few seconds of watching everybody panic shout at the top of your lungs "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE".

[@marcellocolona4980]

My urologist told me a man’s anatomy is designed to pee standing up. Sitting does not fully empty the bladder.

[@hassegawamkt]

Definitely

[@nestorreyes5253]

In the Philippines, it is practically unheard of, for men to pee sitting down.

[@kaljr82]

American male from the Midwest here. Was taught to pee standing, so that’s what I do. I ain’t changing now.

[@mikemaricle9941]

Real men don't squat.

[@rickmiller1429]

Hell, I'm old and can't pee sitting.

[@StefanBacon]

Pp 2 smol, i sit down i make mess all over balls and seat.

[@consaka1]

Stand, You clean the toilet and the bathroom. -My wife!

[@consaka1]

@@rickmiller1429 Better get that prostate looked at. It's probably a bit too big.

[@jannepeltonen2036]

Watching this series from Finland is very interesting, you learn about both the German and American cultures. In here, I guess it really depends on the family, in my family men usually sit down to pee at home (the toilet seats also tend to be quite low and the men in our family are quite tall, so that makes aiming even more difficult). And I think only one person has ever commented on that, so it's probably not that unusual. When living with roommates, I was constantly annoyed at one person who always left the toilet seat up...

[@jasonbailey9139]

Funny. I am an American and pee standing up, but if the toilet seat is up, it means my wife used the toilet last. I always completely close the toilet (ring and seat/lid down) whereas she lifts the seat to use the ring and doesn't bother lowering the seat/lid back down.

[@rameynoodles152]

@@jasonbailey9139 wait, wait, wait... your wife SITS on the RING???

[@jasonbailey9139]

@@rameynoodles152 don't you? You've got the bowl, the ring that flips up, and the lid that flips up. I lift the ring and lid to use it and lower both to flush.

[@rameynoodles152]

@@jasonbailey9139 Ah ok, you call it something different from the norm. You said lid/seat, but to most people, the lid is not the seat. What you call the ring is what most call the seat, because you're supposed to sit on it. The ring to most people is the edge of the bowl that the seat lays on top of.

[@kevin00714]

It would be very "hard" to sit and pee on a majority of mornings when you first wake up for many men.

[@johnsheridan1256]

in that case you have to calculate a ballistic curve in order to hit your target ;)

[@cylonred8902]

Really difficult to pee in that state however.

[@johnsmith-ce2tq]

just piss in the shower in the morning then

[@001looker]

As American this one is strange to me. I never ever seen seen such signs anywhere and i never heard of anyone being told to sit down while peeing. Something tells me ladies in Germany made this a thing because they are the ones that mostly do cleaning and got tired of cleaning up random pee .

[@Krokostad]

Yeah, that's the reason for most of the men. Either because they have to clean it themselves or because they respect the wish of the woman who cleans the toilet.

[@jameskoralewski1006]

Sounds like a good reason to me.

[@Hiraghm]

ladies wouldn't discuss the subject, because ladies. "Lady" doesn't mean "has a vagina". However, this probably became a thing in Germany because feminism, not because cleaning.

[@1Naenie1]

@@Hiraghm in the 60ies mostly women were the ones who had to clean upo this disgusting mess. so there is a connection to cleaning!

[@sheldondyck8631]

Only time I pee sitting down is when I’m taking a dump 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@kc8bdr]

Same here

[@kenworthNH]

Any other time is gay af.

[@matthewmcmurtry83]

In America men actually know how to aim their d*ck

[@Joewilsonphoto]

If guys wanna pee like a girl, I guess they can. I’m sure that isn’t the only thing they do like girls.

[@Amp661]

Lol dont we all?

[@noahcount7132]

Just discovered your channel today, Feli, and am delighted to offer my opinion on men standing or sitting to pee. As a child, born and brought up in the USA, I was taught to pee standing up. That lasted until I moved out of my parents' home and became responsible for cleaning my own bathroom. It instantly became apparent how much water and urine get splashed out of the toilet when I peed standing, so I became a sitxpinkler making my bathroom significantly easier to keep clean and sanitary.

[@ghostrider88jinetedelfanta31]

Your video is the first I've heard of a debate on men peeing standing/sitting. I have seen signs in public urinals: "We aim to please. So please to aim!".

[@jiajianhou426]

Next time some guy calls you “you pee like a girl” and you can say “Nein, I pee like a German!”

[@hanswurst6712]

But u have to shout it in the way hollywood movies picture the germans. "NEIN, NEIN, NEIN! Ich pisse wie ein Deutscher! ....Das war ein Befehl! .... Mit dem Wischmob von Steiner wird das alles in Ordnung kommen!"

[@nadirwoodson9321]

I always pee like that if another guy points it out i'm going to say "WHY THE HELL ARE YOU IN MY STALL" then piss on him

[@juanfelipemichelcors3938]

Too Deutch from your part.

[@Noone765]

Same thing, German = girl

[@nadirwoodson9321]

@james westfall welp guess i'm a girl now damn

[@onefortexas2379]

I’m German living in Texas and sometimes have friends over for beer and football, but after one of the games my wife who is from Texas was so angry about pee on the floor she put up signs in the bathroom on game days that read ‘If you pee in my house your ass better be sitting down.’

[@mrcloyd3681]

What city, I live in Austin

[@onefortexas2379]

@@mrcloyd3681 Plano

[@DangerRussDayZ6533]

I'd just laugh at such a stupid sign and piss the way I normally do. Who gives a shit what someone else thinks or wants in regards to your bathroom habits. If you make a mess, be respectful and clean it up.

[@afpwebworks]

I’m in my 70s. I honestly have never heard of this before

[@John419]

Whenever I’m at someone’s house I just took to sitting to use the bathroom to avoid any mess. It doesn’t always come out the way you plan too and I rather not take that rare chance. I started doing that during puberty, morning bathroom visits can be tough. But at home i used rarely sit and I definitely do not sit to pee in public. But as time progressed and now in my late 20s I actually prefer to sit weather I’m at a friends or family members house or even at my house. Sitting avoids a mess from occurring thus making it much easier to fully empty the bladder.

[@slehar]

As an American stand-pee-er let me add: I always lift the seat, so the seat does not get splattered. I always aim the stream at an angle near the edge of the bowl, which minimizes splashing. And I lean forward as the arcing stream slows to a trickling dribble, to make sure it all falls into the bowl. And if I make a mess of the rim of the bowl, I will wipe it off with toilet paper. Am I allowed to pee standing?

[@jonhsmith5169]

Exactly!!!!

[@lisbethfrost5024]

Thank you. You are litterally one in a million, Sir

[@waffal66]

That's just common courtesy. We need more men like that.

[@TesterAnimal1]

Not if you come to my house. The stream can go awry. Divert, twist. And the drips can go anywhere. I don’t see the issue with sitting. It’s more relaxing. And what about in the middle of the night? You don’t want to break your night cycle with bright light.

[@dreistein]

Taste the inside of your toilet seat cover and then brag again about precision. You guys are so funny...

[@billbrown5813]

I stand at the end of the back porch.... I thought everybody did that...

[@theoverwhelmer]

I just open the backyard door and take a leak

[@jerelull9629]

ONLY when it's the "back porch" of a boat and we're not in a 'public' place.

[@milo-md8yb]

I thought I was only one that did that..I just took a screen shot of ur post and sent it to my down stairs Neighbor ...told them to stop bitching I ain't the only one in the world that pees off there deck.lol

[@jjdeepsea]

Me too, when I was a kid my mum wondered why there were brown dead patches on the grass, I never fessed up!

[@YO3A007]

Guys fertilize the trees and shrubs. Women tinkle.

[@astilp_lbs2226]

2:58 aaah ich liebe "der Schuh des Manitu" :D

[@stevegrimes5105]

Such a positive, energetic storyteller.

[@ldennis5153]

I'm American and this is the 1st time I have ever heard of this

[@gary16217]

Me too.

[@doraran5158]

It's all over radical feminist and WOKE culture in US.

[@andrewcram8450]

A lot of men have developing prostate problems and sitting is just more effective for middle aged men like me.

[@PhilG999]

It's called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasty (or Hyperthropy). BPH for short. I worked for a Medical company years ago that made a device to treat it. Used a #9 French catheter with a microwave emitter in it that "cooked" the prostate and enabled the patient to pee again. And no loss of "other" functions... First time I saw it I got light headed and had to sit down. I hope I never have to have something the diameter of a 9mm bullet placed there!

[@inkydoug]

Yeah , I have a less than roaring start and a tapering finish, so sitting is the way to go.

[@schattensand6129]

@@PhilG999 Had to undergo a catheter treatment some 8 years ago. The urethra was scarred. The Urologist told me right away that I must have had a tripper when I was young. He was right. So sometimes one has to pay for something (Jugendsünde) long forgotten. That whole balagan was no fun - I tell you.

[@mraufanmike]

Totally agree! Much easier to keep from making a mess when sitting. I always sit at home and when visiting friends homes.

[@KJ-md2wj]

@@mraufanmike Of course you could clean up the mess yourself when you're finished as an alternative.

[@charlesmyre7016]

Thank you for this interesting video. I live in the US and I have noticed that zippers on men’s pants have gotten frustrating shorter for some reason which makes it more impractical to stand up to relive oneself. So I find myself sitting during this task.

[@peterplotts1238]

Wow! I was an exchange student in Würzburg from 1983-1984. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a thing then. This must be fairly recent. I wouldn't look for it to catch on here. However, I didn't think that men painting their nails and carrying cute little purses would catch on here either. I'm so glad I found your channel, Feli. This was unexpected and great.

[@823Steve]

Standing to pee was what I was taught. Sitting never occurred to me and the presence of urinals reinforced the standing scenario.

[@davidmc7442]

"My aim is to keep these toilets clean, your aim would be appreciated"

[@SPW812]

A common sign over the public toilet: We aim to please, you aim too, please.

[@lennartoberg292]

Hello Felicia, I saw in 1967 , men in Port Said, Egypt, that they used white cloths to dry themselves after peeing. Important, since they wear long white clothes. I have been sitting down for more than 10 years and I always use a little toilet paper not to mess up underwear, Greetings from Sweden. I love Germania of all my heart !!

[@roguenoir]

This actually happened in America btw and I thought it was so bizarre: I worked at this office building with a shared bathroom among all the different companies in the building. Of course the bathroom gets quite crowded and the standing stalls were often all taken when I enter so I'd just go into the toilet and start peeing there, standing of course. One day, after exiting from the toilet, the janitor confronted me and said that I'm not allowed to pee in the toilet and must use the urinals. I've never heard of this rule ever in my 30 or so years I've been alive at that point, at least in the US.

[@mikevasquez1103]

I could see a sanitary benefit to sitting as opposed to standing. Sitting would reduce back spray. Standing urination does spread particulate urine into the air and by extension on the surrounding surfaces.

[@jayhightower5186]

So does flushing - the 'contaminated' toilet water atomizes into the air... Close the lid before you flush. OMG! Flushing the toilet spreads the Corona virus: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/06/16/coronavirus-toilet-flushing/

[@mascami]

Well recognized, it's disgusting!

[@apachemayhem880]

Who would want to stand while urinating and get errant particulates on the floor when you can sit down to urinate against the porcelain or water at point blank range, coating your genitals with any such particulates instead?

[@Be-Es---___]

Just aim properly.

[@michellowe8627]

Mike V: Agreed! If you can smell pee it means there is a mist of urine. Smell is particulate. So what does it mean when the herrenzimmer smells like poo? Figure it out.

[@peev2]

Balkan person here: saying ,,your father pees sitting" is a huge insult.

[@owenshebbeare2999]

I heard that from a Croatian friend.

[@tortora1976]

Same in the states... other men will insult you by saying “what do you pee sitting down “?

[@luismiguel.b]

Same here in Ecuador.

[@onenamlit3861]

I'm a first-generation American of German parents and have lived for year-long stretches in Hamburg, Köln and München. Your video blew my mind because I've never encountered the sit-to-pee philosophy. I don't think I've been oblivious, bc I've seen the fly-aiming aid as well as the "step closer..." sign. I think I would've remembered seeing a sign requesting me to sit to pee. I'll certainly be on the lookout during my future visits to Germany...even though I think it's a bizarre concept.

[@richardjones5255]

Since suffering spinal issues about 13 years ago, for which I have had a couple of operations, I have had problems with the 'signalling' system. Put bluntly, I can no longer be certain which need is more urgent, so it is much safer to sit, as then I can 'operate freely' until I am confident that all needs have been met.

[@robertfaulkner9105]

“The cleaning your own bathroom” comments are interesting, I clean my bathroom, but I still stand and some how manage not to make a mess, not sure what’s going on with everyone else.

[@andrewstoll4548]

Small droplets... you're still pissing all over the place.

[@timotejzemljic9860]

Use black light and ull see the reason for sitting down.

[@mistermeanial1690]

I guess they weren’t taught how to aim

[@mindhavoc9668]

@@mistermeanial1690 If you have no black light use water with colour. It's not about aiming it's about physics. There are no water rays which don't produce droplets besides the main ray.

[@TankleKlaus]

For me sitting on the toilet is messier because I seem to have quite a high peeing pressure. When I pee standing up I can aim at certain parts of the toilet to prevent splashing as much as possible but when sitting down my ass and the toilet seat get covered in tiny piss droplets from below as my pee comes out at too high a pressure to not splash everywhere upon impact with the toilet bowl

[@smallpicture]

I can’t relive myself as completely sitting down as I can standing up!

[@mac-y.n.v.-me7043]

I’m American and never taught to sit. Thought the subject was interesting. Love your videos. Keep it up. Hey, I’m responding in June 2021. Are you still making videos?

[@oldwillytc6296]

I love your videos. The twinkle in your eyes cracks me up.

[@kimberleefeist2238]

I'd love to see more of the bathroom and toilet paper differences between the countries. Sounds interesting.

[@phillipsindel2291]

Australian man aged over 60 who stands: Never ever heard of this issue before. There is a benefit from having houses with back yards.

[@bbranett2188]

No neighbors... front yard... ftw

[@m.k.2227]

wow... sorry but thats just disgusting

[@mrcloyd3681]

Yessir

[@garyg7647]

Too many venomous snakes in Australia to pee in nature.

[@JamesThompson-ol3eu]

@@m.k.2227 That is the most poorly thought out response and you are not alone. I suspect folks that think like you are city dwellers. Every living thing pees and craps from microscopic critter to Blue whales and they don't have bathrooms. Only mankind has come up with indoor plumbing. All peeing and crapping represent fertilzer after it breaks down. When you walk across your yard or a park or pasture your walking on some other species feces! Have you heard of composting toilets? Look it up with google. It makes way more since than our elaborate plumbing systems that waste huge amounts of water. Many "back to nature" gardeners these days are capturing their pee and using for fertilzer. I am not advocating chamber pots and dumping out the window on the street - supposedly happened in medival Europe. But S.E. Asia rice farmers use human dung for fertilzer and it seems to work very well. I can only assume they compost it 1st.

[@albertdehn8381]

Thanks for sharing 👍😀

[@Akobish]

Danke für dieses Thema! I am Israeli living in Germany for 10 years now, moved here when I was 21. I would say in Israel no man pees while sitting. In Gernamy I had to learn to sit down. I guess some men find it somewhat awkward. I think the German way is nicer and more respectful. Just discovered your channel and I am loving it. Liebe Grüße aus Hamburg, werde mir jetzt die anderen Videos anschauen!

[@CrownRider]

I'm Dutch and we have a restroom with a urinal and a standard toilet bowl at home. That makes life easy.

[@kurtmarucci5933]

I think urinals should become common in American homes, as well a bidets.

[@newbeginnings8566]

How charming...

[@chiziibii]

In canada we are never taught to pee sitting down, as far as I know its the same in the US. Its even funnier when you realize there are commercials for devices for women to pee standing up, LOL.

[@beetee4295]

Def not the same in US. Virtually all public men’s bathrooms have urinals.

[@scottnoddin4372]

@@beetee4295 I don’t think having urinals in public is relevant.. lots of guys are taught to sit at home in Canada but use the urinal in public

[@renesalinas9491]

As older german I think the movement started in the 90, but it took an other 1ß years to become really a thing. Thx for the good made videos and greating from Köln. By the way, how much time does it take you to produce your contend? I know that Familie im Brendpunkt and stuff like that, takes 4 Days for 45 min.

[@ksharp1979]

This is something I never thought I would come across and it's strangely interesting... Lol. In America, they literally have urinals in public restrooms that are designed for you to pee standing up. There are usually more of these than toilets in the public bathrooms, so you need to know how to stand up to pee. And now that I think about it, I would prefer not having to sit on a shared toilet unless I absolutely need to. Do they not have these urinals in Germany?

[@BS-vx8dg]

She actually stated in the video that they *do* have urinals in public restrooms.

[@Eargesplitten-Loudenboomer]

@@BS-vx8dg "they do" but idk how many American men's restrooms she's been in as a woman, let alone German men's restrooms. Seeing as she's lived in the US her whole adult life.

[@corneliuscrewe677]

Your American friends are correct, that isn’t really a thing in the US. First I’ve heard of it, honestly.

[@petesmith8362]

I'm with you Brother! I'll second that!!

[@kenkur27]

Not a thing in Canada either.

[@2gnospam]

I feel like I can get more pee volume out of my system while standing vs. sitting.

[@MegaStephen68]

Wasn't going to mention this but I will. The few times in my life when I have peed sitting down I have always had to pee more once I stood back up and I end up making more mess than if I would have just peed standing in the first place.

[@russellmiller6023]

I agree. Also while standing if you arch your back just a little it seems to get the pee juices flowing better. A better steady pee flow. I think men were designed or built more for standing and peeing.

[@johnkirk3279]

This was awesome and funny, too.. Please do more.. Sitzpinkler is hysterical to me!

[@berniej.rucker4252]

There is an old saying I once read on a stall wall in a women's bathroom. (I was cleaning the bathroom.) "If you sprinkle, when you tinkle; Be a sweetie, wipe the seatie." It is actually rude for a male to stand up in a bathroom stall and pee. IF he feels inclined to do so he should ALWAYS lift the toilet seat up before he begins; check his "gear" to make sure it is "free of debris"; aim into the toilet water; get as close to the toilet as possible; wipe off the top; the ring; and...if his aim was bad...the bottom of the toilet seat; if it was REALLY bad, wipe his urine from off of the floor...ALL with toilet paper; AND...LAST BUT NOT LEAST...REMEMBER to put the seat back down before he leaves!!! MOST men's bathrooms outside of the home has urinals and stalls and most men know which to use for which purpose however...at sporting events and fairs especially...not all men wait for an open urinal to pee in. Coming from a family of more sisters than brothers I knew these proper etiquettes and would often just sit down to pee anyhow!!! Guys???!!! NOBODY WANTS TO GET A WET BACKSIDE BECAUSE YOU WERE A FILTHY, DISGUSTING PIG!!!!...N-O-B-O-D-Y!!!!!!!

[@tomemig7465]

If I'm outside or there is a urinal, I stand. A toilet bowl is for sitting. And better for emptying the bladder. I never understood why anyone would do it any other way, considering the mess that can be made. If you're wearing shorts, you really realize how much slpatter there is even at a urinal. And I've seen guys in public restrooms wiping their legs with paper towels afterward. When wearing jeans, you don't notice, but the splatter is still there.